intended
adjectiveWord Family
- intend verb
- intended adjective (≠ unintended)
- intention noun
- intentional adjective (≠ unintentional)
- intentionally adverb (≠ unintentionally)
- [only before noun]
that you are trying to achieve or reach 意欲达到的；打算的；计划的 the intended purpose 原来的目的 the intended audience 预期的观众 The bullet missed its intended target. 子弹未击中预定的目标。 The intended victims were selected because they seemed vulnerable. 选这些人下手是因为他们看起来容易得手。 We got lost and ended up miles away from our intended destination. 我们迷了路，结果到了离我们预定目的地好几英里远的地方。
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planned or designed for somebody/something 为…打算（或设计）的 - intended for somebody/something
The book is intended for children. 这本书是为儿童写的。 The rooms were intended for use as laboratories. 这些房间打算用作实验室。 - intended as something
The notes are intended as an introduction to the course. 这些笔记的目的是作为对这门课程的介绍。 - intended to be/do something
This list is not intended to be a complete catalogue. 这张清单并非要做成一张完整的目录。
Extra ExamplesThe bomb was probably intended for a well-known human rights campaigner. 那颗炸弹很可能是要炸一位著名的人权活动家。 It was thought that the bomb might have been intended for a visiting MP. 人们认为这枚炸弹可能是针对一位来访的议员。 The planned pipeline is intended ro provide the country with 30 billion cubic metres of gas. 计划中的管道将为该国提供300亿立方米的天然气。
- intended for somebody/something