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单词 intention
释义
intention
noun[CorU]
uk
/ɪnˈten.ʃən/us
/ɪnˈten.ʃən/
B2
something that youwantandplanto do:
意图，打算
[+ to infinitive]It wasn't my intentiontoexcludeher from thelist- I justforgother.我并不是故意将她排除在名单之外——只是把她忘了而已。
I've no intentionofchangingmyplansjust tofitin with his.我不打算改变自己的计划来迁就他。
He'sfullofgoodintentions, but he never does anything about them!他有很多好的打算，但从未有过实际行动！
Synonyms
aim(INTENTION)
ambition
aspiration(HOPE)
dream(HOPE)
goal(AIM)
hope
intentformalorspecialized
object(PURPOSE)
objective
target(AIM)
More examples
  • Wewelcomethe government'saffirmationofitsintention toact.
  • It has always been mydeclaredintention tosailround theworld.
  • We have no intention oflaunchingapre-emptivestrike, but we willretaliateifprovoked.
  • The UNannounceditsintentions totoughensanctionsstillfurther.
  • Hethoughtthetimewasrighttolethis intentions beknown.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Plans and arrangements
  • accommodation
  • appointed
  • arrangement
  • arranger
  • blueprint
  • done
  • exit strategy
  • formulation
  • game plan
  • have a card upyoursleeveidiom
  • lock
  • party line
  • planning
  • policy-maker
  • policy-making
  • preparation
  • programmatic
  • programme
  • road map
  • walk-in
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Goals and purposes

Related word

-intentioned
(Definition ofintentionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

intention| American Dictionary

intention
noun[C/U]
us
/ɪnˈten·ʃən/
something that youwantandplanto do; anaim:
[U]I have no intention ofsellingthishouse.
[C]He had good intentions(= Hemeantto bekind), butunfortunatelythings just didn’tworkout.
(Definition ofintentionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofintention

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The intentions of policy thus need to be seen against the plans rather than the outcomes.
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However, intentions and plans imply the sensation of conscious will.
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They reported being interested in what was being offered without having any pre-existingintentionto take up these offers.
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An important question is to determine what specific features of their tasks enhance children's understanding of the experimenter's intentions.
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Unlike other emotions, anger may be especially helpful in providing information about the behavioral intentions of others.
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Theintentionwas plainly to frighten the ruler into making his request at once.
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Singling out his conscious intentions as causes is practical and parsimonious, however, as it does not require a theory of everything.
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The analogue of reference of any additional legislative declaration that they really mean certain applications will, on his view, itself depend on their independent intentions.
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The wholeintentionof this journey has been debated and the presence of the hawks features in the argument.
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The problem of articulating and documenting intentions lies at the heart of creative research.
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Its function is to induce individuals to disengage, without consciousintention, from unprofitable situations.
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The moral significance of the intending-foreseeing distinction requires more than the mere functional role ofintentionand foresight.
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In recent years, simulation on theintention-level has been most popular.
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Whose intentions are to be attributed to the state once a decision has been reached?
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Over the long term, the intentions of the big powers are usually realized.
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Collocationswithintention

intention

These are words often used in combination withintention.

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aggressive intention
It would surely be wise to assume that someaggressiveintentionmight be involved in this strange development.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
apparent intention
However, we must not confuse apparent intention with capability.
From theCambridge English Corpus
artistic intention
The design and incorporation of the technology already displays anartisticintentionregarding gender and other supposedly binary categories.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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