一、详细释义:


adj.

专心的,热切的,决心的


例句:

He's intent on making money.

他一心一意地赚钱。


例句:

She is intent on getting the job done quickly.

她决心尽快完成工作。


n.

意图,目的,含义 [U]


例句:

The document was able to give evidence of the robber's intent.

这文件能证明强盗的意图。


例句:

The man was charged with intent to kill.

那人被指控蓄意谋杀罪。


二、词义辨析:


enthusiastic,intent,zealous

这些形容词均有“热心的,热诚的”之意。 enthusiastic指对参与某项活动或对感兴趣的计划或决定表现出的毫无保留的热切心情。 intent指集中精力从事正在进行的活动,也可指专心寻求自己感兴趣的东西。 zealous指对所从事的事表现出的高度热情和积极性。


三、词义辨析:


intention,intent,design

这些名词均有“意图,企图”之意。 intention普通用词,指某人内心产生的想做某事的想法,侧重内心活动。 intent法律用词,常指某人怀有歹意而犯罪。 design多用复数形式,含贬义多指行为不轨的意图。


四、相关短语:


letter of intent

n.合同之草约,意向书


intent on

抱定决心要实行


一、参考例句:


He's intent on going to America.

他热切希望到美国去。


He's intent on making money.

他一心一意地赚钱。


His intent is clearly not to placate his critics.

他的目的显然不是要安抚批评他的人。


She is intent on getting the job done quickly.

她决心尽快把这件事情做好。


The man was charged with intent to kill.

那人被指控蓄意谋杀罪。


Clear evidence of his intent is to prolong the ritual.

显然他意在拖延典礼时间。


He was intent on going abroad for advanced studies.

他一心想出国深造。


Men's minds were then intent on other things.

人们的思想当时正集中在其他的事情上。


She was intent on pursuing a career in business.

她一心一意经营自己的生意。


Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. --Stephen R. Covey

“大多数人不抱着理解的态度倾听;他们只想着该怎么回答。”——史蒂芬·柯维