| 单词 | 本意 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔INTEND/NOT INTEND〕She means well, but she's a bit tactless. 她本意虽好，却不太讲究策略。朗文写作活用〔PURPOSE〕The idea behind the commercials is that reading is as cool and entertaining as their favorite bands. 这些广告本意是说阅读与听喜欢的乐队一样酷，一样有意思。朗文写作活用〔PURPOSE〕We make toys that are both fun and educational - at least that's the idea. 我们制造娱乐、教育两相宜的玩具—至少，那是我们的本意。朗文写作活用〔TOO/TOO MUCH〕The show was supposed to be a kind of over-the-top satire - it wasn't supposed to be taken seriously. 这个节目的本意是要进行夸张有趣的讽刺，而不是让人认真对待的。朗文写作活用〔agreeable〕The stewardesses are hired to be agreeable.雇用航空小姐的本意就在于要她们和蔼待客。英汉大词典〔badinage〕Sarah intended her remarks as light-hearted badinage.萨拉说这些话的本意是轻松调侃一下。外研社新世纪〔capitalize〕Our intention is to capitalize the company by any means we can.我们的本意是尽全力为公司提供资金。外研社新世纪〔contrary〕He doesn't really mean it - he's just being contrary.这不是他的本意——他只是在故意作对。剑桥高阶〔crudity〕The movie's crudities were supposed to be funny, but they didn't make me laugh.这部电影的粗俗本意是逗笑，但我一点也不觉得好笑。韦氏高阶〔despite〕Almost despite herself, Lisa began to actually enjoy being with him.几乎不是出于本意，莉萨开始真的喜欢和他在一起。麦克米伦高阶〔effect〕His comment was intended to calm the situation but it had the opposite effect.他的评论本意是稳定形势，但适得其反。牛津搭配〔good〕My intentions were good.我本意是好的。韦氏高阶〔heart〕I don't think his idea will work, though his heart's in the right place.我觉得他的想法行不通，不过他的本意是好的。朗文当代〔heat〕In the heat of the moment, I may have said things that I did not really mean.情急之下我可能说了些不是我本意的话。外研社新世纪〔heat〕We both said things we didn't mean in the heat of the moment.我们俩一时情急，都说了些违背本意的话。麦克米伦高阶〔idea〕The idea behind the ceremony is to keep the gods happy to ensure a good crop.这种仪式的本意是博取众神的欢心，以确保庄稼丰收。牛津搭配〔impinge on〕The Bill was not meant to impinge on the rights and fundamental freedom of people.这项法案的本意不是侵犯人们的权利和基本自由。外研社新世纪〔in the heat of the moment〕He didn't mean it - he said it in the heat of the moment.那不是他的本意——他是盛怒之下才说那些话的。剑桥高阶〔insult〕I meant it as a bit of constructive advice, but he took it as a personal insult.我的本意是提点儿建设性意见，但他却把这视为人身侮辱。牛津搭配〔intend〕This sounds like a barrage of accusation—I don't intend it to be.这听起来像是接二连三的指责——这并非我的本意。柯林斯高阶〔intention〕He seemed to think that I was trying to cause problems, but that was never my intention.他似乎认为我在制造麻烦，但那绝不是我的本意。韦氏高阶〔intention〕It wasn't my intention to upset you.让你伤心并不是我的本意。麦克米伦高阶〔intent〕It was not his intent to hurt anyone.他的本意并不是想伤害谁。剑桥高阶〔intent〕She thinks I'm trying to make things difficult for her, but that's not my intent.她认为我想为难她，但那并不是我本意。韦氏高阶〔land with〕I didn't mean to land you with so much extra work.我本意不是要把这么多的额外任务推给你。外研社新世纪〔like〕It didn't turn out like I intended.这结果与我的本意相悖。牛津高阶〔mean well〕He means well, but he's not really helping anyone.他本意是好的，却没真正帮到任何人。韦氏高阶〔mean well〕I know he means well, but he just gets in the way.我知道他本意是好的，但他恰恰帮了倒忙。剑桥高阶〔meant〕The decor was meant to keep the mind concentrated on the making of money.这样的布置装潢本意是想让人把注意力集中在赚钱上。外研社新世纪〔mean〕I didn't mean you to read the book.我本意不想让你看这本书。21世纪英汉〔mean〕That's not what I meant.那不是我的本意。外研社新世纪〔palpable〕It was palpably clear what she really meant.她的本意是什么，那是一清二楚的。牛津高阶〔pardon〕We're meant to do it quarterly.—Oh, I beg your pardon, I thought it was monthly.我们的本意是一个季度一次。——哦, 对不起, 我还以为是一个月一次呢。外研社新世纪〔rub (someone) the wrong way〕She meant to be helpful but her suggestion really rubbed me the wrong way.她本意是想帮忙，可她的建议实在让我生气。韦氏高阶〔slim sth down〕It is not our intention to slim down the workforce.裁减工人并不是我们的本意。剑桥高阶〔succeed〕They were trying to please us but just succeeded in offending everyone.他们本意要取悦我们，结果却得罪了每个人。麦克米伦高阶〔surprise〕To cause (someone) to do or say something unintended.不经意地做或说出：使（某人）做或说非本意的事美国传统〔titillate〕The pictures were not meant to titillate audiences.图片本意不是为了挑逗观众。柯林斯高阶〔twist〕Even remarks that were quite innocent could be twisted to produce an unintended effect.即便完全没有恶意的话都会被歪曲, 产生并非说话人本意的效果。外研社新世纪〔twist〕Even remarks that were quite innocent could be twisted to produce an unintended effect.即便完全没有恶意的话都会被歪曲，以达到并非说话人本意的效果。柯林斯高阶〔unapproachable〕She was somewhat unapproachable but I'm sure she wanted to be friendly.她有点不好接近, 但我确信她本意是想友好一些。外研社新世纪〔unintentionally〕There are moments of unintentional humour.有几个并非出于本意的引人发笑之处。柯林斯高阶〔well-meant〕Any decision taken by them now, however well meant, could complicate the peace process.现在他们作的任何一个决定，不管本意多么好，都可能使和平进程复杂化。柯林斯高阶〔well-meant〕Any decision taken by them now, however well meant, could complicate the peace process.现在他们做出的任何一个决定, 不管本意多么好, 都可能使和平进程复杂化。外研社新世纪〔will〕No doubt he was forced to leave his family against his will.毫无疑问, 他是被迫离开家人, 并非出于本意。外研社新世纪〔wrest from〕He wrested my words from their real meaning.他曲解了我的话的本意。21世纪英汉An irresponsible action maybe, but it was well-meant and essentially harmless.也许这是个不负责任的行为，但它的本意是好的，而且在本质上也没有危害。剑桥国际He described the report as well-intentioned, but misguided.他称这份报告本意是好的，但指导思想是错误的。剑桥国际He didn't mean to upset her.他本意并不想惹她生气。剑桥国际He doesn't really mean it--he's just being contrary! 这不是他的本意----他只是故意作对!剑桥国际He was well-meaning but ineffectual.他本意良好但没有效果。剑桥国际I ended up spending half the holiday working, which wasn't really my intent.到最后我有一半的假日都在工作，这可不是我的本意。剑桥国际I know he's well-meaning, but I wish he'd leave us alone.我知道他本意是好的，但我希望他别来管我们。剑桥国际It wasn't my intention to exclude her from the list--I just forgot her.我的本意并不是将她排除在名单之外，我只是忘记了。剑桥国际She hypnotized him into doing things against his own will. 她给他施催眠术让他做出违反本意的事。译典通The food was rather burnt, but the children had meant well and wanted to help.饭菜烧焦了，不过孩子们本意是好的，他们的确想帮忙。剑桥国际The whole idea behind the show is that it's meant to encourage audience participation.这个演出的本意是鼓励观众的参与。剑桥国际 |
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