meant

英 [ment] 美 [ment]

adj.  原本打算的;本应的; 为…而做的;为…而准备的
v.  表示…的意思; 意思是; 本意是; 打算; 意欲; 有…的目的
mean的过去分词和过去式

Collins.2 / BNC.21807

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  1. Meant is the past tense and past participle of mean .
    1. ADJ 原本打算的;理应的
      You use meant to to say that something or someone was intended to be or do a particular thing, especially when they have failed to be or do it.
      1. I can't say any more, it's meant to be a big secret...
        我再也无可奉告了，这本是重大的秘密。
      2. The decor was meant to keep the mind concentrated on the making of money...
        这样的装饰布局原本是想让人们把注意力集中在如何赚钱上。
      3. I'm meant to be on holiday.
        我原本打算去度假的。
    2. ADJ 为…而做的;为…而准备的
      If something is meant for particular people or for a particular situation, it is intended for those people or for that situation.
      1. Fairy tales weren't just meant for children...
        童话故事不仅仅是写给孩子们的。
      2. The seeds were not meant for human consumption...
        这些种子并不是给人吃的。
      3. The letter might not have been meant for me at all.
        这封信也许根本就不是写给我的。
    3. PHR-MODAL 理应发生;应该
      If you say that something is meant to happen, you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen.
      1. The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone...
        订婚的特别之处在于，你就应该让人人知道你订婚了。
      2. Parties are meant to be fun.
        派对就是为了乐和一下。
    4. PHR-MODAL 公认(具有某种特性或特点);具有…的名声
      If you say that something is meant to have a particular quality or characteristic, you mean that it has a reputation for being like that.
      1. Beaujolais is meant to be a really good wine.
        博若莱葡萄酒是公认的佳酿。
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    双语例句

    1. The unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order.
      家父的猝然离世留下了尚未完全安排妥当的身后事。
    2. It meant the death of everything he had ever been or ever hoped to be.
      这意味着他过去的一切存在或曾经希望的存在均已终结。
    3. This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt.
      这并不是为了限制社会研究人员所能采用的方法。
    4. It was meant to sound like an epoch-making declaration.
      有意让它听起来像是一个划时代的宣言。
    5. They meant to finish her off, swiftly and without mercy.
      他们打算毫不留情地迅速结果了她。
    6. Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat
      利兹本想开个玩笑，结果却没有达到效果。
    7. I did not have the foggiest idea what he meant
      我根本不知道他是什么意思。
    8. Judging from the way he laughed as he told it, it was meant to be humorous
      从他讲这件事时笑的样子来看，那应该是很幽默的了。
    9. I thought the pains meant I was going into labour.
      我还以为这些疼痛意味着我要生了呢。
    10. The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him
      虽然她目睹了这可耻的一幕，但是这对他来说无关紧要。
    11. If that sounds harsh, it is meant to
      如果这么说听起来刺耳的话，那目的就达到了。
    12. I can see why you believed my letters were threatening but I never meant them to be.
      我能理解你为什么认为我的信是在吓唬人，但是我绝无此意。
    13. You know very well what I meant to say
      你非常清楚我想说什么。
    14. John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.
      约翰不断安慰我说，我们注定要在一起。
    15. I can't say any more, it's meant to be a big secret
      我再也无可奉告了，这本是重大的秘密。
    16. The decor was meant to keep the mind concentrated on the making of money
      这样的装饰布局原本是想让人们把注意力集中在如何赚钱上。
    17. I'm meant to be on holiday.
      我原本打算去度假的。
    18. Fairy tales weren't just meant for children
      童话故事不仅仅是写给孩子们的。
    19. The seeds were not meant for human consumption
      这些种子并不是给人吃的。
    20. The letter might not have been meant for me at all.
      这封信也许根本就不是写给我的。
    21. The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone
      订婚的特别之处在于，你就应该让人人知道你订婚了。
    22. Parties are meant to be fun.
      派对就是为了乐和一下。
    23. Beaujolais is meant to be a really good wine.
      博若莱葡萄酒是公认的佳酿。
    24. Because he had always had money it meant nothing to him
      因为他一直不缺钱，所以这对他来说不算什么。
    25. Some people unluckily achieve suicide when they only meant to attempt it.
      一些人只是想尝试一下自杀，但却不幸真的身亡了。
    26. 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。
    27. What is meant by freedom?
      何谓自由？
    28. I meant to help him; unexpectedly I have brought him trouble.
      我想帮助他，没想到反而给他添了麻烦。
    29. That was meant to be a dig at me.
      那是对我的挖苦。
    30. This time he wasn't fooling; he meant business.
      这次他可不是闹着玩的，他说到做到。
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