intent, intention
这两个词共同的意思是“意向,企图”。
1.intention仅表示有意做某事,不强调有明确的计划; intent比起intention来,有更为明确的计划。
2.intent是正式用语,语气较强; 而intention是普通用语,语气较弱。
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。
He was intent on murder and he came within an ace of succeeding.
他一心想杀人并且差点就得逞了。
——柯林斯例句
Booth was a revivalist intent on his Christian vocation.
布思是一个坚定不移地奉行其基督徒天职的宗教复兴运动者。
——柯林斯例句
Manamela was found guilty of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm.
曼那梅拉意图造成他人重伤害的攻击罪名判决成立.
——期刊摘选
Two men will appear before Birmingham magistrates' court today charged with possession of arms with intent to endanger life.
两名男子今天将在伯明翰地方法庭受审，他们被控持有武器，企图危害他人生命。
——柯林斯例句
Our two companies jointly signed a letter of intent to cooperate for this year.
我们两家公司联署了一份今年的合作意向书.
——期刊摘选
They took to the water intent on netting the £250,000 reward offered for conclusive proof of the monster's existence.
他们前往那片水域，打算找到怪物存在的确凿证据，以获得为此设立的25万英镑奖金。
——柯林斯例句
The editor compiles this book with the intent of helping Chinese students of English overcome many difficulties which they may come across in reading.
编者编纂这本书的目的在于帮助学英语的中国学生解决阅读时可能遇到的许多困难.
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Don't let your client sign letter of intent without this wording.
假如没有非凡申明,不要让你的客户在意向书上签字.
——期刊摘选
The government seemed intent on pushing local and central government in opposite directions.
政府似乎一心想让地方政府和中央政府背道而驰。
——柯林斯例句
A peaceful demonstration had been hijacked by anarchists intent on causing trouble.
和平示威已遭到蓄意制造事端的无政府主义者的操控。
——柯林斯例句
Amy watched the child's intent face eagerly, trying to fix it in her mind.
埃米急切地看着孩子那张神情专注的脸，想把它记在脑海里。
柯林斯例句
She behaved foolishly but with good intent.
她表现得很愚蠢,不过用心却是好的.
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The act had a specific intent, to protect freed slaves from white mobs.
这项法案有明确的目的，即保护被解放的奴隶免受白人暴民的伤害。
柯林斯例句
The rebels are obviously intent on keeping up the pressure.
叛乱分子显然决心继续施压。
柯林斯例句
It is regrettable that strike leaders seem intent on spoiling holidays.
遗憾的是罢工领导人似乎决意要破坏节日的气氛。
柯林斯例句
His plan is incompatible with my intent.
他的计划与我的意图不相符.
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That's almost certainly not your intent.
那几乎可以肯定不是你的意图.
期刊摘选
There was an intent look on her face as she watched the game.
她看比赛时脸上显示出专注的神色.
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If you are intent on learning to speak Portuguese, there is no better place.
如果你想学葡萄牙语，没有比这儿更好的地方了。
柯林斯例句
There's usually a lot of attribution of evil intent to those who have different views.
那些持异议者通常多被认为心怀邪念。
柯林斯例句
What is the intent of that sentence?
那句话的意思是什么?
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He's intent upon revenge.
他一心想报仇.
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The creditor came with evil intent.
债主来者不善.
期刊摘选
I'm afraid it was not the original intent.
恐非原意.
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He's intent on going to Australia.
他热切希望到澳大利亚去.
辞典例句
If further evidence of Saddam's malevolent intent surfaces.
如果萨达姆恶毒目的的证据进一步显露.
期刊摘选
A merchant is intent on making money.
商人热衷于赚钱.
《简明英汉词典》
I assured him it was an accident and there was no malicious intent on my part.
我希望他明白那只是一个意外,就我而言,那绝没有恶意.
期刊摘选
He was intent on the job he was doing.
他专心致志于正在做的工作.
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