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
柯林斯词典
Meantis the past tense and past participle ofmean.- ADJ 原本打算的;理应的
You usemeant toto say that something or someone was intended to be or do a particular thing, especially when they have failed to be or do it.- 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。 - 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。 - I'm meant to be on holiday.
我原本打算去度假的。
- I can't say any more, it's meant to be a big secret...
- ADJ 为…而做的;为…而准备的
If somethingis meant forparticular people or for a particular situation, it is intended for those people or for that situation.- Fairy tales weren't just meant for children...
童话故事不仅仅是写给孩子们的。 - The seeds were not meant for human consumption...
这些种子并不是给人吃的。 - 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。
- Fairy tales weren't just meant for children...
- PHR-MODAL 理应发生;应该
If you say that somethingis meant tohappen, you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen.- 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。 - Parties are meant to be fun.
派对就是为了乐和一下。
- The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone...
- PHR-MODAL 公认(具有某种特性或特点);具有…的名声
If you say that somethingis meant tohave a particular quality or characteristic, you mean that it has a reputation for being like that.- Beaujolais is meant to be a really good wine.
博若莱葡萄酒是公认的佳酿。
- Beaujolais is meant to be a really good wine.
双语例句
- 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。 - The seeds were not meant for human consumption
这些种子并不是给人吃的。 - 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。 - This time he wasn't fooling; he meant business.
这次他可不是闹着玩的,他说到做到。 - 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。 - Beaujolais is meant to be a really good wine.
博若莱葡萄酒是公认的佳酿。 - 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。 - I did not have the foggiest idea what he meant
我根本不知道他是什么意思。 - 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。 - Parties are meant to be fun.
派对就是为了乐和一下。