intent
adj
1 (of looks, attention, etc) full of eager interest and concentration (指神情、 注意力等)專心的, 渴望的, 熱切的
watch with an intent gaze, look, expression, etc 以專心致志的目光、 樣子、 神情等看著.
2 [pred 作表語]
~ on/upon sth/doing sth
(a) having the stated firm intention 熱中; 堅(jiān)決
He's intent on getting promotion, and no one's going to stop him! 他一心一意想得到晉升, 誰也勸阻不了他.
(b) occupied in doing sth with great concentration 專心; 專注
I was so intent (up)on my work that I didn't notice the time. 我專心工作, 沒有留意時(shí)間.
intent n
1 [U] ~ (to do sth) (esp law 尤用於法律) intention; purpose 意圖; 意向; 目的
act with criminal intent 帶犯罪意圖行事
fire a weapon with intent to kill 蓄意開槍殺人
arrest sb for loitering with intent, ie for apparently intending to commit a crime 因某人閑蕩有犯罪意圖而予扣留.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) to all intents (and purposes) in all important respects; virtually 在一切重要方面; 實(shí)際上
Although there was still a faint heartbeat, he was to all intents and purposes dead. 他雖然仍有隱隱心搏, 但從身體各方面看已經(jīng)死亡.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[in'tent]n. 意圖, 含義, 故意a. 專心的, 決心的, 熱心的【法】 意圖, 故意, 目的相關(guān)詞組: with good intent