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.
  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。
• 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.
  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。
• 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.
  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。
• 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.
  1. Beaujolais is meant to be a really good wine.
     博若莱葡萄酒是公认的佳酿。

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
  订婚的特别之处在于，你就应该让人人知道你订婚了。
• That was meant to be a dig at me.
  那是对我的挖苦。
• 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。
• Fairy tales weren't just meant for children
  童话故事不仅仅是写给孩子们的。
• Beaujolais is meant to be a really good wine.
  博若莱葡萄酒是公认的佳酿。
• 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。