intent
adj
noun
ɪnˈtent adj
1
be intent on/upon (doing) sth
to be determined to do something or achieve something 执意(做)某事
She was intent on pursuing a career in business.
她决意要在商界谋求一职。
2 giving careful attention to something so that you think about nothing else 专注的,专心致志的
his intent gaze
他专注的凝视
[+ on/upon ]
Intent upon her work, she didn’t notice the cold.
她专注于工作,忘记了寒冷。
Jake listened intently.
杰克专注地听着。
noun
3 what you intend to do [正式] 目的,意图; formal
She behaved foolishly but with good intent.
她干了蠢事,却是出于一片好意。
4 the intention to do something illegal [法律] (犯罪)意图 law
with intent (to do sth)
Jones was found guilty of wounding with intent.
琼斯被裁定犯有故意伤害罪。
He is charged with possession of a gun with intent to commit a robbery.
他被控持枪意图抢劫。
5
to all intents and purposes for all intents and purposes
also 又作 used to say that a situation is not exactly as you describe it, but the effect is the same as if it were 实际上; 差不多等于 AmE
The war was, to all intents and purposes, over.
战争实际上已结束。