新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

meant

英  [ment]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1原本

    You use meant to to say that something or someone was intended to be or do a particular thing, especially when they have failed to be or do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    I can't say any more, it's meant to be a big secret.

    我无可奉告,这原本是个大秘密。

    例:

    Everything is meant to be businesslike.

    所有的事情原本都应该是公事公办的。

    2为…而做的

    If something is meant for particular people or for a particular situation, it is intended for those people or for that situation.

    双语例句

    例:

    Fairy tales weren't just meant for children.

    童话故事不单单是为孩子们写的。

    例:

    The seeds were not meant for human consumption.

    这些种子并不是给人吃的。

    IRREG FORM. 不规则形式
  • 1mean的过去式和过去分词

    Meant is the past tense and past participle of mean.

    PHRASE. 习语
  • be meant to

    1理应

    If you say that something is meant to happen, you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen.

    双语例句

    例:

    The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone.

    订婚特别要做的事是你应该向每个人宣布你订婚了。

    2公认

    If you say that something is meant to have a particular quality or characteristic, you mean that it has a reputation for being like that.

    双语例句

    例:

    Spurs are meant to be one of the top teams in the league.

    马刺队被公认为是联盟中的强队之一。

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