2014职称英语理工类考点辅导:近义词词组辨析3

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　　3. intend, mean, propose

　　intend ，mean ，propose 这组词都有“打算、有心做其事”之意。

　　intend：“打算、意欲”，指经过考虑后打定主意要做某事或获得某物，当带有坚定的决心。常跟不定式及其复合结构.常用短语：intend for 打算送给/供……使用：intend… as…打算……He explained to her at length what he intended to do in the following week. “他详细地向她解释了下周打算做什么。” Having always been musical from an early age, the singer seems to have been intended for the concert slag.“那位歌手有音乐天赋，好像生来就是为了登台演唱的。”

　　mean ：“打算、想像、有……意图” 不如intend 正式，强调心里想做的意思，但不强调决心。短语：mean…for 准备让……做……

　　Everyone believed that it'll be a very suitable match because John and Julie were obviously meant for each other. “每个人都认为他们的结合地很般配，因为约翰和朱利亚显然是天生的一对。”

　　He shouldn't have done it，of course, but he was thoughtless. And he meant to pay the money back. “当然，他本不该那么做，但他考虑不周到，再说他是打算还钱的。”

　　propose： “打算、建议”，指宣布或明确确定某人的意图，含有公开宣称或清楚解释这一意图之意。可接名词、不定式及从句。

　　Summarizing the year's work, the managing director in the company proposed a greater project for the next year. “公司的总经理总结了一年的工作，提出了下一年度更大的工程计划。”