meant

柯林斯詞典

1. Meant is the past tense and past participle of mean. (mean)的過去式和過去分詞
2. ADJ 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. 原本[v-link ADJ to-inf]
I can't say any more, it's meant to be a big secret. 我再也無可奉告了，這原本是個大秘密。
Everything is meant to be businesslike. 所有的事情原本應(yīng)該是公事公辦的。
3. ADJ If something is meant for particular people or for a particular situation, it is intended for those people or for that situation. 爲(wèi)…而做的[v-link ADJ 'for' n]
Fairy tales weren't just meant for children. 童話故事不單單是爲(wèi)孩子們寫的。
The seeds were not meant for human consumption. 這些種子竝不是給人喫的。
4. PHRASE If you say that something is meant to happen, you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen. 理應(yīng)
The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone. 訂婚特別要做的事是你理應(yīng)該曏每個人宣佈你訂婚了。
5. PHRASE 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. 公認(rèn)
The Spurs are meant to be one of the top teams in the league. 馬刺隊被公認(rèn)爲(wèi)是聯(lián)盟中的強隊之一。