intent是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. (目光) 不能移的, 集中的, 专心的; 坚决的 n. 意图, 意向, 目的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The Countess consulted the young man's face with an intent submissiveness that betrays all the secrets of a woman's heart, and Rastignac all at once began to hate him violently.
-- Eugene was too intent on his thoughts to laugh at Bianchon's joke.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She sat silent, intent on nothing, while the baby, already gluttedwith milk, whimpered because he had lost the friendly nipple.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Her countenance immediately assumed a knitted and intent expression as if she had been reading for a week, but before she could have read half a dozen lines, she fixed her eyes upon me, and said, "I hope your mamma is quite well?"
-- The responsible duty of making the toast was delegated to the Aged, and that excellent old gentleman was so intent upon it that he seemed to me in some danger of melting his eyes.
-- He is intent upon various new expenses,--horses, and carriages, and lavish appearances of all kinds.
-- When I did at last turn my eyes in Wemmick's direction, I found that he had unposted his pen, and was intent upon the table before him.
-- It is impossible to overstate the vividness of these images, and yet I was so intent, all the time, upon him himself,--who would not be intent on the tiger crouching to spring!--that I knew of the slightest action of his fingers.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was standing there by night like one intent on doing evil.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He then placed me softly on the ground upon all fours, but I got immediately up, and walked slowly backward and forward, to let those people see I had no intent to run away.
-- I heard a noise just over my head, like the clapping of wings, and then began to perceive the woful condition I was in; that some eagle had got the ring of my box in his beak, with an intent to let it fall on a rock, like a tortoise in 177a shell, and then pick out my body, and devour it: for the sagacity and smell of this bird enables him to discover his quarry at a great distance, though better concealed than I could be within a two-inch board.
-- I told him, 'that a first or chief minister of state, who was the person I intended to describe, was the creature wholly exempt from joy and grief, love and hatred, pity and anger; at least, makes use of no other passions, but a violent de-sire of wealth, power, and titles; that he applies his words to all uses, except to the indication of his mind; that he never tells a truth but with an intent that you should take it for a lie; nor a lie, but with a design that you should take it for a truth; that those he speaks worst of behind their backs are in the surest way of preferment; and whenever he begins to praise you to others, or to yourself, you are from that day 324 Gulliver's Travelsforlorn.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- With her dark eyes and her hook nose warily in advance of her, Mrs. Sparsit softly crushed her way through the thick undergrowth, so intent upon her object that she probably would have done no less, if the wood had been a wood of adders.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was a reason, and it may be regarded as a good one, why my uncle objected to display his learning more than was absolutely necessary: he stammered; and when intent upon explaining the phenomena of the heavens, was apt to find himself at fault, and allude in such a vague way to sun, moon, and stars that few were able to comprehend his meaning.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Haha!You are right!A gentleman I am!And a gentleman I'll live, and a gentleman I'll die!It's my intent to be a gentleman.
-- 'If you ask me Why,' said Mr Meagles, a little disturbed by the question, for he was far more intent on softening her case than the family's, 'I can only refer you to what I have just repeated as having been pretty near my words to Mother.
-- 'No, not now, perhaps,' said Mr Meagles; 'not with that lady's eyes so intent upon you, Tattycoram,' she glanced at them for a moment, 'and that power over you, which we see she exercises; not now, perhaps, but at another time.
-- Mrs Clennam cast her eyes towards the ground, and with her strong, set face, as intent upon a subject in her mind as it had lately been upon the form that seemed to pass out of her view, sat absorbed.
-- She put a hand upon that arm, partly to rest upon it, and partly so to preserve their relative positions as that her intent look at him should be shaken by no change of attitude in either of them.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- said Jo, still intent upon her sister's face, for the bright color faded as quickly as it came, the smile vanished, and presently a tear lay shining on the window ledge.
-- The long table was full, and every one intent on getting their dinner, the gentlemen especially, who seemed to be eating on time, for they bolted in every sense of the word, vanishing as soon as they were done.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He did; and then it seemed to me that he was dogging us, but with what intent I could not for the life of me imagine.
-- I was resolved to satisfy myself whether this ragged Elijah was really dogging us or not, and with that intent crossed the way with Queequeg, and on that side of it retraced our steps.
-- With one mind, their intent eyes all fastened upon the old man's knife, as he carved the chief dish before him.
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