be meant to do注定（或肯定）要…；是，本应该，必须；被普遍认为是；照道理（规矩）应该。
John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.
约翰不断安慰我说，我们注定要在一起。
She did everything to get the two of them together, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be.
她极力撮合他们俩，但我觉得那根本不可能。
I was meant to be working on Sunday, but I just fooled around all day.
星期日我本应工作的，但却闲混了一整天。
Farmers were meant to get an income comparable to that of townspeople
农民的收入本应该与城里人的收入相当。
meant英［ment]美［ment]
adj.原本打算的；本应的；为…而做的；为…而准备的；
v.表示…的意思；意思是；本意是；打算；意欲；有…的目的。
［词典］mean的过去分词和过去式。
［例句］The new rules could mean the end of football as we know it.
这些新规则可能意味着我们熟悉的足球终结了。
［其他］原型： mean。
