外国人常用的英语短语 第653期:be meant to

释义：

be meant to 决定做某事

如果 mean 变成被动形态，即 be meant to+动词（for+名词）的话，就表示“本应该做事”。尤其在表示男女之间有天生缘分的时候就可以用 It was meant to be, They were meant to be 等。

例句：

You know my music is meant to inspire.
你知道我的音乐是用来激发灵感的。
I was meant to spend the rest of my life with you.
我决定和你度过余下的时光。
I feel like I was meant to pick this up.
我觉得我命中注定要选择这个。
I think that was meant for you.
我觉得那是你命中注定的。

对话：

A: What is all of this money for?
这些钱全都是用来干嘛的？
B: It is meant to buy some furniture.
是用来买些家具的。