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intelligent 0-*r /m'telid3ant/ adj.

1                  good at learning, understanding and thinking in a

logical way about things; showing this ability ^ ip W;        '14 ® fil; Q& 0J fill: a highly intelligent child i #

o to ask an intelligent question |r]—'MftH filj |b] H ftTUD unintelligent o note on previous page

2                  (of an animal, a being, etc. zfa $}, 4 able to

understand and learn things A1? A fill; ^fl fn^53 $5 A fill : a search for intelligent life on other planets fE£j    3 (computing if) (of

a computer, program, etc. if % fjl, M. ff ^f) able to store information and use it in new situations H? fg^J: intelligent software/systems     in-tel-li-

gent-ly adv.

in tel li gent sia /in.teli’dsentsia/ (usually the intelli­gentsia) noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the people in a country or society who are well educated and are interested in culture, politics, literature, etc. £BiRj*r-; in tel li gible /m'telid3abl/ adj. ~ (to sb) that can be easily understood J| fl fill; § J§ JIM filJ ETTC1 under­standable : His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students.    H22

unintelligible ► intelligibility /in,telid3a'bilati/ noun [U] in tel li gibly adv.

Intelsat /'intelsaet/ noun [sing.] an organization of countries which owns and operates an international satellite system

intemperate /in'temparat/ adj. {formal) 1 showing a lack of control over yourself ffcM. (Hj ;      ffpj filj: intem­

perate language M M filj W in PliTO temperate 2 {espe­cially NAmE) regularly drinking too much alcohol MM fit) ► intemperance /-parans/ noun [U] in tend (Hi /in'tend/ verb 1 to have a plan, result or purpose in your mind when you do sth tT %; it M ; fil : [V] We

finished later than we had intended. Cl % B j©

£±J   o o [v to inf]

1                  fully intended (= definitely intended) to pay for the

damage.     0 [VN to inf] The writer

clearly intends his readers to identify with the main char­acter.  IV mg] o

{BrE) I don’t intend staying long.          o 0

[VN] The company intends a slow-down in expansion. £

Ilio 0 [VNN] He intended her no harm (= it was not his plan to harm her). 0

[VN that] It is intended that production will start at the end of the month, it j<lj R Jj£ # jf ith Ife <, [also V that]

2                  [VN] ~ sth (by sth) | ~ sth (as sth) to plan that sth should have a particular meaning M fa IW1 mean : What exactly did you intend by that remark? # S|S'rJ 5!j ft 'A ? o He intended it as a joke, ttfeRSi jf^

in tend ed On /in'tendid/ adj. [only before noun]

1 that you are trying to achieve or reach fTM fit); it$jfi*J: the intended purpose fill @ filj 0 the intended audience M M fit) M fK 0 The bullet missed its intended target. A^A^^ll^filJilA 2 ~ for sb/sth | - as sth | - to be/do sth planned or designed for sb/sth 23-frJf ( §5ti&i.+ ) fill: The book is intended for children. 0 The notes are intended

as an introduction to the course. j&^^idfilJSfi^J>&ft^ Zt&nWfMffttNSo — see also unintended in-tense /in'tens/ adj. 1 very great; very strong jg A fill; A ft ® $[ filj WEJ extreme : intense heat/cold/ pain       011 o The President is under intense

pressure to resign. & M K M fit) St SR J$ A „ 0 the

intense blue of her eyes M @1 In fit) W M & 0 intense interest/pleasure/desire/anger J¥ fill A t!; A AiAA;

®$[ filJ^M;      2 serious and often involving a

lot of action in a short period of time f’^^'jgfilJ; $££*[ filj: intense competition {^'Ifil^cA 0 It was a period of intense activity.  fill fail o 3 (of a person A)

having or showing very strong feelings, opinions or

thoughts about sb/sth   ( SiftJJiL ) 61);

AfifilJ; ^ABfilJ: an intense look ^tUfilJ# ffi 0 He’s very intense about everything. Ilk — tU IIP fg >0 „ — compare intensive ► in tense ly adv.: She disliked him intensely.

in-ten-si-fier /in’tensifaia(r)/ noun {grammar fe) a word, especially an adjective or an adverb, for example so or very, that makes the meaning of another word stronger      M      *H so &

very )

in ten sify /in’tensifai/ verb (in-ten-si-fies, in-ten-si-fy-ing, in-ten-si-fied, in ten-si-fied) to increase in degree or strength; to make sth increase in degree or strength ( ft ) iw®, fg®, jjp^j BQ21 heighten : [V] Violence intensified during the night. £ #£ fs] # A ?g ifr ip JgiJ T 0 <> [VN] The opposition leader has intensified his attacks on the government.        in®   fi§#ti&o ► in-

tensi-fi-ca-tion /in.tensifi'keij'n/ noun [U, sing.]

in-ten-sity /in'tensati/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [u, sing.] the state or quality of being intense  M'M : intensity

of light/sound/colour ft /        / fe^fi1)®J$ 0 intensity of

feeling/concentration/relief & If filj ® ^ M ® M ft M ^; Ao He was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving, ftfeffi —

Mo 0 The storm resumed with even greater intensity. M 2 [U, C] (usually technical Ai§) the strength of sth, for example light, that can be measured §t£S!;        : varying intensities of natural light g ££ A

in-ten-sive /in'tensiv/ adj. 1 involving a lot of work or activity done in a short time MN’lHJl^lft't'M^gifttTfilJ; Sf H fill: an intensive language course il J$ if W W ® 0 two weeks of intensive training MM fi^fkiHI^ <> inten­sive diplomatic negotiations     2 extremely

thorough; done with a lot of care j^jt&filJ; -f'^HfflSKfilJ: His disappearance has been the subject of intensive inves­tigation. ftfe fill A — 1l Mz A A $ fill £ & o 3 (of methods of farming feik A ?£) aimed at producing as much food as possible using as little land or as little money as possible H^ljfilj: Traditionally reared animals grow more slowly than those reared under intensive farming conditions.  filJ^W ttH^^#filJ

-g: Hio 0 intensive agriculture H ^ A ik — see also capital-intensive, labour-intensive ► in-ten-sive-ly adv.: This case has been intensively studied.

0 intensively farmed land

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intensive 'care noun [U] 1 continuous care and atten­tion, often using special equipment, for people in hospital who are very seriously ill or injured ( IS 1^ Hfill )   : She needed intensive care

for several days. Mf!;3cAAfil)!l#£iJ#;,JSo o intensive care patients/beds # #»J M M fill ^ A / ^ fi 2 (also intensive 'care unit [C]) {abbr. ICU) the part of a hospital that provides intensive care   S

SE^L^ilE : The baby was in intensive care for 48 hours.

In tent /in'tent/ adj., noun

m adj. 1 showing strong interest and attention fJJ filj; Aiifilj: an intent gaze/look ^?±fill @    o His

eyes were suddenly intent, ftfil)

2 ~ on/upon sth | ~ on/upon doing sth {formal) deter­mined to do sth, especially sth that will harm other people Ik'L'M { it Afi?)<f ) : They were intent

on murder, jffe f] #       0 o Are you intent upon

destroying my reputation? faji^Ji^t/^l&fF^fil)^ #? 3 - on/upon sth giving all your attention to sth A >(> ; ft : I was so intent on my work that I didn’t notice the time.    IM^C^TWIbJo ►in-tent-ly

adv.: She looked at him intently. M @ noun [U] ~ (to do sth) {formal or law f^) what you intend to do M S; M. M; @ filJ HSU intention : She denies possessing the drug with intent to supply. M iA If] ^ # pn A T M fft in ^] A o o a letter/statement of intent M [d]4$ o His intent is clearly not to placate his critics, fife fill gfiUMAJi^AMiffiilfiUAo ESJ to all intents and purposes (Br£) {NAmE for all intents and purposes) in the effects that sth has, if not in reality; almost completely JlBy 1981 the