were meant to的用法

问题描述

THE primaries that took place on March 15th were meant to bring clarity to the race for the White House.

这里的 were meant to 是“打算，有意要”的意思，而且主语不是人。那请问如果要表示“某人打算/有意要做某事”，该怎么表达？sb. mean(s) to do sth.吗？

老师答疑

黎老师：

如果要表示“某人打算/有意要做某事”可以用 sb. mean(s) to do sth.例如：

I mean to leave that meeting with a new contract. 我打算会议结束后带走一份新合同。（摘自《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》）