as a gentle jab at是什么意思

问题描述

Frost intended the poem as a gentle jab at his great friend and fellow poet Edward Thomas with whom he used to take walks through the forest (Thomas always complained at the end that they should have taken a different path) and seemed amused at this certain interpretation of the poem as inspirational.

请问：as a gentle jab at是什么意思？

老师答疑

刘老师：

对于你的问题，关键理解以下搭配和用法：

1. intend ... as：打算把…当作；意欲…成为。

2. a gentle jab at sb.：对某人温柔的一击。

intend the poem as a gentle jab at sb. 的意思是：“想让这首诗歌成为对某人的温柔一击”。