问题
选择题
Crusoe ___ a boat, but he failed.
A．meant to build
B．meant building
C．had meant to build
D．had meant building
答案
答案：C
mean+不定式表示：打算； mean动名词意为：意味着。根据句子时态的要求和后面的failed，这里要用过去的过去。
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Crusoe ___ a boat, but he failed.
A．meant to build
B．meant building
C．had meant to build
D．had meant building
答案：C
mean+不定式表示：打算； mean动名词意为：意味着。根据句子时态的要求和后面的failed，这里要用过去的过去。