怎么区别这里的meantfor和usedfor?一道完形填空的题：Burlingtonisn'tmuchmorethanalargevillage.Itsstreetswereneverforheavytraffic.A.testedB.meantC.keptD.used答案给的B,为什么不选D?usedfor被用来?

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怎么区别这里的meant for和used for?
一道完形填空的题：Burlington isn't much more than alarge village.Its streets were never________for heavy traffic.
A.tested B.meant C.kept D.used
答案给的B,为什么不选D?used for 被用来?

Answer 1

Hi!
mean：意欲；打算,预定
use:vt.使用,利用
从上面的解释我们可以知道,这两个词含义是不同的.所以meant与used的意思也不同,前者是被预定,被打算,后者是被用来.
Its streets were never___meant___for heavy traffic.的意思是：其街道从未被打算用于大型（或密集）交通（也就是在开始设计与建设时就没有这方面的打算）.
Its streets were never___used___for heavy traffic的意思是：其街道从没有用于大型交通.
两个句子的含义是不相同的.根据Burlington isn't much more than a large village（Burlington充其量就是一个大的村镇）,可知meant更符合语境.