purpose
英 ['pɜːpəs]
美['pɝpəs]
- n. 目的；用途；意志
- vt. 决心；企图；打算
实用场景例句
- Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money.
- 我们这次活动的主要目的就是募款。
牛津词典
- The purpose of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university.
- 本书旨在全面介绍这所大学。
牛津词典
- A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer.
- 为任命新司库而召开了一次会议。
牛津词典
- The experiments serve no useful purpose (= are not useful) .
- 这些实验毫无用处。
牛津词典
- The building is used for religious purposes.
- 这座建筑是用于宗教活动的。
牛津词典
- These gifts count as income for tax purposes.
- 这些赠与应属于纳税的收入。
牛津词典
- For the purposes of this study, the three groups have been combined.
- 为了这项研究工作，三个小组业已合并。
牛津词典
- Volunteer work gives her life (a sense of) purpose .
- 做志愿工作使她的生活有了意义。
牛津词典
- He has enormous confidence and strength of purpose .
- 他信心十足，意志坚强。
牛津词典
- He did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her.
- 他明知会激怒她，却故意那么做。
牛津词典
- The purpose of the occasion was to raise money for medical supplies...
- 那次活动是为筹集资金购买医药物资。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose.
- 已经有各种保险计划可以实现这一目的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They might well be prepared to do you harm in order to achieve their purpose...
- 为达成自己的目的，他们说不定已经做好了伤害你的准备。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His purpose was to make a profit by improving the company's performance.
- 他的目标是通过提高公司的业绩来实现盈利。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The teachers are enthusiastic and have a sense of purpose.
- 教师们很热情并且很有决心。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist...
- 实际上协议已经不复存在。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- To all intents and purposes the case was closed.
- 实际上该案已经了结了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose?
- 是意外还是戴维故意所为？
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I can play the harmonica. Now, I'll play a song for you. Enjoy it please.
- 我会演奏口琴. 现在, 我将为你(你们)演奏一首歌曲. 请欣赏.
期刊摘选
- We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already.
- 我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
《简明英汉词典》
- It's time to set our differences by and work together for a common purpose.
- 该是我们抛开分歧,为一个共同的目的而协力工作的时候了.
《简明英汉词典》
- I am rather hazy as to what your purpose is.
- 我摸不清你的用意何在.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- This machine serves a double purpose.
- 这部机器有双重用途.
《简明英汉词典》
- The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.
- 炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油.
《简明英汉词典》
- That is irrelevant; we must keep the main purpose of this meeting in sight.
- 那毫不相干, 我们要牢牢记住这次会议的主要目的.
《简明英汉词典》
- I didn't hurt your pride on purpose.
- 我不是故意伤害你的自尊心.
《简明英汉词典》
同义词辨析
aim, goal, purpose, end, target, object, objective
这些名词均有"目标，目的"之意。
aim：从本义"靶子"引申而来，侧重比较具体而明确的目标，但常指短期目标。
goal：指经过考虑和选择，需经坚持不懈的努力奋斗才能达到的最终目标。
purpose：普通用词，既指以坚决、审慎的行动去达到的目的，又指心中渴望要实际的目标。
end：指心目中怀着的某种目的，强调结果而非过程。较正式用词。
target：指射击的靶，军事攻击目标。引申指被攻击、批评或潮笑的目标。
object：强调个人或需求而决定的目标、目的。
objective：与object基本同义，但语义更广泛，指具体或很快能达到的目的，也可指军事目标。书面用词。