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purpose

英 ['pɜːpəs] 美['pɝpəs]
  • n. 目的;用途;意志
  • vt. 决心;企图;打算

英英释意


1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions;
"his intent was to provide a new translation"
"good intentions are not enough"
"it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"
"he made no secret of his designs"
2. what something is used for;
"the function of an auger is to bore holes"
"ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
3. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something;
"his determination showed in his every movement"
"he is a man of purpose"

双语例句


1. Most of them are destroyed because they've served their purpose.
它们中大多数在完成使命后被销毁。

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2. What'simpressed me has been his considerable firmness of purpose.
令我印象深刻的是他对目标的坚定不移。

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3. The purpose of the visit was to navigate into an ice-filled fiord.
这次出行是为了能驶入冰雪覆盖的峡湾。

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4. The company has recently moved into a new purpose-built factory.
该公司最近搬进了一家专门建造的新工厂。

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5. Their purpose is to build a fair society and a strong economy.
他们的目的是要建立一个公平的社会和一个强大的经济体。

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