| 单词 | purpose |
| 释义 | noun | verb purposepurpose1 /ˈpɚpəs/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 1AIM [countable] the aim or result that an event, process, or activity is supposed to achieve: Some games for children have an educational purpose.purpose of What is the purpose of his visit?the purpose of something is to do something The purpose of this exercise is to increase your strength.somebody’s purpose is to do something The group’s main purpose is to help disabled youth.the purpose of doing something The purpose of storing photos in a dark dry place is to prevent fading.somebody’s purpose in doing something His purpose in telling the story was to make us laugh. Troops were sent to the area for the purpose of assisting refugees. We delete the data once it has served its purpose. It would serve no useful purpose to reopen the investigation. Do you use the car for business purposes? → goalTHESAURUSobject formal – the specific purpose of an activity: The object of the analysis was to determine if the water is safe to drink.point – the purpose of doing something and the reason it is important or necessary: What is the point of bringing so many reporters out to watch this?function – the purpose that something has. Used especially about a machine, a piece of equipment, or a part of the body: The function of windshield wipers is to remove rain from the windshield.2DETERMINATION [uncountable] the feeling of determination that you have when you want to succeed in something: Starting his own business gave him a new sense of purpose in his life. My career was over and I felt I had no purpose in life.3on purpose deliberately SYN purposely OPP by accident: Fire investigators believe the fire was started on purpose.4for all practical purposes (also for all intents and purposes) used to say that something may not exactly be true, but it is true in general: For all practical purposes, the project is complete.5for the purpose(s) of somebody/something used to say that someone or something will be considered in a particular way in a discussion, document, etc.: For the purpose of this research project, a “child” is anyone who is younger than 15 years old.6to no purpose formal with no results OPP to good purpose: The negotiations lasted for days, apparently to no purpose.7to the purpose old-fashioned useful or helpful[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French purpos, from purposer to intend, from Latin proponere] → see also accidentally on purpose at accidentally (2), defeat the purpose at defeat2 (3), purposely noun | verb purposepurpose2 verb [transitive] old use to intend to do something |
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