英语词汇“aim”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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If you wad up a piece of paper and line up a shot at a wastebasket, you are taking aim. If instead, the paper bounces off your teacher's head, then your aim was way off.

A purpose or goal is an aim. When you were little, your aim might have been to be a famous astronaut, a movie star, or a police officer. As a verb, aim means to intend, try, or aspire. You may aim to take your dog for three walks every day, but your fenced-in yard tends to make both of you lazy.

WORD FAMILY

aim: aimed, aiming, aimless, aims+/aimless: aimlessly, aimlessness

USAGE EXAMPLES

So what she does here, she says, is “aim at the middle and pray.”

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Later that year, then-President George Bush signed legislation aimed at settling the dispute over the mineral rights.

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Gov. Ricardo Rossello, 37, proposed several measures aimed at alleviating the crisis shortly after he was sworn in at midnight.

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

1v point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

Please don't aim at your little brother!

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

direct, take, take aim, train

direct, place, point, target

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

draw a bead on

aim with a gun

hold

aim, point, or direct

turn

direct at someone

swing

hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

charge, level, point

direct into a position for use

level

aim at

sight

take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

address

direct a question at someone

home in, range in, zero in

direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids

position

cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

2v intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

direct, place, point, target

address

direct a question at someone

home in, range in, zero in

direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids

direct, take, take aim, train

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

3n the action of directing something at an object

he took aim and fired

Hyper

direction, guidance, steering

the act of setting and holding a course

4n the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

bearing, heading

tack

the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

direction, way

a line leading to a place or point

1v propose or intend

I aim to arrive at noon

Syn|Hyper

propose, purport, purpose

intend, mean, think

have in mind as a purpose

2v have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

aspire, draw a bead on, shoot for

overshoot

aim too high

overrun

run beyond or past

be after, plan

have the will and intention to carry out some action

3v move into a desired direction of discourse

Syn|Hyper

drive, get

intend, mean

mean or intend to express or convey

4v specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

Syn|Hyper

calculate, direct

designate, destine, intend, specify

design or destine

5n the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

object, objective, target

grail

the object of any prolonged endeavor

business

an immediate objective

point

the object of an activity

thing

a special objective

occasions

something you have to do

end, goal

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

6n an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

design, intent, intention, purpose

idea, mind

your intention; what you intend to do

cross-purpose

a contrary aim

final cause

(philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process

sake

the purpose of achieving or obtaining

view

purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'

will

a fixed and persistent intent or purpose

end, goal

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

v direct (a remark) toward an intended goal

She wanted to aim a pun

Hyper

intend, mean

mean or intend to express or convey

单词	aim
释义	aim (once / 87 pages) 1vn 2vn 3v If you wad up a piece of paper and line up a shot at a wastebasket, you are taking aim. If instead, the paper bounces off your teacher's head, then your aim was way off. A purpose or goal is an aim. When you were little, your aim might have been to be a famous astronaut, a movie star, or a police officer. As a verb, aim means to intend, try, or aspire. You may aim to take your dog for three walks every day, but your fenced-in yard tends to make both of you lazy. WORD FAMILY aim: aimed, aiming, aimless, aims+/aimless: aimlessly, aimlessness USAGE EXAMPLES So what she does here, she says, is “aim at the middle and pray.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Later that year, then-President George Bush signed legislation aimed at settling the dispute over the mineral rights. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Gov. Ricardo Rossello, 37, proposed several measures aimed at alleviating the crisis shortly after he was sworn in at midnight. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards Please don't aim at your little brother! Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper direct, take, take aim, train direct, place, point, target intend (something) to move towards a certain goal draw a bead on aim with a gun hold aim, point, or direct turn direct at someone swing hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement charge, level, point direct into a position for use level aim at sight take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) address direct a question at someone home in, range in, zero in direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids position cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation 2v intend (something) to move towards a certain goal He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper direct, place, point, target address direct a question at someone home in, range in, zero in direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids direct, take, take aim, train point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards 3n the action of directing something at an object he took aim and fired Hyper direction, guidance, steering the act of setting and holding a course 4n the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper bearing, heading tack the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails direction, way a line leading to a place or point 2 1v propose or intend I aim to arrive at noon Syn\|Hyper propose, purport, purpose intend, mean, think have in mind as a purpose 2v have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper aspire, draw a bead on, shoot for overshoot aim too high overrun run beyond or past be after, plan have the will and intention to carry out some action 3v move into a desired direction of discourse Syn\|Hyper drive, get intend, mean mean or intend to express or convey 4v specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public Syn\|Hyper calculate, direct designate, destine, intend, specify design or destine 5n the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper object, objective, target grail the object of any prolonged endeavor business an immediate objective point the object of an activity thing a special objective occasions something you have to do end, goal the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it 6n an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper design, intent, intention, purpose idea, mind your intention; what you intend to do cross-purpose a contrary aim final cause (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process sake the purpose of achieving or obtaining view purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of' will a fixed and persistent intent or purpose end, goal the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it 3 v direct (a remark) toward an intended goal She wanted to aim a pun Hyper intend, mean mean or intend to express or convey
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