| 释义 |
aim /ām/ transitive verb- To point, level or direct (a weapon or blow)
- To intend or try (to do)
- To estimate or guess (obsolete)
- To place
intransitive verb- To direct a course
- To level a weapon
- To direct a blow or missile
- To direct a remark with personal or special application
- To direct one's intention and endeavours with a view to attaining (with at)
- To conjecture (obsolete)
noun- An act or manner of aiming
- An object or purpose aimed at
- Design
- Intention
- A guess or estimate (Shakespeare)
- A shot (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: Prob partly OFr esmer (Picardian amer), from L aestimāre, partly OFr aesmer, from L adaestimāre; cf esteem and estimate aim'er noun Someone who aims aimˈless adjective Without a fixed aim aimˈlessly adverb aimˈlessness noun aim off - To aim slightly off the target to allow for wind or other factors (shooting)
- To allow for the possible bias, exaggeration or eccentricity inherent in a statement, opinion, etc
cry aim (archaic) To encourage by calling out ‘aim’, hence, to applaud give aim (archaic) To guide by reporting the result of previous shots take aim To aim deliberately |