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》