[N-COUNT 可数名词]意义；用途 The purpose of something is the reason for which it is made or done.
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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。
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。
...the use of nuclear energy for military purposes...
核能在军事上的运用
He was asked about casualties, but said it would serve no purpose to count bodies...
有人问他伤亡情况，但他说清点尸体是没有意义的。
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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[N-COUNT 可数名词]目标；目的 Your purpose is the thing that you want to achieve.
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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。
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。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]意志；毅力；决心Purpose is the feeling of having a definite aim and of being determined to achieve it.
The teachers are enthusiastic and have a sense of purpose.
教师们很热情并且很有决心。
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[PHRASE 短语]实际上 You use for all practical purposes or to all intents and purposes to suggest that a situation is not exactly as you describe it, but the effect is the same as if it were.
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For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist...
实际上协议已经不复存在。
To all intents and purposes the case was closed.
实际上该案已经了结了。
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[PHRASE 短语]特意地；故意地；有意地 If you do something on purpose, you do it intentionally.
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Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose?
是意外还是戴维故意所为？
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pur·pose★/ˈpɜːpəs; NAmEˈpɜːrpəs/noun1★[countable ]the intention, aim or function of sth; the thing that sth is supposed to achieve 意图；目的；用途；目标◆Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money.我们这次活动的主要目的就是募款。◆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。◆A meeting was called for the purpose ofappointing a new treasurer. 为任命新司库而召开了一次会议。◆The experiments serve no useful purpose(= are not useful).这些实验毫无用处。◆The building is used for religious purposes.这座建筑是用于宗教活动的。2★purposes[plural ]what is needed in a particular situation 情势的需要◆These gifts count as income for tax purposes.这些赠与物品视为应课税收入。◆For the purposes ofthis study, the three groups have been combined. 为了这项研究工作，三个小组业已合并。3★[countable , uncountable ]meaning that is important and valuable to you 重要意义；有价值的意义◆Volunteer work gives her life (a sense of) purpose.做志愿工作使她的生活有了意义。4[uncountable ]the ability to plan sth and work successfully to achieve it 意志；毅力；决心SYN
determination
◆He has enormous confidence and strength of purpose.他信心十足，意志坚强。☞see also
cross purposes
IDIOMS★on ˈpurposenot by accident; deliberately 故意；有意地◆He did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her.他明知会激怒她，却故意那么做。to little/no ˈpurpose( formal) with little/no useful effect or result 作用不大；徒劳☞more at
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adj.SYNONYMS 同义词辨析purposeaim ◆intention ◆plan ◆point ◆idea These are all words for talking about what sb/sth intends to do or achieve. 以上各词均指意图、目的、目标。■purposewhat sth is supposed to achieve; what sb is trying to achieve 指目的、目标：◆Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money.我们这次活动的主要目的是募款。■aimwhat sb is trying to achieve; what sth is supposed to achieve 指目标、目的：◆She went to London with the aim of finding a job.她去伦敦是为了找工作。◆Our main aim is to increase sales in Europe.我们的主要目标是增加在欧洲的销售量。purpose or aim? 用 purpose 还是 aim？Your purposefor doing something is your reason for doing it; your aimis what you want to achieve. Aimcan suggest that you are only trying to achieve sth; purposegives a stronger sense of achievement being certain. Aimcan be sb's aimor the aim of sth.Purposeis more usually the purpose of sth:you can talk about sb's purposebut that is more formal. *purpose 指做某事的原因，aim 指要达到的目的。aim 可以指尝试达到目的，purpose 含有要成就某事的强烈感觉。aim 可指某人的目的（sb's aim），也可指某事的目的（the aim of sth），purpose 更常指做某事的原因（the purpose of sth），也可指某人的目的（sb's purpose），但这样用较正式。 ■intentionwhat you intend to do 指打算、计划、意图：◆I have no intention of going to the wedding.我无意去参加婚礼。◆She's full of good intentionsbut they rarely work out. 她虽然处处出于善意，却很少产生效果。■planwhat you intend to do or achieve 指计划、打算：◆There are no plans to build new offices.现在没有建新办公楼的计划。intention or plan? 用 intention 还是 plan？Your intentionsare what you want to do, especially in the near future; your plansare what you have decided or arranged to do, often, but not always, in the longer term. *intention 尤指近期的打算、意图； plan 通常但不总是指较长远的计划、安排。 ■point( rather informal) the purpose or aim of sth 指意图、目的、理由：◆What's the pointof all this violence? 这些暴行的意图何在？◆The point of the lesson is to compare the two countries.本课的目的是比较这两个国家。■idea( rather informal) the purpose of sth; sb's aim 指目的、意图：◆The whole idea of going was so that we could meet her new boyfriend.我们去的唯一目的就是要见她的新男朋友。◆What's the ideabehind this? 这背后的目的是什么？point or idea? 用 point 还是 idea？Pointis a more negative word than idea.If you say What's the point…?you are suggesting that there is no point; if you say What's the idea…?you are genuinely asking a question. Point,but not idea,is used to talk about things you feel annoyed or unhappy about. *point 比 idea 有更多的否定含义：what's the point ...? 暗指毫无意义； what's the idea ...? 用于真正询问目的。用 point 而非 idea 表示对所谈论的事情感到不快： ◆There's no idea in…◆I don't see the idea of…PATTERNS◆withthe purpose/aim/intention/idea ofdoing sth ◆sb's intention/plan to do sth◆to havea(n) purpose/aim/intention/plan/point ◆to achieve / achieve a(n) purpose/aim purposepurposespurposedpurposingpur·pose/ˈpɜːpəs; NAmEˈpɜːrpəs/
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purposepur‧pose /ˈpɜːpəs $ ˈpɜːr-/ ●●●S2W2 noun
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1[countable] the purpose of something is what it is intended to achievepurpose of The purpose of this meeting is to elect a new chairman. What is the purpose of your visit?the purpose of doing something The purpose of conducting a business is to make money.for the purpose of doing something Troops were sent solely for the purpose of assisting refugees.for medical/political/decorative etc purposes It should be legitimate to use cannabis for medical purposes.sole/primary/main etc purpose The protection of children is the primary purpose of this legislation.serve a purpose (=achieve something) It would serve no useful purpose to re-open the investigation.2[countable] a plan or aim: Nick had no particular purpose in mind when he started.somebody’s purpose in doing something Attending the race was not my purpose in coming to Indianapolis.with the purpose of doing something He came here with the purpose of carrying out the attack.3for ... purposes in a particular situation or when being considered in a particular way: For tax purposes, you will be treated as a married couple. The details are, for the present purposes, irrelevant.for the purposes of something For the purposes of this book, America is taken to include the continent north of Mexico.4on purpose deliberatelydo something on purpose You make it sound as if I did it on purpose!5feeling [uncountable] a feeling of determination to achieve things in life: It’s so important to have a sense of purpose that it underlies human happiness. My football career was over and I had no purpose in life. He possessed great strength of purpose.6for all practical purposes (also to all intents and purposes) used to say that something is so close to the truth that it can be considered to be the truth: The war, to all intents and purposes, was over. We have a secretary of state for Scotland who is for all practical purposes a Scottish prime minister.7serve its purpose if something has served its purpose, it has done what you needed it to do: We delete the data once it has served its purpose.8defeat the purpose to fail to achieve the result you want: Anxiety will cause tension, which defeats the purpose of the exercise (=the activity or plan).9to no purpose formal without any useful results: She called after them, but to no purpose.10to the purpose old-fashioned useful or helpful →
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COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectivesthe main/primary purpose· The main purpose of our trip to Arran was to see golden eagles.the sole purpose· I used to bake cakes for the sole purpose of giving them away.the real purpose· What was the real purpose of their visit?the whole purpose (=used for emphasis)· The whole purpose of running a business is to make money.something’s original purpose· The building is no longer needed for its original purpose.a useful purpose· Nuclear weapons serve no useful purpose and should be banned.a practical purpose· These materials are too fine to have a practical purpose in daily life.a dual purpose (=two purposes)· A dog can fulfil a dual purpose by providing both company and security.a common purpose (=one that people share)· We were bound together by a common purpose.a specific/particular purpose· Training is the acquisition of knowledge and skills for a specific purpose.phrasesfor political/military/educational/medicinal etc purposes· This technology could be used for military purposes.for business/research etc purposes· About one in five of all trips are made for business purposes.verbshave a purpose· A meeting should have a clear purpose.serve/fulfil a purpose (=be used in a particular way)· The building must have served a religious purpose.· Many old school buildings are no longer suitable for fulfilling their original purpose.achieve your purpose (=achieve what you wanted to achieve)· She had achieved her purpose, at least in part.THESAURUSpurpose the reason you do something, and the thing you want to achieve when you do it: · What is the purpose of your visit to England?· The plant is used for medicinal purposes.aim what you want to achieve when you do something: · The main aims of the project are as follows.· Their ultimate aim is to find a cure for cancer.goal something that you hope to achieve in the future, even though this may take a long time: · It took Mandela over forty years to achieve his goal of a democratic South Africa.· the goal of ending child povertyobjective something that you are working hard to achieve, especially in business or politics: · The bank achieved its objective of increasing its share of the market.· The government’s long-term objective is to cut CO2 emissions by 50%.the object of something formal the specific purpose of an activity: · The object of the game is to get as many points as possible.· The students will benefit, and that must be the object of the exercise (=the main thing that you are trying to do).the point the purpose of doing something and the reason why it is right or necessary: · At fourteen, I couldn’t see the point of going to school.· What’s the point in waiting? (=I don’t think it is useful or necessary)intention the purpose that you have in your mind when you do something: · He kept his real intentions well hidden.· Although we made a lot of money, this wasn’t our original intention.ends the result that someone is trying to achieve – used especially when you disapprove of what someone is doing: · They are using religion for political ends.· The ends do not justify the means (=you should not use violence, cruelty, dishonest behaviour etc to achieve your aims).
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