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purposeful adj.有目的的；有决心的；果断的；有意义的 (1) 应该保持沉着并用有目的性的方式控制你的马。(2) 我认为曼斯菲尔德此举是国会斗争中一个有目的的行动。(3) 他成了一个快乐而又有抱负的人。(4) 从她坚定的眼神可知她是认真的。(5) 他们处理这问题很果断。 Lots of things happen accidentally or randomly, but other things have a purpose. Such things can be called purposeful. Going to college, starting a family, giving to a charity, and adopting a dog are all purposeful acts. People have a reason for doing them, and they want to accomplish something specific. Purposeful things are thought-out and intentional.

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英 ['pɜːpəsfl] 美 ['pɜːrpəsfl] (1) Always handle your horse in a calm but purposeful manner.(2) I saw Mansfield's move as a purposeful ploy in the congressional campaign.(3) He became a happy purposeful man.(4) Her purposeful stare showed she meant business.(5) They dealt with the problem in a purposeful way. Something purposeful is done on purpose: it's meant to achieve an aim. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有明确目标的；坚决的 If someone is purposeful, they show that they have a definite aim and a strong desire to achieve it. She had a purposeful air, and it became evident that this was not a casual visit.她一副无事不登三宝殿的神情，很明显，这不是一次随意造访。purposefullyHe strode purposefully towards the barn.他毅然大步朝粮仓走去。

英语单词	purposeful
英美音标	英 ['pɜːpəsfl] 美 ['pɜːrpəsfl]
中文释义	adj.有目的的；有决心的；果断的；有意义的
英语例句	(1) Always handle your horse in a calm but purposeful manner. (2) I saw Mansfield's move as a purposeful ploy in the congressional campaign. (3) He became a happy purposeful man. (4) Her purposeful stare showed she meant business. (5) They dealt with the problem in a purposeful way.
中文例句	(1) 应该保持沉着并用有目的性的方式控制你的马。 (2) 我认为曼斯菲尔德此举是国会斗争中一个有目的的行动。 (3) 他成了一个快乐而又有抱负的人。 (4) 从她坚定的眼神可知她是认真的。 (5) 他们处理这问题很果断。
vocabulary简明	Something purposeful is done on purpose: it's meant to achieve an aim.
vocabulary扩展	Lots of things happen accidentally or randomly, but other things have a purpose. Such things can be called purposeful. Going to college, starting a family, giving to a charity, and adopting a dog are all purposeful acts. People have a reason for doing them, and they want to accomplish something specific. Purposeful things are thought-out and intentional.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有明确目标的；坚决的 If someone is purposeful, they show that they have a definite aim and a strong desire to achieve it. She had a purposeful air, and it became evident that this was not a casual visit. 她一副无事不登三宝殿的神情，很明显，这不是一次随意造访。 purposefully He strode purposefully towards the barn. 他毅然大步朝粮仓走去。

Purposeful Things Meant Achieve 英 Pɜːpəsfl] 美 Pɜːrpəsfl Adj.有目的的；有决心的；果断的；有意义的