| 单词 | purpose |
| 释义 | 🔑 pur·poseBrE /ˈpɜːpəs/ NAmE /ˈpɜːrpəs/ noun 🔑 [C ]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 of appointing a new treasurer . 为任命新财务主管而召开了一次会议。◆ 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。purposeaim ⬥ intention ⬥ plan ⬥ point ⬥ ideaThese 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。purpose what 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。aim what 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 purpose for doing something is your reason for doing it; your aim is what you want to achieve. Aim can suggest that you are only trying to achieve sth; purpose gives a stronger sense of achievement being certain. Aim can be sb's aim or the aim of sth. Purpose is more usually the purpose of sth: you can talk about sb's purpose but that is more formal. * purpose 指做某事的原因，aim 指要达到的目的。aim 可意味着做成某事尚在尝试阶段，purpose 表示达成目标的把握更大。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 (he purpose of sth)，也可指某人的目的 (sb's purpose)，但这样用较正式。intention what 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 intentions but they rarely work out.她虽然处处出于善意，却很少行的通。plan what 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 intentions are what you want to do, especially in the near future; your plans are 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(ratherinformal ) the purpose or aim of sth指意图、目的、理由：◆What's the point of 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(ratherinformal ) 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 idea behind this?这背后的意图是什么？point or idea?用 point 还是 idea？Point is 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…Patternswith the purpose/aim/intention/idea of doing sthsb's intention/plan to do sthto have a(n) purpose/aim/intention/plan/pointto achieve/fulfil a(n) purpose/aim🔑 purposes [pl. ]what is needed in a particular situation 情势的需要◆ These gifts count as income for tax purposes . 这些礼物应属于纳税的收入。◆ 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。🔑 [C , U ]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。[U ]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 ● on ˈpurpose 🔑 not 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● fit for purpose (of an institution , a system , a thing , etc .) suitable for the function or purpose that it was designed for （机构、体系、事物等）符合设计原意的，具有适当功能的● to all intents and ˈpurposes (BrE ) (NAmE for all intents and ˈpurposes ) in the effects that sth has , if not in reality ; almost completely 几乎完全；差不多等于◆ By 1981 the docks had , to all intents and purposes , closed . 到 1981 年，这些码头几乎等于关闭了。◆ The two items are , to all intents and purposes , identical . 这两件物品几乎完全一样。● for (all ) ˈpractical purposes used when you are stating what the reality of a situation is 事实上；其实◆ There's still another ten minutes of the game to go , but for practical purposes it's already over . 比赛虽然还有十分钟，但实际上等于已经结束了。 |
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