| 词汇 | purpose |
| 释义 | purpose | BrE ˈpəːpəs, AmE ˈpərpəs | A. noun ① uncountable and countable (aim) 目的 ▸ his purpose in life 他的生活目标 ▸ a story with a purpose 有说教寓意的故事 ▸ sb's purpose in doing sth 某人做某事的目的 ▸ with or for the purpose of doing sth 为了做某事 ▸ on purpose 特意地 ▸ I came here on purpose to see you 我来这里就是要见你 ② uncountable and countable (function, use) 用途 ▸ the building is no longer used for its original purpose 这座建筑物不再用于原来计划的用途了 ▸ to serve a/no (useful) purpose 有用/无用 ▸ purpose unknown 用途不明 ▸ the car is large enough for the purpose 这辆车派此用场够大了 ▸ to good/some/little/no purpose 作用很大/有点作用/作用不大/徒劳 ▸ to be fit/unfit for purpose 能够/无法起作用 ③ uncountable (determination) 决心 ▸ to have a sense of purpose 果断 ▸ lack of purpose 优柔寡断 B. purposes plural noun 情势需要 ▸ for the purposes of sth; 出于对某事的考虑 ▸ for sb's (own) purposes 对某人（自己）而言 ▸ to go to Shanghai for business purposes 去上海出差 ▸ for all practical purposes 实际上 ▸ earned income for tax purposes 应税的劳动收入 |
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