purpose
n. 意图,计划; 情势需要; 重要意义; 意志
The purpose of something is the reason for which it is made or done.
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。
Your purpose is the thing that you want to achieve.
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。
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。
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.
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。
If you do something on purpose, you do it intentionally.
Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose?
是意外还是戴维故意所为?
1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions;
2. what something is used for;
3. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something;
1. propose or intend;
2. reach a decision;
aim, goal, purpose, end, target, object, objective
这些名词均有"目标,目的"之意。
to no purpose
无结果地,无成效地,徒劳地
to the purpose
与本题有关的,得要领的,合适的;有用的
on purpose
故意地;有意地
to good purpose
有益地,有成效地
to little purpose 或 to no purpose
几乎徒劳的,少有成效地
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.
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.
I am rather hazy as to what your purpose.
我摸不清你的用意何在.
This machine serves a double purpose.
这部机器有双重用途.
The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.
炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油.