purposes

柯林斯詞典

purpose /?p??p?s/ (purposes)

• 1. N-COUNT The purpose of something is the reason for which it is made or done. 目的; 用途

  The purpose of the occasion was to raise money for medical supplies. 此次活動的目的是爲(wèi)毉療用品籌款。

  ...the use of nuclear energy for military purposes. …軍事用途的核能的使用。

• 2. N-COUNT Your purpose is the thing that you want to achieve. 目標(biāo)

  They might well be prepared to do you harm in order to achieve their purpose. 他們很可能有備而來傷害你，以實現(xiàn)其目標(biāo)。

• 3. N-UNCOUNT Purpose is the feeling of having a definite aim and of being determined to achieve it. 意志

  The teachers are enthusiastic and have a sense of purpose. 教師們熱情高漲，感到很有奔頭。

• 4. PHRASE If you do something on purpose, you do it intentionally. 故意地

  Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose?

  這是個意外呢，還是戴維故意乾的？

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