purpose

美 ['pɜrpəs]

英 ['pɜː(r)pəs]

复数：purposes 过去分词：purposed 现在分词：purposing

搭配

v.+n.

serve purpose,accomplish purpose,achieve purpose,understand purpose,defeat purpose

adj.+n.

main purpose,Common purpose,same purpose,useful purpose,real purpose

purpose

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1.	[c] 意图；目的；用途；目标the intention, aim or function of sth; the thing that sth is supposed to achieve

	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。

2.	[pl] 情势的需要what is needed in a particular situation

	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。

3.	[c][u] 重要意义；有价值的意义meaning that is important and valuable to you

Volunteer work gives her life (a sense of) purpose .

做志愿工作使她的生活有了意义。

4.	[u] 意志；毅力；决心the ability to plan sth and work successfully to achieve it

He has enormous confidence and strength of purpose .

他信心十足，意志坚强。