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IELTS BNC: 655 COCA: 1014
purpose
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noun /ˈpɜː(r)pəs/
singularpurpose
pluralpurposes
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    [C] the aim that someone wants to achieve, or that something is intended to achieve 意图；目的；用途

    I use my boat mainly for leisure purposes. 我驾船的主要目的是为了休闲。

    purpose of :

    The purpose of this dictionary is to help students of English. 这本字典的用途是帮助学生学英语。

    the purpose of doing something :

    The President's trip will have the purpose of negotiating a peace deal. 总统此行意在协商一项和平协议。

    for the purpose of doing something :

    He went there for the purpose of making business contacts. 他去那里为的是进行生意上的联系。

    someone's purpose in doing something :

    Her sole purpose in being here was to kill some time. 她到这里来的唯一目的就是消磨点儿时间。

    serve/suit/answer someone's purpose :

    You must decide which method suits your purpose best. 你必须找出达到目的最佳的方法。

    serve a purpose (=achieve an aim) 起到一种作用 :

    Another meeting would serve absolutely no purpose. 再开一次会将毫无意义。

    defeat the purpose of something (=make it impossible to achieve the aim that you want to achieve) 使无法达到某目的 :

    Exercising for too long defeats the purpose of doing exercise in the first place. 运动时间过长反倒无法达到运动的最初目的。

     Synonyms and related words
    Purposes and intentions: purpose, role, goal...
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    [U] an aim or meaning in your life because there is something that you want to achieve （生活的）目标，意义

    Now his life lacks purpose. 现在他的生活失去了目标。

    a sense of purpose :

    The course gave her a new sense of purpose. 这门课程使她感到有了新的目标。

     Synonyms and related words
    Purposes and intentions: purpose, role, goal...
  3. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    to use/put something to good purpose to use something in such a way that it will be helpful or useful

    We need to know how to use our available resources to good purpose.

    Submitted by Prakash Chandra Patel from India on 11/07/2016
     
  4. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    to work to good purpose to be to someone's advantage/benefit

    Regular reading is not only to good effect for your mind but also works to good purpose for your success as a journalist of repute.

    Submitted by Prakash Chandra Patel from India on 03/10/2016
     
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IELTS BNC: 655 COCA: 1014
purpose

noun¹

 1aim/function目標；功能ADJECTIVE | VERB + PURPOSE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤limited有限的作用▸➤chief, main, primary, prime, principal首要目的；主要目的▸➤true真正目的▸➤sole唯一目的▸➤whole整個目的▸➤original最初的目的▸➤practical, useful實際／實用效果◇These bars serve no useful purpose.這些木條毫無用處。➤legitimate合法的目的▸➤general多用途◇a general-purpose cleaning fluid多用途清潔液➤common共同目的◇a group of individuals sharing a common purpose目的相同的一群人➤particular, special, specific特定作用；特別目的▸➤dual雙重功能◇a toy with the dual purpose of entertaining and developing memory skills具有娛樂與開發記憶雙重功能的玩具➤intended, stated預期的／申明的目的▸➤social社會作用◇the view that art should serve a social purpose藝術應該為社會服務的觀點VERB + PURPOSE➤have有目的▸➤lack缺乏目的▸➤accomplish, achieve, fulfil/fulfill, serve, suit實現目標；滿足⋯目的；為⋯目的服務；適合目的◇The plan achieved its primary purpose, if nothing else.別的不說，這個方案起碼實現了其初衷。◇The article could serve the purpose of generating some discussion.這篇文章可達到引起某種討論的目的。➤defeat挫敗目的◇Computer-animated cartoons that depict humans realistically seem to defeat the whole purpose of animation.逼真刻畫人類的電腦動畫似乎破壞了動畫的全部目的。PREPOSITION➤for a/the purpose特意；為了⋯目的◇I put the chair there for a purpose.我特意把椅子放在那兒。◇a measure introduced for the purpose of protecting the interests of investors為保護投資者的利益而採取的措施➤on purpose (= intentionally) 故意◇He slammed the door on purpose.他故意把門砰的一聲關上了。PHRASES➤at cross purposes (= not understanding or having the same aims, etc. as each other) 彼此誤解◇I finally realized that we were talking at cross purposes.我最後意識到我們說的是兩回事，彼此誤解了。➤for the express purpose of sth, with the express purpose of sth為了⋯的明確目的；有⋯的明確目的◇The school was founded with the express purpose of teaching deaf children to speak.學校創建時就有明確目的，即教耳聾的孩子學說話。➤for (all) practical purposes實際上◇Nominally she is the secretary, but for all practical purposes she runs the place.名義上她是秘書，實際上此處由她管理。➤your purpose in life人生目標◇She saw being a doctor as her purpose in life.她曾把從醫作為自己的人生目標。➤put sth to (a/some) purpose把⋯用於⋯◇The same information can be put to many purposes相同的信息可以有多種用途。➤a sense of purpose目標感◇Encouraged by her example, they all set to work with a fresh sense of purpose.在她的榜樣的鼓舞下，他們都懷着新的使命感投入到工作中。➤strength of purpose意志力◇They had great confidence and strength of purpose.他們信心十足，意志堅決。
purpose

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 2purposes requirements of a particular situation形勢的需要ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤administrative, business, commercial, domestic, educational, insurance, legal, medical, medicinal, political, research, tax, teaching, training管理方面／商業方面／商務方面／家庭方面／教育方面／保險方面／法律方面／醫療方面／醫藥方面／政治方面／研究方面／賦稅方面／教學方面／培訓方面的需要◇You will need to have the vehicle valued for insurance purposes.你得找人給車子估價以便購買保險。➤comparative比較的目的◇For comparative purposes, the populations of three other cities are also shown.為便於比較，還顯示了另外三個城市的人口。PREPOSITION➤for... purpose用於⋯需要◇The drug can be sold for medicinal purposes only.這種藥只用作醫療藥品出售。➤for the purposes of (also for the purpose of in NAmE) 為了⋯的目的◇Let's assume he knows, for the purposes of our argument.為了便於論證，我們假設他知道。
IELTS BNC: 655 COCA: 1014
purpose noun
⇨ purpose (The purpose of this is to…) ⇨ determination (strength of purpose) ⇨ function (serve a purpose) ⇨ mission (a sense of purpose) purpose

noun

  ➡ See also the entry for target 另见target条purpose ♦︎ aim ♦︎ intention ♦︎ plan ♦︎ point ♦︎ idea ♦︎ intentThese are all words for talking about what sb/sth intends to do or achieve. 这些词均表示意图、目标。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆with the purpose / aim / intention / idea / intent of doing sth◆sb's purpose / aim / intention / plan / intent that...◆sb's intention / plan / intent to do sth◆sb / sth's original purpose / aim / intention / plan / idea / intent◆a specific purpose / aim / intention / plan / intent◆the whole point / idea◆to have a purpose / an aim / an intention / a plan / a point / an intent◆to state your purpose / aim / intention◆to declare your aim / intention / intent◆to achieve / fulfil a purpose / an aim■ purpose [countable] what sth is supposed to achieve; what sb is trying to achieve 意图；目的；目标◆The main purpose of the campaign is to raise money.这次活动的主要目的是募集资金。◆A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer.为任命新的财务主管召开了一次会议。◆ (rather formal) He did not want anything to distract him from his purpose.他不想让任何事情转移他的注意力，使他偏离自己的目标。■ aim [countable] what sb is trying to achieve; what sth is supposed to achieve 目的；目标；意图◆She went to London with the aim of finding a job.她抱着想找份工作的目的去了伦敦。◆Our main aim is to increase sales in Europe.我们的主要目标是增加欧洲的销售额。◆She set out the company's aims and objectives in her speech.她在讲话中阐明了公司的目标和宗旨。  see also aim ⇨ intend verb NOTE 辨析 Purpose or 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指想取得的成果。aim可能表示“只是努力想做到”，而purpose则意味着更强的达成目标的信心。可以说sb's aim，也可以说the aim of sth。the purpose of sth较常见，也可以说sb's purpose，但较正式。■ intention [countable] what you intend to do 意图；计划；打算◆I have no intention of going to the wedding.我无意去参加婚礼。◆He has announced his intention to retire.他宣布了退休的打算。◆I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her.我一心想把我欠她的还给她。◆She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out.她虽然处处出于善意，但往往事与愿违。  see also intend ⇨ intend ■ plan [countable] what you intend to do or achieve 计划；打算◆Do you have any plans for the summer?这个夏天你有什么打算吗？◆There are no plans to build new offices.没有建新办公楼的计划。◆There's been a change of plan.计划有变。◆We can't change our plans now.我们现在不能改变计划了。  see also plan ⇨ plan noun 1 , plan ⇨ intend verb NOTE 辨析 Intention or 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指想要做的事，尤指近期打算；plan指已经决定或安排去做的事情，常常是长期的计划，但是也有例外。■ point [uncountable, singular] (rather informal, usually disapproving) the purpose or aim of sth 意图；目的；理由◆What's the point of all this violence?这一切的暴力行为有什么意义？◆There's no point in getting angry.发火是没有用的。◆I don't see the point of doing it all again.我就不明白，再做一次有什么意义。■ idea [singular] (rather informal) the purpose of sth; sb's aim 意图；目标◆The whole idea of going was so that we could meet her new boyfriend.去的唯一目的是我们能见到她的新男友。◆What's the idea of all this?这一切的目的是什么？◆My original idea was to use amateur actors.我原本打算用业余演员。NOTE 辨析 Point or 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多几分否定意义。What's the point ...?表示做某事毫无道理，What's the idea ...?则是真正的询问。point用于描述让人生气或不快的事情，但idea则不行◆There's no idea in... ◆I don't see the idea of... You might miss the point of sth (= fail to understand) but get the idea (= understand). You can talk about the point/idea of sth or sb's idea but not sb's point. * miss the point of sth意为“不明白”，get the idea意为“理解”。可以说the point/idea of sth，也可以说sb's idea，但不能说sb's point◆My original point was to use amateur actors. ■ intent ɪnˈtent [uncountable] (formal or law 法律) what you intend to do 意图；目的◆She denies possessing the drug with intent to supply.她否认藏有毒品是为了供他人使用。◆He was charged with wounding with intent.他被指控故意伤人。

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