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IELTS BNC: 655 COCA: 1014
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noun /ˈpɜː(r)pəs/
singularpurpose
pluralpurposes
  1. 1
    [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
    4
    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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