purpose

n.意志；目的；作用；（进行中的）行动

vt.有意；打算；企图（做）；决意（做）

noun

1. 意图；目的；用途；目标
   the intention, aim or function of sth; the thing that sth is supposed to achieve
   1. Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money.
      我们这次活动的主要目的就是募款。
   2. 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。
   3. A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer.
      为任命新司库而召开了一次会议。
   4. The experiments serve no useful purpose (= are not useful) .
      这些实验毫无用处。
   5. The building is used for religious purposes.
      这座建筑是用于宗教活动的。
2. 情势的需要
   what is needed in a particular situation
   1. These gifts count as income for tax purposes.
      这些赠与应属于纳税的收入。
   2. 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. 重要意义；有价值的意义
   meaning that is important and valuable to you
   1. Volunteer work gives her life (a sense of) purpose .
      做志愿工作使她的生活有了意义。
4. 意志；毅力；决心
   the ability to plan sth and work successfully to achieve it
   1. He has enormous confidence and strength of purpose .
      他信心十足，意志坚强。

名词复数形式:purposes 现在分词:purposing 过去式:purposed 第三人称单数:purposes 过去分词:purposed

purpose 意图，目的，意义

pur-,向前，-pos，放置，词源同pose,position.引申词义意图，目的等。

1. Senator Lugar is skeptical that Congress will appropriate more funding for this purpose.
   参议员卢格怀疑国会是否会拨出更多资金用于此目的。
2. This gun is designed for one purpose — it's basically to kill people
   这种枪只有一个用途——就是用来杀人。
3. Their purpose is to build a fair society and a strong economy
   他们的目的是要建立一个公平的社会和一个强大的经济体。
4. I had obtained my first camera for the express purpose of taking railway photographs.
   我已经买了我的第一架照相机，专门用来拍摄铁路。
5. I had no inkling of his real purpose until much later
   直到后来很久我才对他的真实目的略知一二。
6. The purpose of intelligence is to provide information on how the enemy can be beaten
   谍报的目的是提供如何打败敌人的信息。
7. The purpose of the journey is to mobilise public opinion on the controversial issue
   此行的目的就是动员公众对这个备受争议的问题发表意见。
8. The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies.
   这些会议声称旨在收集有关金融策略的信息。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. He was asked about casualties, but said it would serve no purpose to count bodies
    有人问他伤亡情况，但他说清点尸体是没有意义的。
12. Most of them are destroyed because they've served their purpose.
    它们中大多数在完成使命后被销毁。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. The teachers are enthusiastic and have a sense of purpose.
    教师们很热情并且很有决心。
16. For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist
    实际上协议已经不复存在。
17. To all intents and purposes the case was closed.
    实际上该案已经了结了。
18. Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose?
    是意外还是戴维故意所为？
19. Its real purpose is the launching and retrieval of small aeroplanes in flight.
    它真正的用途是发射和收回飞行中的小型飞机。
20. Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man
    她的目的是通过仔细观察他的相貌以判断他是否诚实。
21. I really do not think that an inquiry would serve any useful purpose
    我真的认为调查没有任何实际意义。
22. I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears.
    我发现做这件事最得力的工具是一把大剪刀。
23. His real purpose is to trick his way into your home to see what he can steal.
    他的真实目的就是设局欺骗你以进入你的家里，看看他可以偷走什么。
24. This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.
    这种器皿中看不中用。
25. We must adhere to the principle of making study serve the practical purpose.
    我们必须坚持学以致用的原则。
26. The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
    为了达到目的，魔鬼也会援引圣经。
27. He hinted about the purpose of his visit.
    他暗示了他来访的意图。
28. Let's set aside an hour a day for review purpose.
    我们每天留出一小时用于复习吧！
29. They decided to set up a fund for this purpose.
    他们决定为此专立一项基金。
30. Let me explain the purpose of today's meeting.
    我来讲一下今天开会的目的。