| 释义 |
multi-ˈpurpose, a.
[f. multi- + purpose n.]
Serving, or intended to serve, many purposes; performing many duties.
1935Sci. Amer. Sept. 164 It is capable of handling much larger signal voltages than the diodes incorporated in the multi-purpose type of glass tube. 1937New Republic 6 Jan. 292 The multipurpose TVA dams. 1939Electronics June 48/1 (title) Multi-purpose Midget Tubes. 1943J. S. Huxley TVA xviii. 134 A co-operative, unified, multi⁓purpose undertaking. 1950Mind LIX. 422 An all-round multi-purpose classification. 1959Listener 12 Nov. 810/2 The use of what is now known..as the ‘generalist’ or ‘multi-purpose’ worker at village level. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 68 The only multi-purpose oil to be tested by the National Institute of Agricultural Engineering. 1965English Studies XLVI. 30 While it [sc. þe] is a multivalent form it is not a multi-purpose form. 1972Jrnl. Social Psychol. LXXXVII. 154 The multipurpose role inner city mothers often assume may explain this [observation] in part. 1972M. Sheppard Taman Indera 65 A long multi-purpose head-cloth of red or blue cotton. 1973Country Life 28 June 1904/1 A new multi-purpose mistblower, suitable for crops of all kinds. 1974Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 29 Nov. 72 Many rooms are multi-purpose, and the use to which they are put by family or friends should be analysed before making any decisions.
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1972Sunday Tel. 26 Nov. 7/2 Mainly due to effective use of their new multi-purpose 2♢ opening..Scotland won the first 30 board contest. |