| 单词 | purpose |
| 释义 | purpose (once / 32 pages) nv When you do something with purpose, you do it with determination. When your activities have a purpose, you have an aim or intention in mind. This noun also has a third meaning: "function, role, or use." The purpose of a fork, for instance, is to spear and scoop food from your plate, not to poke your little brother at the dinner table. Purpose can also be used as a verb meaning "to reach a decision" or "to intend," though these uses of the word are quite a bit less frequent nowadays. WORD FAMILYpurpose: multipurpose, purposed, purposeful, purposeless, purposes, purposing+/purposeful: purposefully, purposefulness/purposeless: purposelessly, purposelessness/purposelessness: purposelessnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe purpose of the press is to inform and educate, not mislead with incomplete information presented as facts. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Private funders customarily pick and choose where they’d like to allocate their funds, and those decisions are often directed by narrowly targeted purpose. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) And area residents already use the woodland for educational and recreational purposes, he said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n what something is used for Syn|Hypo|Hyper function, role, use raison d'etre the purpose that justifies a thing's existence usefulness, utility the quality of being of practical use 2n an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions Syn|Hypo|Hyper aim, design, intent, intention idea, mind your intention; what you intend to do cross-purposea contrary aim final cause(philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process sakethe purpose of achieving or obtaining viewpurpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of' willa fixed and persistent intent or purpose end, goal the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it 3n the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose he is a man of purpose Syn|Hypo|Hyper determination doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity persistent determination indefatigability, indefatigableness, tirelessnesstireless determination diligence, industriousness, industrypersevering determination to perform a task assiduity, assiduousness, concentrationgreat and constant diligence and attention sedulity, sedulousnessthe quality of being constantly diligent and attentive studiousnessdiligent study firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve the trait of being resolute 4v propose or intend Syn|Hyper aim, propose, purport intend, mean, think have in mind as a purpose 5v reach a decision Syn|Hyper resolve decide, determine, make up one's mind reach, make, or come to a decision about something |
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