| 释义 |
aim /ām/ transitive verb- To point, level or direct (a weapon or blow)
- To intend or try (to do)
- To estimate or guess (obsolete)
- To place
intransitive verb- To direct a course
- To level a weapon
- To direct a blow or missile
- To direct a remark with personal or special application
- To direct one's intention and endeavours with a view to attaining (with at)
- To conjecture (obsolete)
noun- An act or manner of aiming
- An object or purpose aimed at
- Design
- Intention
- A guess or estimate (Shakespeare)
- A shot (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: Prob partly OFr esmer (Picardian amer), from L aestimāre, partly OFr aesmer, from L adaestimāre; cf esteem and estimate aim'er noun Someone who aims aimˈless adjective Without a fixed aim aimˈlessly adverb aimˈlessness noun aim off - To aim slightly off the target to allow for wind or other factors (shooting)
- To allow for the possible bias, exaggeration or eccentricity inherent in a statement, opinion, etc
cry aim (archaic) To encourage by calling out ‘aim’, hence, to applaud give aim (archaic) To guide by reporting the result of previous shots take aim To aim deliberately AIM /ām/ abbrev Alternative Investment Market |