purposes

英 [ˈpɜːpəsɪz]

美 [ˈpɜːrpəsɪz]

n.  意图; 目的; 用途; 目标; 情势的需要; 重要意义; 有价值的意义
purpose的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 意义；用途
  Thepurposeof something is the reason for which it is made or done.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...the use of nuclear energy for military purposes...
     核能在军事上的运用
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
• N-COUNT 目标；目的
  Yourpurposeis the thing that you want to achieve.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 意志；毅力；决心
  Purposeis the feeling of having a definite aim and of being determined to achieve it.
  1. The teachers are enthusiastic and have a sense of purpose.
     教师们很热情并且很有决心。
• See also:cross-purposes
• PHRASE 实际上
  You usefor all practical purposesorto all intents and purposesto suggest that a situation is not exactly as you describe it, but the effect is the same as if it were.
  1. For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist...
     实际上协议已经不复存在。
  2. To all intents and purposes the case was closed.
     实际上该案已经了结了。
• PHRASE 特意地；故意地；有意地
  If you do somethingon purpose, you do it intentionally.
  1. Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose?
     是意外还是戴维故意所为？

双语例句

• In totalitarian societies, art exists for didactic purposes.
  在极权社会里，艺术只为教化的目的而存在。
• But in some cases these elements have different definitions and purposes.
  但在某些情况下，这些元素拥有不同的定义和用途。
• Notes in the change request diary may be important for audit or compliance purposes.
  对于审计和遵从性目的，更改请求日志中的注释也许比较重要。
• Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes
  福特郑重声明他宁可把自己的工厂付之一炬，也不愿意生产一辆用于战争的车辆。
• The curtains are for purely decorative purposes and do not open or close.
  那些窗帘纯粹是作装饰用的，不能拉开或合上。
• She had given all her estate to charitable purposes, reserving only twelve pounds a year to live on.
  她拿出全部家产，用作慈善事业，一年只留12镑，以此为生。
• Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.
  他把聪明都用在了犯罪上，太可惜了。
• Henry was not slow to dissemble when it served his purposes.
  在需要时，亨利会毫不迟疑地伪装自己。
• For cartographical purposes heights are necessarily recorded above the geoid ( sea-level).
  就制图的目的来说，所以需记录的高程是高出大地水准面（海平面）的高程。
• They emphasised that their equipment was for peaceful and not military purposes.
  他们强调他们的设备用于和平而非战争目的。