purpose n. 1.目的,宗旨,意向。 2.決意,意志,決心。 3.用途,效果;意義。 4.(討論中的)論題。 an all-purposes army 〔美國〕全能軍。 honesty of purpose 認真。 He is wanting in purpose. 他意志薄弱。 answer the [one's] purpose 適合目的,管用。 be at cross purposes 彼此不合;觀點分歧。 be firm [infirm,weak ] of purpose 意志堅強[薄弱],有[無]決斷力。 bring about [ attain, accomplish, carry ] one's purpose 達到目的。 for the purpose of 為…。 from the purpose 〔古語〕不得要領,不中肯。 miss one's purpose 達不到目的。 of set purpose 有計劃地,故意。 on purpose 故意;意欲,為要。 serve the [one's ] purpose =answer the [one's] purpose. speak from the purpose 說得不中肯。 to no [ little ] purpose 全無[很少]效果,完全[幾乎]白費,徒,空 (I laboured to no purpose.我白干了)。 to some [good] purpose 相當[很]成功。 to the purpose 剴切地,得要領地 (speak to the purpose 講得剴切,說得中肯)。 to this purpose 在這一意義上。 vt. 想,企圖,打算(做);決心(做)。 I purpose coming [ to come ] next week. 我想下星期來。 be purposed 〔古語〕想…,打算…,決心。
to no purpose 毫無成效(或結果)地,完全徒勞無益; 完全徒勞無益, 毫無結果地, 毫無成效地
We must adhere to the principle of making study serve the practical purpose . 我們必須堅持學以致用的原則。
His authority over the fleet was for all practical purposes absolute . 他對于艦隊的統率權實際上在各方面都是絕對的。
Remembering that the practical purpose of income is to serve as a guide for prudent conduct . 記住收入的實際目的是用來作為審慎行為的指導。
The sale was supposed to last for a week , but for all practical purposes it is over . 減價銷售原來預料要持續一周,然而實際上現在已經結束了。
For all practical purposes a ballistic missile such as atlas is guided to its target . 根據各種實用目的,可使象“阿特拉斯”這樣的彈道導彈導向其目標。
American architecture is at its best when it is concerned with buildings that have a practical purpose . 美國建筑業的最大成功之處在于建筑實用的高樓。
He'll continue like that for days now, like an animal walking in a happy dream, quite useless for all practical purposes . 他還得一連幾天都是那個樣子呢,象個夢游者,但他的美夢是毫無價值的。
The motivations for the search of new knowledge and the application of already acquired knowledge for practical purposes are entirely different . 探索新知識的動力與把既得的知識應用于實用目的這兩件事完全不同。
Having no practical purpose or use 脫離實際的,空論的沒有實際目的或用途的
This kind of product is worthless for all practical purposes 這種產品毫無實用價值。