purposes
- n.目的;用途;目标;意图;重要意义;情势的需要;有价值的意义
- v.打算（purpose 的第三人称单数形式）；企图
- purpose的第三人称单数和复数
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N-COUNT 意义；用途
The purpose of something is the reason for which it is made or done.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。
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N-COUNT 目标；目的
Your purpose is the thing that you want to achieve.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。
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N-UNCOUNT 意志；毅力；决心
Purpose is the feeling of having a definite aim and of being determined to achieve it.The teachers are enthusiastic and have a sense of purpose.
教师们很热情并且很有决心。
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PHRASE 实际上
You use for all practical purposes or to all intents and purposes to suggest that a situation is not exactly as you describe it, but the effect is the same as if it were.For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist...
实际上协议已经不复存在。
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PHRASE 特意地；故意地；有意地
If you do something on purpose, you do it intentionally.Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose?
是意外还是戴维故意所为？
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There are two purposes the present study means to achieve .
本研究拟实现两方面的意图。
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If you don 't take the job , people will doubt your real purposes .
你不当的话，又会引起关于你的真实意图的怀疑。
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The main purpose of industry is to create wealth .
工业的主要宗旨是创造财富。
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This case brings into question the whole purpose of the law .
这宗案件引起了对整个法律宗旨的怀疑。
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For the purposes of this study , the three groups have been combined .
为了这项研究工作，三个小组业已合并。
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We are working together for a common purpose .
我们在为一个共同的目标一起工作。
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Our campaign 's main purpose is to raise money .
我们这次活动的主要目的是募款。
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Our campaign 's main purpose is to raise money .
我们这次活动的主要目的就是募款。
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The purpose of industry is to create wealth .
勤劳的目的是致富。
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The money was collected for a specific purpose .
这笔钱是为一个特定用途而收的。
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One has to ask oneself what the purpose of the exercise is .
大家必须问一问自己，这个锻炼的目的是什么。
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There is still a fundamental misunderstanding about the real purpose of this work .
对于这项工作的真实目的，仍然存在着严重的误解。
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The building is used for religious purposes .
这座建筑是用于宗教活动的。
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The purpose of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university .
本书旨在全面介绍这所大学。
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I came here with the express purpose of speaking with the manager .
我特意来这里与经理面谈。
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A few brief comments are sufficient for present purposes .
就当前而言，几句简短的话已经足够了。
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The main purpose of his holiday to Greece was to go diving .
他到希腊度假的主要目的就是去潜水。
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The experiments serve no useful purpose .
这些实验毫无用处。
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These experiments serve no useful purpose .
这些实验没有任何实际意义。
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The rule was introduced expressly for this purpose .
这项规则是为此特意推行的。
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They took a plaster cast of the teeth for identification purposes .
他们做了这副牙的石膏模型作鉴别之用。
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A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer .
为任命新司库而召开了一次会议。
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The two items are , to all intents and purposes , identical .
这两件物品几乎完全一样。
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Their purpose is to adjudicate disputes between employers and employees .
他们的目的是裁决雇主与雇员之间的纠纷。
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There 's still another ten minutes of the game to go , but for practical purposes it 's already over .
比赛虽然还有十分钟，但实际上等于已经结束了。
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I think we 're talking at cross purposes ; that 's not what I meant at all .
我想我们是说到两下里去了，我根本不是那个意思。
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The piece of furniture serves a dual purpose as a cupboard and as a table .
这件家具有两个用途，既作橱柜也作饭桌。
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He claims he keeps a bottle of brandy only for medicinal purposes .
他说他存放着一瓶白兰地只是为了药用。
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By 1981 the docks had , to all intents and purposes , closed .
到1981年，这些码头几乎等于关闭了。
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Their purpose is to build a fair society and a strong economy
他们的目的是要建立一个公平的社会和一个强大的经济体。