general-purpose

Word family noungeneralategeneralegeneralissimogeneralistgeneralitygeneralizationgeneralshipgeneral electiongeneral practicegeneral staffadjectivegeneralizablegeneral-purposegeneralverbgeneralizeadverbgenerally

ˌgeneral-ˈpurpose adjectiveadj [only before noun]

USUALLYsuitable for most situations or jobs, or having a wide range of uses 通用的，多用途的

a general-purpose computer

一台通用计算机

Examples from the Corpus

general-purpose• All the computers we consider are general-purpose, at least in theory, although they may be oriented towards particular application areas.• Specific, narrow-targeted services should be developed either to replace or supplement general-purpose business information services.• Most research in the field has concentrated on modelling logical-sequential computation, which is well suited to general-purpose digital computers.• The remaining techniques have not given rise to general-purpose instruments but have proved useful in particular experiments.• Some of the programs, however, are of the general-purpose type.

From Longman Business Dictionary

general-purposeˈgeneral-ˌpurpose adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

1a general-purpose product is suitable for most uses or situations that such products are normally used for

a general-purpose computer

general-purpose telecommunications software

2FINANCE general-purpose lending is used to finance a number of different things

New York Power Authority said it plans to issue about $180 million of general-purpose bonds to finance two projects.

单词	general-purpose
释义	general-purpose Word family noungeneralategeneralegeneralissimogeneralistgeneralitygeneralizationgeneralshipgeneral electiongeneral practicegeneral staffadjectivegeneralizablegeneral-purposegeneralverbgeneralizeadverbgenerally ˌgeneral-ˈpurpose adjectiveadj [only before noun] USUALLYsuitable for most situations or jobs, or having a wide range of uses 通用的，多用途的 a general-purpose computer 一台通用计算机 Examples from the Corpus general-purpose• All the computers we consider are general-purpose, at least in theory, although they may be oriented towards particular application areas.• Specific, narrow-targeted services should be developed either to replace or supplement general-purpose business information services.• Most research in the field has concentrated on modelling logical-sequential computation, which is well suited to general-purpose digital computers.• The remaining techniques have not given rise to general-purpose instruments but have proved useful in particular experiments.• Some of the programs, however, are of the general-purpose type. From Longman Business Dictionary general-purposeˈgeneral-ˌpurpose adjectiveadj [only before a noun] 1a general-purpose product is suitable for most uses or situations that such products are normally used for a general-purpose computer general-purpose telecommunications software 2FINANCE general-purpose lending is used to finance a number of different things New York Power Authority said it plans to issue about $180 million of general-purpose bonds to finance two projects.
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