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pur.pose REASONH5pV:7pEs, $5pV:r-nan intention or aim; a reason意图，目的，原因The purpose of the research is to try and find out more about the causes of the disease. [C]研究的意图是设法更多地查明有关引起这种疾病的原因。At the airport, the immigration office asked me what was the purpose of my visit to the US. [C]在机场上移民办公室询问我访问美国的目的是什么。The purpose of this organization is to help homeless people. [C]这个组织的目的是帮助无家可归的人们。His only purpose in life seems to be to enjoy himself. [C]他生活的唯一目的似乎就是享乐。Her main/primary purpose in suing the newspaper for libel was to clear her name. [C]她控告这家报纸诽谤的主要目的是澄清她的名誉。I came to Brighton for/with the express purpose of seeing you. [C]我到布莱顿来专门是为了看你。Letters whose sole purpose is to make a political viewpoint will not be published. [C]以宣扬政治观点为唯一目标的来信是不会被发表的。She had the operation entirely for cosmetic purposes. [C]她做这次手术纯粹是为了美容的目的。Purpose can also mean determination or a feeling of having a reason for what you do.决心，意志I've always admired her for her strength of purpose. [U]我一直佩服她意志坚定。He decided early in life what he wanted, and, thanks to his great determination and singleness of purpose, he succeeded in getting it. [U]他一生中很早就决定了他要些什么，并且由于他坚定的意志和执着的决心，他成功地得到了他所要的。There seems to be a lack of purpose among the team at the moment. [U]目前球队成员中似乎缺乏决心。In 1956, he met his future wife, who transformed his life, giving him a sense of purpose and personal happiness. [U]在1956 年他遇到了他未来的妻子，她彻底改变了他的生活，给予了他生活的意志和个人的快乐。A purpose can also be a need.需要The firm has not yet managed to find new premises that are suitable for their purposes. [C]这个公司还没有找到适合他们的要求的新房产。The fabric I bought isn't exactly what I wanted, but it will serve my purposes (= fulfil my needs). [C]我买的织物严格说不是我要的那种，但它能满足我的需要。If you do something on purpose, you do it intentionally, not accidentally.故意地I'm sorry I broke the glass -- I didn't do it on purpose.我很抱歉打碎了玻璃杯----我不是故意的。The college was the first purpose-built (= specially designed and originally built for a particular use) teacher training college in the country.这所学院是这个国家第一所特别为其目的设计建造的师范学院。
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