| 释义 |
purpose BrE /ˈpɜːpəs/
NAmE /ˈpɜːrpəs/► SEE ALLon purposeto little/good/some/no purposeaccidentally on purposeserve a, his, its, etc. purposeserve the purpose (of doing sth)
●on ˈpurposedeliberately 故意，有意（做某事）◆He took the worst jobs he could find on purpose, and then wrote a book about his experiences.
他故意找了一些最差的工作，然后根据自己的经历写了本书。◆Don’t shout at me like that. I didn’t break it on purpose.
别那样对我大吼大叫的，我又不是故意把它打碎的。●to little/good/some/no ˈpurpose (formal) with little, good, etc. result or effect 作用不大／很大；有一些／没有作用◆Another meeting was held, to little purpose.
又开了一次会，不过作用不大。◆She had used the profits to good purpose and upgraded their software.
她把赚来的钱用在了实处，升级了他们的软件。●acciˌdentally on ˈpurpose (informal, ironic) intending to do sth, but wanting to appear to have done it by accident 故作意外地；有意装无意地◆‘We’d just finished our meal when John realized he’d accidentally left his chequebook at home.’ ‘Accidentally on purpose, you mean!’“我们刚吃完饭，这时约翰发现他无意中把支票本落在家里了。”“你是说他是有意装无意吧！”●serve a, his, its, etc. ˈpurpose●serve the ˈpurpose (of doing sth) (BrE also serve his, its, etc. ˈturn) be useful for a particular purpose or period of time; be good or useful enough for sb （在某方面或某时期）发挥作用，派上用场；能满足…的需要◆It’s not a very good radio, but it serves its purpose.这台收音机虽然不是太好，可还是能派上用场。◆He used his friends and then abandoned them when they had served their turn.他利用了自己的朋友，过后就把他们抛弃了。 |