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purpose的用法大全：

purpose的用法1：purpose作名词指“目的”时，注意在for charitable purposes等词组中，使用复数形式purposes;

purpose的用法2：purpose作名词在for (the) purposes of travel等词组中也使用复数形式，且定冠词the通常略去;

purpose的用法3：purpose前面有物主代词时，注意后面跟介词in。

My purpose in writng the book purpose.

purpose的用法4：名词purpose的三种固定用法：be to the/little/no purpose，do something to some/much/no/little purpose，serve the/my purpose;

purpose的用法5：purpose作动词时，后面可跟不定式，动名词或that从句。

purpose的常用短语：

at cross purposes

for...purposes

for (the) purpose(s) of

on purpose

serve〔answer〕 one's/the purpose

to little〔no〕 purpose

to the purpose

purpose的用法例句：

1. Most of them are destroyed because they've served their purpose.

它们中大多数在完成使命后被销毁。

2. What'simpressed me has been his considerable firmness of purpose.

令我印象深刻的是他对目标的坚定不移。

3. The purpose of the visit was to navigate into an ice-filled fiord.

这次出行是为了能驶入冰雪覆盖的峡湾。

4. The company has recently moved into a new purpose-built factory.

该公司最近搬进了一家专门建造的新工厂。

5. 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。

6. The origins of bull-riding, which serves no practical purpose, are murkier.

骑牛赛没有实际意义，其起源比较令人费解。

7. By the early 1980s, the power station had outlived its purpose.

这座电站到20世纪80年代初就已经失去作用了。

8. His hard sinewy body advertised his ruthlessness of purpose.

他健硕的身体使他显得意志尤为坚强。

9. The teachers are enthusiastic and have a sense of purpose.

教师们很热情并且很有决心。

10. Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose?

是意外还是戴维故意所为?

11. They had shown a commitment and seriousness of purpose.

他们已经立下承诺，并表达了想要实现目标的诚意。

12. This gun is designed for one purpose—it's basically to kill people.

这种枪只有一个用途——就是用来杀人。

13. His purpose was to make a profit by improving the company's performance.

他的目标是通过提高公司的业绩来实现盈利。

14. Use all-purpose flour if you cannot find pastry flour.

如果找不到面点专用粉，可以用通用面粉。

15. Special-purpose glasses reduce glare.

专用眼镜可使强光减弱。