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الدَّوْلَةُ
目的
I. purpose [ˈpɜːpəs] N
1. purpose:
purpose
目的 mùdì
purpose
意图 yìtú
2. purpose:
purpose
决心 juéxīn
purpose
意志 yìzhì
be firm in purpose
意志坚定
3. purpose:
purpose
效果 xiàoguǒ
purpose
用途 yòngtú
It is used for ornamental purposes.
它是装饰用的。
II. purpose [ˈpɜːpəs] VB trans
purpose
打算(做) dǎsuàn
purpose
决意(做) juéyì
purpose [ˈpɜːpəs]
answer [or serve, fulfil] the purpose
适用 shìyòng
answer [or serve, fulfil] the purpose
合用 héyòng
on purpose
故意地 gùyìde
on purpose
有意地 yǒuyìde
to the purpose
中肯的 zhòngkěnde
to the purpose
合适的 héshìde
all-purpose ADJ
all-purpose
通用的 tōngyòngde
all-purpose
多用途的 duō yòngtú de
Present
Ipurpose
youpurpose
he/she/itpurposes
wepurpose
youpurpose
theypurpose
Past
Ipurposed
youpurposed
he/she/itpurposed
wepurposed
youpurposed
theypurposed
Present Perfect
Ihavepurposed
youhavepurposed
he/she/ithaspurposed
wehavepurposed
youhavepurposed
theyhavepurposed
Past Perfect
Ihadpurposed
youhadpurposed
he/she/ithadpurposed
wehadpurposed
youhadpurposed
theyhadpurposed
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to all intents and purposes
实际上 shíjìshang
It is used for ornamental purposes.
它是装饰用的。
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Young fertilized branches are used as all-purpose healing, anthelmintic, diuretic treatment; baths with infusions were used against neuralgia, arthritis, rheumatism, lumbago, gout, skin diseases.
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Vocabulary is often limited, with a tendency to use general all-purpose terms, rather than more specific words.
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Jones also set the conference and school record for single season rushing (1,798 yards) and single season all-purpose offense (2,054 yards).
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The field house now has an all-purpose floor with four module courts that can be used for a variety of sports.
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For the season, he had a school-record 1,721 all-purpose yards, including a team-leading 1,197 rushing yards.
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