Translations for „purpose“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

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

Usage examples with purpose

on purpose

故意地 gùyìde

be firm in purpose

意志坚定

achieve one's purpose [or aim]

达到目的

to the purpose

中肯的 zhòngkěnde

keep to the original purpose

遵守原定宗旨

answer [or serve, fulfil] the purpose

适用 shìyòng

He was defeated in his purpose.

他的目的受挫。

Is this window functional or is it for decorative purpose only?

这扇窗是实用的还是仅仅作为装饰用的？

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The initial launch left users confused with the application's user interface and purpose.

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In fact, the book has the feel of a scattered set of jotter notes rather than a collection that unifies with a common purpose.

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The good news is that once a roof has been slated or tiled, the sarking felt serves no purpose.

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In short, the purpose of espionage is to gather knowledge about (an) organization(s).

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But user experience begins when the price has accomplished its purpose of influencing a buying decision.

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For entertainment purpose there is a movie theatre named as vijetha.

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The ostensible purpose of this interview: to find out how the candidate handles stress.

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It also created a start up fund that is accessible to student for this purpose.

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Instead, new regional exam boards were created for this purpose, to operate in parallel with the GCE boards.

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This device may be either a general-purpose computer running software to perform the network emulation or a dedicated emulation device.

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