【purpose音标】 英[ˈpɜ:pəs] 美[ˈpɜ:rpəs]
【单词释义】 purpose是什么意思：
n.目的；意图；意志；作用；（进行中的）行动
vt.有意；打算；企图（做）；决意（做）
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] purposes [第三人称单数] purposes
[单词现在分词] purposing
[单词过去式] purposed
[单词过去分词] purposed
【purpose形近词/近似词】
decompose v.分解；（使）腐烂；（使）腐烂
compose v.组成，构成；使镇静，使平静
expose v. 使暴露；揭露；使曝光
interpose vt.插（话）；插入；介入；提出（异议等）
dispose v.处理，处置；安排；使倾向于
propose v.提议，建议；打算，计划；求婚
oppose v. 反对；抵制
depose v.罢免；免职；废黜；宣誓作证
suppose vt.假设,假定；猜想，料想
impose v.强制推行，强制实行；迫使
【常用短语】
on purpose 有目的地，故意地
【单词例句】
◇ He couldn't get along well with English and disliked joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.
他的英语学习总是无法取得进展，而且不喜欢参加英语课的学习，因为他以为老师有意忽视他。结果，他每次考试的分数合计从未超过60。
---- Fall in Love with English
◇ Their play, and ours, appears to serve no other purpose than to give pleasure to the players, and apparently, to remove us temporarily from the anguish of life in earnest.
他们的玩耍，同我们的一样，似乎并没有别的目的而只是给游戏者以愉悦，暂时把我们从严肃生活的痛苦中拉出来。
---- The Origin of Sports