名词目的; 意志; 作用; （进行中的）行动
及物动词有意; 打算; 企图（做）; 决意（做）
1. on purpose : 故意；
2. with the purpose of : 为了...；
3. in purpose : 故意地；
4. to the purpose : 与本题有关地, 得要领地, 合适地；
1. on purpose : 故意；
2. with the purpose of : 为了...；
3. in purpose : 故意地；
4. to the purpose : 与本题有关地, 得要领地, 合适地；
及物动词
1. He purposes to visit Taipei.
他打算访问台北。
2. I purpose coming next week.
我打算下星期来。
名词
1.
1. What is the purpose of his visit?
他来访的目的是什么？
2. The purpose of a trap is to catch and hold animals.
陷阱是用来捕捉野兽的。
3. What is your purpose in doing that?
你做那件事的意图是什么？
出入境
purpose的解释
A：Would you mind telling me the purpose of your visit to the U.K.?
请告诉我你到英国来的目的，好码？
B：I am here to study at a university.
我是到大学读书的。
A：May I see your passport?
我可以看看你的护照吗？
B：Of course, here you are.
当然可以，请看。
A：Would you please open the suitcase? What are these?
请把箱子打开。这是什么？
B：They are Chinese medicine. Some pills only.
中药。只是一些药丸。
A：Are they gifts for friends?
是给朋友的礼物吗？
B：Oh, no. They are for my own use.
哦，不，是自己用的。
A：Could you tell me the ingredients?
你能告诉我药丸的成分吗?
B：They are made of herbs.
他们是草药做的。
了解海关手续
A：You've traveled abroad a lot, Jim, so would you like to tell me something about clearing customs.
吉姆，你经常出国旅游，能向我介绍一下关于通关的情况吗？
B：When you arrive in a country, you clear customs. A lot of countries have two channels: the green channel and the red channel. Some countries, like India, have three channels: the white channel, the green channel and the red channel.
到达一个国家时要通关。许多国家的海关有两种通道：绿色通道和红色通道。还有些国家如印度有三种通道：白色通道、绿色通道和红色通道。
A：Then what are the differences between the green channel and red channel?
那么绿色通道和红色通道之间有什么区别呢？
B：If you have more than the duty-free allowances or prohibited goods, you go through the red channel and declare them to a customs officer. If you otherwise have nothing to declare, you go straight through the green channel unless you are asked to stop by an officer. 如果你携带的东西超出免税的范围或属于禁带物品，你
就得从红色通道通过并向海关官员申报物品。如果你没有需要申报的物品而海关官员又没有阻拦你，你就可以直接通过绿色通道了。
A：I see.I'm told that we'll have to state the purpose of going to a certain country, is it true?
我明白了。我听说去一个国家时需要陈述旅行的目的，是吗？
B：That's right. People go aboard for different purposes: some for pleasure, some on vacation, some on business, and some for other purposes.
是的。人们出国都各有目的：有的为了消遣，有的出去度假，有的是因公出差，有的是为了其他目的。
A：I'm going to New Zealand for sightseeing. What should I say if they ask about my purpose?
我要去新西兰观光，如果他们问我旅行的目的我该怎么说呢？
B：Just saying "sightseeing" is OK.
说"观光"就行了。
1. 意义；用途
The purpose of something is the reason for which it is made or done.
e.g. The purpose of the occasion was to raise money for medical supplies...
那次活动是为筹集资金购买医药物资。
e.g. Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose.
已经有各种保险计划可以实现这一目的。
2. 目标；目的
Your purpose is the thing that you want to achieve.
e.g. They might well be prepared to do you harm in order to achieve their purpose...
为达成自己的目的，他们说不定已经做好了伤害你的准备。
e.g. 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。
3. 意志；毅力；决心
Purpose is the feeling of having a definite aim and of being determined to achieve it.
e.g. The teachers are enthusiastic and have a sense of purpose.
教师们很热情并且很有决心。
4. see also: cross-purposes
5. 实际上
You use for all practical purposes or to all intents and purposes to suggest that a situation is not exactly as you describe it, but the effect is the same as if it were.
e.g. For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist...
实际上协议已经不复存在。
e.g. To all intents and purposes the case was closed.
实际上该案已经了结了。
6. 特意地；故意地；有意地
If you do something on purpose, you do it intentionally.
e.g. Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose?
是意外还是戴维故意所为？