purpose
US /ˈpɚpəs/
・UK /'pɜ:pəs/
A2 初級英檢初級多益
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)目的
The purpose of this meeting is to tell you about the monthly bonus payment
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)目標
Her main purpose in life is to help others.
adv.副詞有目的地
She walked with purpose towards the stage.
adv.副詞故意地
I didn't do it on purpose; it was an accident.
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)打算
The company purposes to expand its operations next year.
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)用途
The tool served its purpose well.
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)決意
They purposed to build a new school in the village.
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女童子軍8億美元的餅乾帝國是如何運作的 - 經濟學 - WSJ (How Girl Scouts’ $800 Million Cookie Empire Works | The Economics Of | WSJ)
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- But that defeats the purpose, as many parents have told me,
但這違背了許多家長告訴我讓小孩參加這活動的目的，
- And I think if a parent just swoops in and buys all the boxes or buys too many boxes, it defeats the purpose of what the program stands for.
我認為如果父母一味地購買所有的餅乾甚至購買太多，會違背該活動的宗旨。
