1610
M.%ft*fa', a purring engine MB ft
Dj#L
o
The car purred away. H ftBMftft.:Ja
3 to
speak in a low and gentle voice, for example to show you are happy or
satisfied, or because you want to attract sb or get them to do sth (
AlfcaSjjt&ifc )
3S
ft: [v] He was purring with satisfaction. it it M $5 F io o [also V speech] ► purr (also pur-ring) noun [sing.]: the purr of a cat/a
car engine M
wallet (NAmE
also billfold)
**
purse (BrE) change purse (NAmE)
purse
/p3:s;
NAmEp3:rs/ noun, verb 9 noun 1 [C] (especially BrE) a small bag made
of leather, plastic, etc. for carrying coins and often also paper money, cards,
etc., used especially by women ft.
3^-?
( Ati! ) :
I took a coin out of hiy purse and
gave it to the child.
— compare change purse, wallet 2 [C] (NAmE) SYNONYMS purpose
aim * intention ♦ plan * point♦idea
These are all
words for talking about what sb/sth intends to do or achieve. |#<.
purpose what sth is supposed to achieve;
what sb is trying to achieve g {ft, 0#: Our campaign’s main purpose is to raise
money. LI MM-
aim what sb is trying to achieve; what
sth is supposed to achieve Jjt0 H, g#j: She went to
main aim is to increase sales in
PURPOSE OR AIM? ft
purpose j$'Jt aim ?
Your purpose for doing something is your reason
for doing it; your aim is
what you want to achieve. Aim can
suggest that you are only trying to achieve sth; purpose gives a stronger sense of achievement
being certain.
Aim can be sb’s aim or the aim of sth. Purpose is more usually the purpose of sth: you can talk about sb’s purpose but that is more formal. * purpose im aim 0
purpose nJJg3MJHl0
^ ( sb’s aim
) , hi of g (ft
( the aim of sth ) ,
purpose M##f#^|ifftji^|Il (
the purpose of sth ) . til ( Sb’s purpose ) .
intention what you intend to do M
(0: / have no intention of going to the wedding.
o She’s full of good intentions but
they rarely work out. .‘l', i '• &
M,
£P IS 'P ft ft.
I
plan what you intend to do or achieve ,
fj%: There are no plans to build new
offices.
=
handbag 3 [sing.] the amount of
money that is available to a person, an organization or a government to spend T§-1]#C: We have holidays to suit
every purse, M iSft gj if M ft $x ft ft „ 0 Should spending on the arts be met
out of the public
purse (= from government money)A
LSrft (ft ?F iSfclfr ? 4 [C]
(sport ft) a sum of money
given as a prize in a boxing match ( (ft )
Vm see silk
m verb [VN] ~ your lips to
form your lips into a small tight round shape, for example to show disapproval M Bjt.
Wtfewm (urnmMrtm)
purser /'p3:sa(r);
NAmE ‘p3:rs-/ noun an officer on a ship
who is responsible for taking care of the passengers, and for the accounts (
$&)|&±(ft )
the 'purse strings noun [pi.] a way of referring to money and how it is controlled
or spent ft
£B ). 1$ If I: Who holds the purse strings in your house? fjBHlClitlf
^?. 0 The
government will have to tighten the purse strings (= spend less).
pur su ance /pa'sjuians; NAmE par'su:-/ noun ITOTTi in pursuance of sth {formal or law ft)- in order to do
sth; in the process of doing sth A 7 ; ilfl ft: They may need to borrow money in pursuance
of their legal action.
pursuant /pa'sjurant;
NAmE per’su:-/ adj. ~ to sth (formal or law ft) according to or
following sth, especially a rule or law $<M, fll M, SI ( tlaS Mil & ft
ft ) PHTI IN ACCORDANCE WITH
pur-SUe tH* /pa'sju:; NAmEpar'su:/ verb {formal)
1
[VN] to do sth or try to achieve sth over a period of time ii
; Wt tl ft; thfj; H ®J: to pursue a goal/an aim/an objective jTijfcBfa; 18'ft ft
0; ^ M 0 ^ 0 We intend to pursue this policy
with determination. ft Cl $£ o she wishes to pursue a medical
career. M # H Jj,|t
E ^ EL
ft 0 2 to continue to
discuss,
INTENTION OR PLAN? intention jSS plan ?
Your intentions
are what you want to do, especially in the near future; your plans are
what you have decided or arranged to do, often, but not always, in the longer
term. * intention jtiaJ&M, MSi; plan
point (rather
informal) the purpose or aim of sth
HI,
0 W, il th: What’s the point of all this violence7 ? o The point of the lesson is to
compare the two countries. 0 ft'
®m,
idea (rather
informal) the purpose of sth; sb’s aim ^g (H,
MM: The whole idea of going was so that we could meet her new boyfriend. ~ B
o What’s the idea behind this? j/M
POINT OR IDEA? point aS idea ?
Point
is a more
negative word than idea. If you say What’s the point... ? you are suggesting that there
is no point; if you say What’s the idea ... ?you are genuinely asking a
question. Point, but not idea, is used to talk about things you
feel annoyed or unhappy about.
*
point ft idea X:
what’s the point...?
what’s the idea ...? 0
13 point rfn# idea A
/K A PJr
ft if
ft- 'If
$ f IJA'K: There’s
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
with the
purpose/aim/intention/idea of doing sth
■
sb’s intention/plan to do sth
■
a(n) ambitious/realistic aim/plan
■
to have a(n) purpose/aim/intention/plan/point
to achieve/fulfil
a(n) purpose/aim