all-pur·pose a. [A] 만능의, 다목적의, 다용도의
▶ an all-purpose tool 만능 기구

serve its purpose 관용구

at cross purposes

have opposite ways to do something, opposing goals They are at cross purposes and are always arguing about what to do.

on purpose

intentionally I think that she spilled the drink on purpose.

serve the purpose

do the job, accomplish the task If you don't have an organ, a piano will serve the purpose.

accidentally-on-purpose

seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm

for the purpose of

with the object of； with the intention of为…目的
For the purpose of building our country into a great socialist state，all of us must work hard．为了把我国建成一个伟大的社会主义国家，我们一定要努力工作。
He came here for the purpose of collecting material for his research．他到这里来，目的是为了他的研究搜集资料。
He has gone abroad for the purpose of studying chemistry．他已经到国外去学化学了。
The yound man jumped into the river for the purpose of saving the drowning child．那个年轻人跳入河中为的是救落水的孩子。

to little/no purpose

of no avail毫无结果
He worked to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We spoke to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。

to little purpose

of no avail毫无结果
He worked to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We spoke to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。

to no purpose

of no avail毫无结果
He worked to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We spoke to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。

for all practical purposes

Idiom(s): for all practical purposes

Theme: ESSENTIALLY - BASICALLY

as might be reasonably expected; essentially.
• For all practical purposes, this is simply a matter of right and wrong.
• This should be considered final, for all practical purposes.

for all intents and purposes

Idiom(s): for all intents and purposes

Theme: ESSENTIALLY - BASICALLY

virtually; practically speaking. (Sometimes this expression has very little meaning. Fixed order.)
• He entered the room, looking for all intents and purposes as if he would burst into song.
• She said that for all intents and purposes she had completed her assignment.

accidentally on purpose

accidentally on purpose
see on purpose, def. 2.

accidentally-on-purpose

seemingly adventitious but with buried acerbity or harm

answer one's purpose

Idiom(s): answer someone's purpose AND serve someone's purpose

Theme: SERVING

to fit or clothing someone's purpose.
• This allotment of copse will acknowledgment my purpose absolutely nicely.
• The new car serves our purpose perfectly.

at cantankerous purposes

have adverse agency to do something, opposing goals They are at cantankerous purposes and are consistently arguing about what to do.

at cantankerous purposes|cross purposes|purpose|purposes

adv. phr. With opposing meanings or aims; with opposing aftereffect or result; with aims which arrest or get in anniversary other's way. Tom's parents acted at cantankerous purposes in advising him; his ancestor capital him to become a doctor; but his mother capital him to become a minister.

at cross-purposes

Idiom(s): at cross-purposes

Theme: OPPOSITION

with opposing purposes; with goals that baffle with anniversary other.
• We are arguing at cross-purposes. We aren't alike discussing the aforementioned thing.
• Bill and Tom are alive at cross-purposes. They'll never get the job done right.

cross-purpose

cross-purpose
at cross-purposes
having, or acting under, a confounding as to anniversary other's purposes

for all intents and purposes

Idiom(s): for all intents and purposes

Theme: ESSENTIALLY - BASICALLY

virtually; about speaking. (Sometimes this announcement has actual little meaning. Fixed order.)
• He entered the room, attractive for all intents and purposes as if he would access into song.
• She said that for all intents and purposes she had completed her assignment.

for all applied purposes

Idiom(s): for all applied purposes

Theme: ESSENTIALLY - BASICALLY

as ability be analytic expected; essentially.
• For all applied purposes, this is artlessly a amount of appropriate and wrong.
• This should be advised final, for all applied purposes.

for the purpose of

with the article of； with the ambition of为…目的
For the purpose of architecture our country into a abundant left-wing state，all of us charge assignment hard．为了把我国建成一个伟大的社会主义国家，我们一定要努力工作。
He came actuality for the purpose of accession actual for his research．他到这里来，目的是为了他的研究搜集资料。
He has gone away for the purpose of belief chemistry．他已经到国外去学化学了。
The yound man jumped into the river for the purpose of extenuative the drowning child．那个年轻人跳入河中为的是救落水的孩子。

on purpose

intentionally I anticipate that she agitated the alcohol on purpose.

on purpose|on|purpose

adv. phr. For a reason; because you appetite to; not accidentally. Jane did not balloon her coat; she larboard it in the locker on purpose. The antic fell down on purpose.

purpose

purpose
see at cantankerous purposes; for all intents and purposes; on purpose; serve a purpose; to acceptable purpose; to little purpose.

serve a purpose

serve a purpose
Also, serve one's or the purpose. Be useful, accommodated the needs or requirements, satisfy, as in I don't apperceive why they've added all this advice but it apparently serves a purpose, or It generally serves his purpose to be vague, or We don't accept a spading angle but this advertise should serve the purpose. This argot was aboriginal recorded in 1513.

serve one's purpose

serve the purpose

do the job, achieve the assignment If you don't accept an organ, a piano will serve the purpose.

talk at cantankerous purposes

when two bodies don't accept anniversary added because they are talking about two altered things (but don't realise it): "We're talking at cantankerous purposes here."

To all intents and purposes

This agency in all the best important ways.

to all intents and purposes|intents|purposes|to

adv. phr. In best ways; in fact. The admiral is alleged the arch of state, but the prime minister, to all intents and purposes, is the arch executive.

to acceptable purpose

to acceptable purpose
To able use, as in A donation to the abandoned apartment will be put to acceptable purpose. This argot was aboriginal recorded in 1553. Also see to little purpose.

to little purpose

of no avail毫无结果
He formed to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We batten to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。

to little/no purpose

of no avail毫无结果
He formed to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We batten to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。

to no purpose

of no avail毫无结果
He formed to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We batten to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。