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purposeless

/ˈpɜːrpəsləs/ /ˈpɜːrpəsles/

Meanings
adjective

漫无目的，没有目的的.

Without purpose.

Examples :

"He felt purposeless after retiring from his job of forty years. "
退休了做了四十年的工作后，他感到生活漫无目的。
philosophy mind character

Related Words

Illustration he

he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

捉人游戏, 老鹰捉小鸡

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

孩子们在玩捉人游戏时，选定了由谁来当“老鹰”。

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

Illustration after

after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

后面的，以后的，随后的

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

课后活动项目是孩子们继续学习的好方法。

Illustration years

years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

年，年度

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

我们一年前搬到了这个镇上；我正好是一年前戒的烟.

Illustration his

his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

他的，祂的

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

尊敬的校長宣布，祂的決定是最終決定。

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

的, 从

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

学校位于离市中心五英里的地方.

Illustration job

job noun

/d͡ʒɒb/ /d͡ʒɑb/

工作, 任务.

"A job half done is hardly done at all."

任务做一半，等于没做。

Illustration retiring

retiring verb

/ɹəˈtaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

退休，告老还乡。

"Having made a large fortune, he retired."

赚了一大笔钱之后，他退休了。

Illustration purpose

purpose noun

/ˈpɜːpəs/ /ˈpɝpəs/

目的，目标，宗旨.

"My purpose for studying hard is to get good grades in school. "

我努力学习的目的就是为了在学校取得好成绩。

Illustration felt

felt noun

/fɛlt/

毛毡，毡子

"My grandmother used a soft felt hat for her winter walks. "

我奶奶冬天散步时会戴一顶柔软的毛毡帽子。

Illustration forty

forty noun

/ˈfɔɹti/

大瓶啤酒，四十盎司啤酒

"My dad brought home a forty to share with us after baseball practice. "

我爸棒球训练结束后带回家一大瓶啤酒，想和我们一起喝。

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

在...之外，外部地

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "

学校位于城镇外，不在主要的购物区之内。