purpose
单词辨析：
普通用词，指经过考虑而要做某事的意图，通常用单数。
He came to New York with the purpose of doing business.
他来纽约是为了做生意。
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss how to deal with the crisis.
这次会议的目的是讨论如何应对此次危机。
强调希望做成某事的具体意图，多指短期目标。
The main aim of this course is to improve your oral English.
这一课程的主要目标是提高口语。
The campaign with the aim of helping the victims of crime has received worldwide attention.
旨在帮助罪案受害者的运动已经在全球范围内得到了关注。
多指想要通过一段时间的努力而在未来实现某事的意图。
What is your ultimate goal?
你的最终目标是什么？
Did they reach their goal of expanding the company's market share?
他们实现扩大公司市场份额的目标了吗？
指某一计划、行为或活动的目的，通常用单数。
The parents first wanted to know what the object of this game was.
家长们首先想知道这项游戏的目的是什么。
People with low income will benefit the most, and that is the object of this exercise.
低收入人群将获益最大，这正是此举的目的。
尤用于商业或政治方面，侧重指人所想要实现的目标。
You should set an objective at the beginning of next semester.
你应该在下学期开始的时候制定一个目标。
He has to achieve certain objectives before the end of his presidency.
他在总统任期结束之前必须实现某些目标。
多用于数量、时间、财务等方面，表示想要达到的具体目标。
financial targets
财务指标
What is the target date for completion of the new building?
新大楼完工的预定日期是什么时候？
相关例句：
His real purpose is to trick his way into your home to see what he can steal.
他的真实目的就是设局欺骗你以进入你的家里，看看他可以偷走什么。
Their purpose is to build a fair society and a strong economy
他们的目的是要建立一个公平的社会和一个强大的经济体。
We must adhere to the principle of making study serve the practical purpose.
我们必须坚持学以致用的原则。
For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist
实际上协议已经不复存在。
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。
The purpose of the journey is to mobilise public opinion on the controversial issue
此行的目的就是动员公众对这个备受争议的问题发表意见。