1、purpose

意義；用途

The purpose of the occasion was to raise money for medical supplies.

那次活動是為籌集資金購買醫(yī)藥物資。

Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose.

已經(jīng)有各種保險計劃可以實現(xiàn)這一目的。

目標(biāo)；目的

They might well be prepared to do you harm in order to achieve their purpose.

為達(dá)成自己的目的，他們說不定已經(jīng)做好了傷害你的準(zhǔn)備。

His purpose was to make a profit by improving the company's performance.

他的目標(biāo)是通過提高公司的業(yè)績來實現(xiàn)盈利。

實際上

For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist.

實際上協(xié)議已經(jīng)不復(fù)存在。

To all intents and purposes the case was closed.

實際上該案已經(jīng)了結(jié)了。

2、remind

使想起;使記起;提醒

So she simply welcomed him and reminded him of the last time they had met.

于是她只是對他表示歡迎，并且提醒說他們上次見過面。

I had to remind myself that being confident is not the same as being perfect!

我得提醒自己表現(xiàn)得自信和表現(xiàn)得完美并不是一回事！

提醒(某人做某事);使想起(做某事)

Can you remind me to buy a bottle of Martini?

你能提醒我買一瓶馬提尼酒嗎？

The note was to remind him about something he had to explain to one of his students.

這張字條是要提醒他得向他的一個學(xué)生解釋某件事情。

(因為相似)使聯(lián)想到

She reminds me of the wife of the pilot who used to work for you.

她讓我想到過去為你工作的飛行員的妻子。

This reminds me of Christmas parties.

這讓我想起圣誕聚會。