purposeful
有目的的
definition
adjective
the purposeful stride of a great lawyer
having or showing determination or resolve.
example
They don't beg and harass the stream of crowds that pass them with 'purposeful' strides, the way their counterparts do in San Francisco.
The relentless sun beating down, our initially 'purposeful' stride declines to a sporadic meander as we ascend the steps.
They walked in the blazing noonday sun with a new 'purposeful' stride.
Scientists have long been fascinated by ants because of the extraordinary way they organise themselves into colonies that display 'purposeful' activity.
Bowen shares several perspectives about combat that are useful and 'purposeful' to the student of warfare.
Taking slow, 'purposeful' strides he took the seat next to Victoria on the bench and wrapped his arms around her; pulling her close to him so she could cry into his shoulder.
He set off for the pasture with a 'purposeful' stride.
The conclusion examines the tensions between the idea of strategy as 'purposeful' direction/plan of action and as a zone of complexity.
But Kinamori was not fooled by his 'purposeful' stride; rather she became tense with fear and suspicion.
Also complicated are Ana's decision and 'purposeful' plans to lose her virginity.
Remembering may be a spontaneous or 'purposeful' activity.
The bombing was a planned, 'purposeful' attack, while the Port Authority was at most negligent in failing to defend its property more carefully.
Instead of seeing the organizations as comprising buildings, offices, car parks, rule books, meetings and other forms of 'purposeful' activity, we see these as symbol systems.
Communities of practice develop as people engage in shared, 'purposeful' , and patterned activities, which contribute learning.
It was noticeable that when Phillips, still the pupil, came to that fence, it was surer, the stride more 'purposeful' , the energy of youth omnipotent.
Krys began walking in long, 'purposeful' strides toward S & S. ‘Do you know?’
Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow 'purposeful' stride toward the woods.
If the situation arose through that person's purposeful negligence, however, then he is considered a 'purposeful' wrongdoer.
Crisp, 'purposeful' but most importantly useful - almost a personal assistant, perhaps even a personal digital assistant.
The term ‘spectator’ as that word is understood in its ordinary sense in context with the statutory terms, is a 'purposeful' , knowing or intentional observer of an event.
The 241-pupil school is commended for ‘buzzing with 'purposeful' activities and pupils showing a genuine love of learning’.
Yet the committee gathered and spent two days in generally useful and 'purposeful' discussions.
We celebrate because through Jesus Christ we gain access to not just heaven, but to a 'purposeful' and meaningful relationship with Almighty God.
Men and women of various ages and shapes were taking 'purposeful' strides, either walking, jogging, or running.
Yet its exhibits, gleaned from some of the world's finest collections, elegantly displayed and labelled, are in essence, works of 'purposeful' , premeditated vandalism.
Kings Cross wasn't too bad; I got used to the dealers and hookers hassling me, and they seemed to recognise by my 'purposeful' stride that I was a local and left me alone for the best part.
This is determined by the central place the means and methods occupy in the structure of people's meaningful and 'purposeful' activity.
But it would be more correct to say that our consciousness and 'purposeful' behavior results from such natural behavior of energy systems.
Turning, he walked down the hall with long 'purposeful' strides.
In a climate of political exhaustion, maybe it's time that arts institutions asserted the value of their work, and led policymakers back towards an acknowledgement of art as a 'purposeful' activity in its own right?
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