亚洲网紅露点

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aim

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[ eym ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.

    Synonyms:

  2. to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose:

    to aim a satire at snobbery.



verb (used without object)

  1. to point or direct a gun, punch, etc., toward:

    He aimed at the target but missed it.

  2. to strive; try (usually followed by to or at ):

    We aim to please.

    They aim at saving something every month.

  3. to intend:

    She aims to go tomorrow.

  4. to direct efforts, as toward an object:

    The satire aimed at modern greed.

  5. Obsolete. to estimate; guess.

noun

  1. the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
  2. the direction in which a weapon or missile is pointed; the line of sighting:

    within the cannon's aim.

  3. the point intended to be hit; thing or person aimed at:

    to miss one's aim.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. something intended or desired to be attained by one's efforts; purpose:

    whatever his aim in life may be.

    Synonyms: , ,

  5. Obsolete. conjecture; guess.

AIM

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[ eym ]

noun

  1. American Indian Movement.

AIM

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abbreviation for

  1. (in Britain) Alternative Investment Market
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

aim

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/ 别瑟尘 /

verb

  1. to point (a weapon, missile, etc) or direct (a blow) at a particular person or object; level
  2. tr to direct (satire, criticism, etc) at a person, object, etc
  3. intr; foll by at or an infinitive to propose or intend

    we aim to leave early

  4. intr; often foll by at or for to direct one's efforts or strive (towards)

    to aim at better communications

    to aim high

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the action of directing something at an object
  2. the direction in which something is pointed; line of sighting (esp in the phrase to take aim )
  3. the object at which something is aimed; target
  4. intention; purpose
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补颈尘顎侥谤 noun
  • 补颈尘顎僨耻濒 adjective
  • 补颈尘顎僨耻濒路ly adverb
  • 尘颈蝉路补颈尘顎 verb noun
  • 耻苍路补颈尘别诲顎 adjective
  • 耻苍路补颈尘顎僫苍驳 adjective
  • 耻苍顎僤别谤路补颈尘顎 noun
  • 耻苍顎卍别谤路补颈尘顎 verb
  • 飞别濒濒顎-补颈尘别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of aim1

First recorded in 1275鈥1325; late Middle English aimen, from Anglo-French a(e)smer, eimer, from Old French aesmer, from Vulgar Latin 补诲补别蝉迟颈尘腻谤别 (unrecorded), equivalent to Latin ad- ad- ( def ) + 补别蝉迟颈尘腻谤别 ( estimate ( def ) ); replacing Middle English amen, from Old French (dialectal) amer, from Latin 补别蝉迟颈尘腻谤别
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of aim1

C14: via Old French aesmer from Latin 补别蝉迟颈尘腻谤别 to estimate
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. take aim, to sight a target:

    to take aim and fire.

More idioms and phrases containing aim

In addition to the idiom beginning with aim , also see take aim .
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Synonym Study

Aim, end, object all imply something that is the goal of one's efforts. Aim implies that toward which one makes a direct line, refusing to be diverted from it: a nobleness of aim; one's aim in life. End emphasizes the goal as a cause of efforts: the end for which one strives. Object emphasizes the goal as that toward which all efforts are directed: the object of years of study.
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Example Sentences

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The watchdog is then aiming to provide an updated code of practice to the government for ministerial approval by the end of June.

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As Reynolds and McElhenney finally made their way off the pitch, the aim will always be the Premier League.

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"It is a subtle yet potent tactic of domestic violence, aimed at keeping the victim under control," he says.

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She said the current situation was "totally unacceptable" and that ministers would aim to clear the backlog with measures such as doubling examiner training capacity and reintroducing overtime pay incentives.

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The UK government's department of transport said it was aiming to double examiner training capacity by summer 2026.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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