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multipurpose

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mul·ti·pur·pose /ˌmʌltiˈpɜːpəs◂ $ -ˈpɜːr-/ adjective [usually before noun]  USE somethingable to be used for many different purposes 多用途的,多功能的 a multipurpose building 多用途大楼 a multipurpose tool 多用途工具4  See picture of 见图 multipurpose
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multipurposeContacted Saturday, he said he wanted to set up a multipurpose account to sponsor the King scholarships and office functions.All of my possessions are multipurpose and petite.Walk-in showers, garden tubs and multipurpose nooks are among the other preferred housing elements.Gathered together in the multipurpose room, the group begins with an activity that either students or teachers have organized.a multipurpose roomIn the 1970s, as sports revenues from television soared, it was fashionable to build multipurpose stadiums with few fancy facilities.Their multipurpose suckers are also used for locomotion and hanging on.
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multipurpose
multipurpose /ˌmʌltiˈpɜːpəs◂ $ -ˈpɜːr-/ adjective [usually before noun]

able to be used for many different purposes:
    a multipurpose building
    a multipurpose tool


multipurposeBrE /ˌmʌltiˈpɜːpəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmʌltiˈpɜːrpəs/ 🔊 adjectiveable to be used for several different purposes 多用途的;多功能的a multipurpose tool/machine 多用途的工具/机器   see also MPV


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