aim
/eɪm/
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
US voice -> aim
(v) ရည်မှန်းသည်။ ရွယ်သည်။ ရည်ရွယ်သည်။ (n) ရည်ရွယ်ချက်။ ချိန်ရွယ်မှု။
aim /eÇm/ v
၁။ ~ (at/for sth); ~ (at doing sth) ရည်မှန်းသည်။ ရွယ်သည်။ He has always aimed high (ie been ambitious). ❍ She's aiming at (ie trying to win) a scholarship. ❍ We must aim at increasing/aim to increase exports. ❍ The company is aiming for a greater share of the home market.
၂။ ~ (sth) (sth at sb) ချိန်သည်။ ရွယ်သည်။ You're not aiming straight. ❍ He aimed (his gun) at the target. ❍ The punch was aimed at his opponent's head.
၃။ ~ sth at sb ရည်ရွယ်သည်။ My remarks were not aimed at you. ❍ an advertising campaign aimed at young people.
n
၁။ [C] ရည်ရွယ်ချက်။ The aim is to increase sales in Europe. ❍ He has only one aim in life— to become rich. ❍ She went to London with the aim of finding a job. ❍ She failed to achieve her aim. ❍ What are the aims and objectives of the society.
၂။ [U] ချိန်ရွယ်မှု။ My aim was accurate. ❍ Take careful aim (at the target) before firing.
- [aim of] : The aim of this project is to help patients to be more independent.
- [with the aim of doing something] : We visit schools with the aim of getting young people interested in the theatre.
- [someone’s aim is to do something] : My main aim on this course is to gain confidence.
- [achieve/fulfil/pursue your aims] : The group was committed to achieving its aims through peaceful means.
- [aims and objectives] : We need to clarify the aims and objectives of the project.
- My aim wasn’t very good and the ball went over the fence.
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