AIMname

• 1

  businessfinanceAIM, the secondary stock market of the London Stock Exchange; formerly an initialism of Alternative Investment Market.

AIMverb

• 1

  historicalinformalTo talk to (someone) via the instant messaging service AIM (AOL Instant Messenger; 1997–2017); to send (someone) a message via this service.

  • Um, alrighty then. Marcus likes me, we AIMed earlier and had really good cybersex. =Þ
  • I am not on AOL but I do have AIM. My AIM name is sparkieee2 so whenever I am on, feel free to AIM me.

aimnoun詞源 1/eɪm/

• 1

  The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.

  • to take aim
  • Take time with the aim of your gun.
• 2

  The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.

• 3

  Intention or goal.

  • My number one aim in life is to make money to make my parents, siblings, and kids happy.
  • There is no doubt at all that this is the future of machinery, and just as trees grow while the country gentleman is asleep, so while Humanity will be amusing itself, or enjoying cultivated leisure—which, and not labour, is the aim of man—or making beautiful things, or reading beautiful things, or simply contemplating the world with admiration and delight, machinery will be doing all the necessary and unpleasant work.
• 4

  The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.

  • The police officer has excellent aim, always hitting the bullseye in shooting practice.
  • He has a bad aim, so he decided to join archery classes.
• 5

  obsoleteConjecture; guess.

  • What you would work me to, I have some aim.

aimverb詞源 1/eɪm/

• 1

  To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it

  • He aimed at the target, but the arrow flew straight over it.
• 2

  To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive

  • to aim at a pass
  • to aim to do well in life
• 3

  To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object

  • to aim an arrow at the deer
  • She aimed a punch at her ex-boyfriend.
• 4

  To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group

  • to aim a satirical comment at Communists in general
• 5

  obsoleteTo guess or conjecture.

  • But, good my lord, do it so cunningly / That my discovery be not aimed at;

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• Agape International Missions
• Asteroid Impact Mission
• AOL Instant Messenger
• American Indian Movement
• air intercept missile
• America Online AIM