1 N-COUNT 靶子;目标;对象 A target is something at which someone is aiming a weapon or other object. 靶子;目标;对象
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The village lies beside a main road, making it an easy target for bandits.
村子坐落在大路边上,很容易成为土匪袭击的对象。
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The missiles missed their target.
导弹没有击中目标。
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He missed the target only once yesterday.
昨天他只有一次脱靶。
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We threw knives at targets.
我们往靶子上掷飞刀。
SYN mark, goal, bull's-eye
2 N-COUNT 目标;目的 A target is a result that you are trying to achieve. 目标;目的
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He's won back his place too late to achieve his target of 20 goals this season. [+ of]
他赢回自己的位置时为时已晚,无法实现本赛季进 20 粒球的目标。
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...school leavers who failed to reach their target grades.
未能达到规定分数的肄业生
SYN goal, aim, objective, end
3 VERB 攻击;批评;以…为攻击目标 To target a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them. 攻击;批评;以…为攻击目标 [Also + for]
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Republicans targeted Unsoeld as vulnerable in her bid for reelection this year. [VERB noun]
共和党人将安索尔德定为攻击目标,认为她在争取今年连任的竞选中不堪一击。
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He targets the economy as the root cause of the deteriorating law and order situation. [VERB noun]
他抨击经济是治安状况不断恶化的根源。
4 VERB 瞄准;面向;尽力吸引 If you target a particular group of people, you try to appeal to those people or affect them. 瞄准;面向;尽力吸引
SYN choose, select, single out, earmark
5 PHRASE 进展顺利;有可能实现目标 If someone or something is on target, they are making good progress and are likely to achieve the result that is wanted. 进展顺利;有可能实现目标
SYN on schedule, on time, on course, on track
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VERB. | attack a target 1 hit a target, miss a target 1 2 |
ADJ. | easy target, moving target 1 intended target, likely target, possible target, prime target 1 2 3 4 |
N. | target practice 1 target date 2 target of criticism, target of an investigation 3 target audience, target group, target population 4 |
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