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单词 soft target
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Definition of soft target in English:

soft target

noun
  • A person or thing that is relatively unprotected or vulnerable, especially to military or terrorist attack.

    软目标(尤指对军事、恐怖袭击抵抗能力弱的人或事物)

    farms are a soft target for arsonists
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another argument is that the attackers hit this compound because it wasn't heavily guarded, and they wanted to attack a soft target that would be easier to get close to.
    • This flaw in an otherwise laudable health strategy must be addressed swiftly before it becomes a soft target for those intent on undermining the overall plan.
    • In the future, I think we can expect to see attacks on both military and civilian soft targets by our enemies.
    • If terrorists really want to find a soft target then they will.
    • We were facing a highly mobile and decentralized enemy whose task was to locate and attack soft targets.
    • Currently, enemy guerrilla forces identify soft targets or small combat patrols as ambush targets.
    • By his definition terrorist attacks on soft targets could not be regarded as war.
    • The far greater evil is that business people and others remain unprotected, and soft targets for bandits with ample access to firearms and willingness to use them to fatal effect.
    • The flashy BMW is not always the target of the joyrider; often it is the soft target which is most attractive.
    • Now, with reduced capabilities and decayed leadership, they've turned to attacking soft targets.
    • Heat rounds have multi-purpose warheads which are used to defeat armored vehicles, helicopters and soft targets such as bunkers.
    • They were therefore a soft target who would crumble under attack.
    • Significantly, the attack took place against, essentially, soft targets.
    • Four armed attacks against what are perceived as soft targets in less than a month are something the international community will see as a warning, and domestic travellers also will view the area as unsafe.
    • However, due to the three firing modes, it can also engage and destroy hovering helicopters, non-armoured targets and soft targets, such as machine gun nests.
    • Some farms are still so-called soft targets because of a lack of security measures.
    • So, we asked Kelli Arena to take a look and what - where we are most vulnerable right now and how authorities are protecting soft targets, like shopping malls, commuter trains and hotels.
    • People look at him, in military terms, as a very soft target.

Definition of soft target in US English:

soft target

nounsɔft ˈtɑrɡətsôft ˈtärɡət
  • A person or thing that is relatively unprotected or vulnerable, especially to military or terrorist attack.

    软目标(尤指对军事、恐怖袭击抵抗能力弱的人或事物)

    farms are a soft target for arsonists
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Currently, enemy guerrilla forces identify soft targets or small combat patrols as ambush targets.
    • People look at him, in military terms, as a very soft target.
    • The far greater evil is that business people and others remain unprotected, and soft targets for bandits with ample access to firearms and willingness to use them to fatal effect.
    • Another argument is that the attackers hit this compound because it wasn't heavily guarded, and they wanted to attack a soft target that would be easier to get close to.
    • However, due to the three firing modes, it can also engage and destroy hovering helicopters, non-armoured targets and soft targets, such as machine gun nests.
    • Some farms are still so-called soft targets because of a lack of security measures.
    • In the future, I think we can expect to see attacks on both military and civilian soft targets by our enemies.
    • We were facing a highly mobile and decentralized enemy whose task was to locate and attack soft targets.
    • If terrorists really want to find a soft target then they will.
    • Now, with reduced capabilities and decayed leadership, they've turned to attacking soft targets.
    • Heat rounds have multi-purpose warheads which are used to defeat armored vehicles, helicopters and soft targets such as bunkers.
    • So, we asked Kelli Arena to take a look and what - where we are most vulnerable right now and how authorities are protecting soft targets, like shopping malls, commuter trains and hotels.
    • The flashy BMW is not always the target of the joyrider; often it is the soft target which is most attractive.
    • By his definition terrorist attacks on soft targets could not be regarded as war.
    • This flaw in an otherwise laudable health strategy must be addressed swiftly before it becomes a soft target for those intent on undermining the overall plan.
    • Four armed attacks against what are perceived as soft targets in less than a month are something the international community will see as a warning, and domestic travellers also will view the area as unsafe.
    • Significantly, the attack took place against, essentially, soft targets.
    • They were therefore a soft target who would crumble under attack.
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