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targetnoun(OBJECT SHOT AT)B2[C]anobjectshotat duringshootingpractice, often acirclewith apatternofrings, or anyobjectorplaceat whichbullets,bombs, etc. areaimed: 靶，靶子；（攻击、轰炸等的）目标 I had fourshotsbut I didn'tevenhitthe target.我开了4枪，可连靶子都没打到。 Anymajorairportorstationispotentiallyaterroristtarget.所有的大机场和火车站都可能是恐怖分子的目标。  Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd/DigitalVision/GettyImages - Aim for thedeadcentreof the target.
- Aim thearrowa little above the target.
- When you'vealignedthenotchon thegunwith the target,fire!
- Theyreceivedintelligencethat thefactorywas a target for thebombing.
- Themissilestrikewasdevastating- the target wastotallyobliterated.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesTarget sports - aim
- archer
- archery
- arrow
- arrowhead
- bullseye
- clay pigeon
- dart
- dartboard
- end
- marksmanship
- quiver
- riflery
- ringer
- shooter
- shooting
- shooting gallery
- target practice
- toxophilite
- trapshooting
See more results » targetnoun(PERSON/GROUP)C2[Cusually singular]apersonor aparticulargroupofpeoplethat something isdirectedat, or that something isintendedfor: （有意针对的）对象，目标 The targetaudienceforthe TVseriesisyoungpeopleaged13 to 18.这部电视连续剧的观众对象是13岁至18岁的年轻人。 C1[Cusually singular]one or morepeoplewho arecriticizedorlaughedat, or whoexperienceunpleasanttreatmentfromothers: （批评、嘲笑等的）对象 Recently she has been the targetofaseriesofobscenephonecalls.最近她遭到接连不断的下流电话骚扰。 - Theyflewintoheavyflakover the targetarea.
- Majortouristattractionsare asofttarget forpickpockets.
- We mustdecideonourtargetmarket, then zero in on it.
- The target of these newlawsispeoplewhosedogsfoulthestreets.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGetting, receiving and accepting - acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- carvesomethingout (foryourself)
- draw
- earn
- get out ofsomething
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- glom ontosomething/someone
- go tosomeone
- honoree
- pocket
- score
- screwsomethingout ofsomeone
- secure
- seize
- seize on/uponsomething
- snapsomethingup
- snatch
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Experiencing and suffering targetnoun(AIM)B2[C]alevelorsituationthat youintendtoachieve: （想要实现的）目标 The government's target of 3.5percentannualgrowthseemseasilyattainable.政府制定的3.5%的年增长目标似乎很容易实现。 Synonymsaim(INTENTION) ambition aspiration(HOPE) dream(HOPE) goal(AIM) hope intentformalorspecialized intention object(PURPOSE) objective Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplessomething you want to do or achieve - aimOur aim in protesting is to raise awareness of the unfairness of the system.
- goalMy goal in life has always been to be financially independent.
- objectiveOne of my objectives for this year is to increase sales.
- targetIf you meet your sales targets you will receive a generous bonus.
- dreamWhen I was growing up my dream was to perform in front of millions of people.
- hopeMy hope is that there will be some kind of positive outcome to this process.
See more results » - Do youthinkwe will beabletomeetourtarget?
- He's set himself thegoal/target of making his first million by thetimehe's 30.
- We set ourselves a target ofbecomingselfsufficientwithin fouryears.
- Government targets forwaitinglistsarebeginningto bemet.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGoals and purposes - affordance
- ambition
- avail
- cause
- dedicated
- deflect
- dream
- end
- eye
- it's the thought that countsidiom
- key performance indicator
- KPI
- moonshot
- objective
- point
- target setting
- thought
- towards
- unfocused
- use
See more results » targetverb[T](DIRECT)C2todirectadvertising,criticism, or aproductat someone: （广告、批评或产品）以…为目标（或对象） Theadvertfor theenergydrinkis targetedspecificallyatyoungpeople.这则能量饮料的广告是专门针对年轻人的。 - Theadvertstargetyoofculture.
- Theseadvertsaredesignedto targetyoungpeople.
- Highrepaymentloansare often targeted at thepeoplewho can leastaffordthem.
- Cigarettemanufacturershave beencriticizedfor targetingyoungsters.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAiming and aim - aim
- crosshairs
- direct
- home
- home in onsomething/someone
- level
- levelsomethingatsomeone
- retarget
- train
- zero
- zero in onsomething/someone
targetverb[T](ATTACK)toaimanattack, or abullet,bomb, etc., at aparticularobject,place, orperson: 把…作为（瞄准、轰炸等）的目标It ishopedthatcivilianswill not be targeted during thewar.希望平民在战争中不会成为攻击的目标。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAiming and aim - aim
- crosshairs
- direct
- home
- home in onsomething/someone
- level
- levelsomethingatsomeone
- retarget
- train
- zero
- zero in onsomething/someone
target| American Dictionarytargetnoun[C](OBJECT AIMED AT)anobjectaimedandfiredat duringshootingpractice, often acirclewith apatternofrings, or anyobjectorplaceat whicharrows,bullets,bombs, and othermissilesareaimed: Imissedthe target. Theplanepassedover the target. A target is also apersonorgroupattackedin some way: Thepresidentwas themaintarget of the senator’sspeech. targetnoun[C](INTENDED RESULT)aresultorsituationthat youintendtoachieve: Wemetoursalestarget for theyear. Yourcalculationswereon target(=accurate). targetverb[T](AIM)todirectanaction,advertising, or aproductat aparticularpersonorgroup: Thepaperis targeted atyoungpeople. targetverb[T](AIM ATTACK)todirectanattackorcriticismagainst someone or something: Thecandidatetargeted his opponent'scommentson thepolicy. MANAGEMENT,FINANCE,ECONOMICS,GOVERNMENTaresult,level, orsituationthat anorganizationorgroupwantsorplanstoachieve: Thecompanygaveemployeesthedetailsofperformancetargetsforbonuses. economic/financialtargets emissions/production/salestargets earnings/inflation/budgettargets hit/meet/reach a targetTheFrencheconomyis ontracktomeetitsgrowthtargets. lower/raise/reducea target exceed/miss/set a targetThecompanyhas set a target of 10 millionwholesalebroadbandconnectionsby 2014. a target date/level/priceTheyplantofinishthemanufacturingprocessby the new targetdateofOctober31st. MARKETING,POLITICSaperson,place, etc. that anactionisdirectedat orintendedfor: a/the target for sb/sthTheabundanceofresourcesmakes theseareasaprimetargetfordevelopment. Savers havereplacedborrowers as theprioritytarget forbanksandbuildingsocieties. a/the target of sthTheirchiefexecutiveofficeris the target of aninvestigationintofraud. FINANCE(alsotarget company)acompanythat anothercompanywantstobuy: an acquisition/bid/buyout targetTheirplanis to be abuyerratherthan abuyouttarget. The City hastippedthegroupasatakeovertarget. FINANCE,MARKETING(alsotarget price)thepriceat which someonewantstobuyorsellsomething: Prices haveremainedbelow the $21 target becausedemandgrowthhas beenslow. Theinvestmenthousehas a 1,125p targetpriceon theshares. an easy target (for sb/sth) someone or something that iseasytoattackorcriticize, often because they cannotdefendthemselves: Advertisersviewthemselves as aneasytarget forregulators. Bigoilcompaniesmakeeasytargetsforpoliticiansanxiousto take theheatofftheirowntaxationpolicies. on target if you are on target with aproject, etc., you arelikelytoachievewhat youplannedat thetimeyouintended: The company'sambitiousgrowthplansare on target. on target to do sthWe are on target tomeetoursalesgoalsfor the comingyear. MARKETING,POLITICStodirectsomething,especiallyadvertisingor aproduct, at aparticulargroupofpeopleor aparticulararea: aggressively/carefully/specifically target sb/sthThemarketingcampaignisspecificallytargeting a differenttypeofcustomer. target sth at sb/sthWe needgovernmentrestrictionsonadstargeted atchildren. target sth to sb/sthTheyplanto target thetaxcutto themiddleclasses. MANAGEMENT,FINANCEtochoosesomeone or something for aparticulartypeoftreatment: target sb/sth for sthThey have targeted thefailingretailinggroupfortakeover. target sb/sth as sthCertainareasofmanufacturinghave been targeted aspriorities. Examplesoftargettarget Results are also given in bold for cold targets with the same mass thickness as the two plasma targets.From theCambridge English Corpus We are not targeting accurate predictions in the face of drastic unseen-before changes in workload patterns.From theCambridge English Corpus The manager resource relies on the fact that the subject of the control verb has been identified as the control target's antecedent.From theCambridge English Corpus What is crucial here is that the relevant constraint targets objects of type stem.From theCambridge English Corpus One can find a detailed discussion of various assimilatory processes targeting consonants such as palatalization, nasalization and voicing.From theCambridge English Corpus In this sense, targeting begins with the initial assessment.From theCambridge English Corpus In their study, participants were required to make fast movements to targets that either remained stationary or jumped to a new location.From theCambridge English Corpus The appearance of spontaneous errors depends on noise, but also on the relative confusability of the targets.From theCambridge English Corpus Using the 11 mm figure, tests were conducted to see if the window for targeted control could be narrowed.From theCambridge English Corpus However, in that study the ' 'high frequency' ' targets only ranged from 17 to 48 per million words, with an average of 31.From theCambridge English Corpus In laboratory settings they occur on about 10 + 20% of attempts to retrieve low-frequency targets.From theCambridge English Corpus In short, the target's translation ("dog") interferes with the retrieval of the target's name in the response language ("perro").From theCambridge English Corpus In some triplets, number was held constant across all three pictures when gender was targeted and gender was held constant when number was targeted.From theCambridge English Corpus Recall that six different types of errors were coded; three were semantically related to the targets and three were not.From theCambridge English Corpus In any case, now that the big cosmetics companies were paying for research into alternatives, they were no longer available as targets.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithtargettargetThese are words often used in combination withtarget. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. ambitious target But the author has a moreambitioustargetof attack, the economists and historians whom he groups as "radical left scholars". From theCambridge English Corpus attractive target The authors note that this scenario presents an especiallyattractivetargetfor class action lawyers (many similarly-situated plaintiffs and large dollar losses). From theCambridge English Corpus binding target The third-mentioned binding target unfortunately threatens to accelerate climate change. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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