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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1095 COCA: 1281

target
1 target /ˈtɑɚgət/ noun
plural targets
1 target
/ˈtɑɚgət/
noun
plural targets
Learner's definition of TARGET
[count]
1 
: something that you are trying to do or achieve目标；指标
2 
: a place, thing, or person at which an attack is aimed（攻击的）目标，对象
— often used figuratively常用作比喻
3 
: the person or group that someone is trying to influence, sell something to, etc.销售对象；受影响的人（或群体）；目标受众 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
4 
: something (such as a round board with circles on it) that you try to hit with arrows, bullets, etc.靶；靶子

off target

1 
: not correct or accurate不正确的；不准确的
2 
: not likely to reach a goal达标无望

on target

1 
: correct or accurate正确的；准确的
2 
: likely to reach a goal有望达标
2 target /ˈtɑɚgət/ verb
targets; targeted; targeting
2 target
/ˈtɑɚgət/
verb
targets; targeted; targeting
Learner's definition of TARGET
[+ object]
1 
: to aim an attack at someone or something把…作为攻击目标
2 
: to direct an action, message, etc., at someone or something以…为对象；以…为目标
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1095 COCA: 1281

target

1 of 2

noun

tar·​get ˈtär-gət How to pronounce target (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: a mark to shoot at
b
: a target marked by shots fired at it
c
: something or someone fired at or marked for attack
d
: a goal to be achieved
2
a
: an object of ridicule or criticism
b
: something or someone to be affected by an action or development
c
US law : a person against whom a federal prosecutor has substantial evidence of involvement in criminal activity and who the prosecutor believes is likely to be indicted by a grand jury
The full extent of Iacobelli's ongoing cooperation is sealed in federal court, but prosecutors have identified additional targets and Iacobelli could spend less time in prison if his help proves substantial. Robert Snell
3
a
: the metallic surface (as of platinum or tungsten) upon which the stream of electrons within an X-ray tube is focused and from which the X-rays are emitted
b
: a body, surface, or material bombarded with nuclear particles or electrons
especially : fluorescent material on which desired visual effects are produced in electronic devices (as in radar)
4
: a small round shield

target

2 of 2

verb

targeted; targeting; targets

transitive verb

1
: to make a target of
targeted her for promotion
especially : to set as a goal
2
: to direct or use toward a target
Phrases
off target
: not valid : inaccurate
on target
: precisely correct or valid especially in interpreting or addressing a problem or vital issue

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun Our target amount for the fund-raiser is $2,500. They set a target date of May 31. Planes struck at key military targets. Tourists are often easy targets for thieves. Verb drugs that target cancer cells
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Initially the target of misogynistic pranks, particularly in Altman’s movie, the character grew more nuanced and independent over the run of the series. Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2022 Over a period of nine days, one scammer (who called herself Jessica) escalated her pressure, pushing the target, a California man, first to use his cash on hand, then to tap his retirement savings, then to borrow money. Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2022 Mahomes' favorite receiving target, tight end Travis Kelce, is very much still in the mix. Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 The new boosters from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target the highly contagious BA.5 omicron subvariant, as well as the original coronavirus strain. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 Raiders receiver Davante Adams, formerly Rodgers’ favorite target in Green Bay, needs 115 catches to become the first player to reach that mark in three consecutive seasons. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 And the president returned to those attacks in Wisconsin again Monday, with a more specific target: vulnerable Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. Tyler Olson, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2022 Nix threw to the absolute wrong target, who had at least two, more realistically three and arguably four defenders in the vicinity. oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2022 The ‘favorite target’ Salazar and senior quarterback Ethan Corral grew up together and have been good friends for a long time. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
Verb
The majority of the 85 people who died in the Camp fire were over 65, prompting calls for emergency preparedness strategies to better target seniors who live in areas of high fire risk. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 The CPCs target women who are seeking abortions and, once in their facilities, may save their data—which could become useful to prosecutors if the women end up seeking abortions in one of these states. Jack Gillum, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022 At a key political meeting last month, the country’s top leaders were unusually silent on the growth target the government had set for the year — about 5.5%. Laura He, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022 Some in the works target both the original strain and a newer variant—the two-pronged approach is known as a bivalent vaccine—and the U.K. became the first country to approve Moderna’s omicron/original booster vaccine. Robert Hart, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Some analysts are expecting Disney on Wednesday to revise its subscription target downward. Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 Huerter was a potential Celtics target through their trade exception, but the Hawks quickly moved him to Sacramento to make room for Dejounte Murray. Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 But for those who want to use it, the feature is an alternate mode of iOS that heavily restricts the tools and services that spyware actors target to take control of victims' devices. Wired, 7 July 2022 Arizona is missing from the list of states that have adopted specific greenhouse gas emissions target amounts and dates. Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Middle French targette, targuete, diminutive of targe light shield, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse targa shield

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Verb

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of target was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing target

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1095 COCA: 1281
target

noun¹

 1sb/sth that you try to destroy, hurt, steal, etc.破壞、傷害、偷竊的對象ADJECTIVE | VERB + TARGET | TARGET + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤favourite/favorite, frequent, important, likely, natural, obvious, perfect, possible, potential, prime, suitable青睞的／被頻繁⋯的／重要的／很可能的／必然的／明顯的／理想的／可能的／潛在的／主要的／合適的目標◇The President is a favourite / favorite target of comedians.總統是喜劇演員熱衷的嘲弄對象。➤attractive, tempting有吸引力的／誘人的目標◇Trains are attractive targets for terrorists.火車對恐怖分子是很有誘惑力的目標。➤specific具體目標▸➤real真正的目標◇The real target of his satire is religion.他諷刺的真正對象是宗教。➤easy, sitting, soft, tempting, vulnerable容易得手的／易於下手的／脆弱的／誘人的／易受攻擊的目標◇The stationary trucks were sitting targets for the enemy planes.靜止的卡車是敵機的活靶子。➤legitimate合法目標▸➤intended預定目標▸➤fixed, stationary固定的／靜止的目標▸➤moving活動目標▸➤ground地面目標▸➤enemy, military, strategic敵方／軍事／戰略目標▸➤civilian, non-military平民／非軍事目標➤high-value高價值目標▸➤terrorist恐怖分子的目標➤takeover收購對象◇The company could become a takeover target.該公司可能成為收購對象。VERB + TARGET➤choose, identify, pick選擇／確定／挑選目標▸➤aim at, attack, engage, go for, shoot at瞄準目標；攻擊目標；襲擊目標；向目標射擊▸➤find, locate找到／定位目標▸➤hit, reach, strike擊中／達到／打擊目標◇The bomb reached its intended target ten seconds later.10 秒鐘後炸彈命中預定目標。➤miss, overshoot偏離／超越目標◇The flare overshot its target and set fire to a hotel.照明彈越過目標，把一家旅館燒着了。➤destroy摧毀目標◇The missile is intended to destroy military targets.導彈旨在摧毀軍事目標。➤track追踪目標◇The radar beam can track a number of targets simultaneously.雷達波束可以同時追踪多個目標。➤present呈現為目標◇The damaged ship presented a tempting target.這艘損壞的船成了一個誘人的目標。➤make成為目標◇The casino made an easy target for thieves.賭場是竊賊容易下手的目標。TARGET + NOUN➤site目標地域◇It should be possible to deliver the drug direct to the target site.將藥品直接送到目標位置應該是可能的。◇The missile never reached its target site.導彈根本沒有命中靶標區域。PREPOSITION➤off target偏離目標◇The missile veered way off target and landed in the sea.導彈嚴重偏離目標，落到了海裏。➤on target擊中要害◇Politically speaking, his jibes were right on target.從政治角度說，他的嘲諷正中要害。➤target for⋯的目標◇an easy target for thieves小偷易下手的目標
target

noun²

 2object that you shoot at靶子VERB + TARGET | TARGET + NOUN | PREPOSITION VERB + TARGET➤put up, set up豎起靶子◇The archers were setting up their targets.射箭運動員正在豎靶子。➤aim at, shoot at瞄靶；朝靶子射擊▸➤hit擊中靶子▸➤miss脫靶▸➤use sth as以⋯作靶子◇The boys used an old tree stump as a target.那些男孩兒用一個老樹墩當靶子。TARGET + NOUN➤area, range目標地域；靶場；射擊場▸➤practice射擊練習；打靶練習PREPOSITION➤off target脫靶◇Patton was just off target with his shot.巴頓脫靶了。➤on target擊中目標◇His first shot was bang on target.他的第一槍正中目標。➤wide of the target嚴重脫靶◇The shot went wide of the target.那一槍打飛了。
target

noun³

 3result, person, etc. that you aim to reach意欲達到的目標ADJECTIVE | VERB + TARGET | TARGET + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤achievable, attainable, low, modest, realistic可實現的／可達到的／低的／適中的／現實的目標▸➤ambitious, challenging, demanding, difficult, high, tough, unrealistic雄心勃勃的／富有挑戰性的／苛刻的／難以實現的／高的／艱巨的／不現實的目標◇She has always set herself very high targets.她總是給自己設定非常高的目標。➤impossible不可能實現的目標▸➤new新目標▸➤clear, specific明確的／具體的目標▸➤chief, key, main, major, primary, prime, principal首要目標；關鍵目標；主要目標▸➤annual年度目標▸➤immediate, initial當前／初步目標▸➤future, long-term, ultimate未來／長期／最終目標▸➤economic, financial, growth, inflation, performance, price, production, profit, recruitment, sales, spending經濟／財務／增長／通脹／業績／價格／生產／利潤／招聘／銷售／支出目標◇Hospital performance targets will not be met.醫院的績效目標將無法實現。VERB + TARGET➤set制訂目標◇Managers must set targets that are realistic.經營者必須制訂切合實際的目標。➤aim for瞄準目標◇Students should be given a target to aim for.應該給學生制訂一個努力的目標。➤achieve, meet, reach實現目標；達到目標▸➤stay on/within保持在目標範圍之內◇in a desperate attempt to stay within budget targets竭盡全力不超過預算目標➤exceed超出目標◇The company pays bonuses to workers who exceed production targets.公司給超額完成生產指標的工人發獎金。➤fall short of未達到目標TARGET + NOUN➤audience, demographic, group, market, population目標觀眾；目標人口；目標群體；目標市場◇The film's target demographic is women aged 18-49 years.這部電影的目標觀眾是 18 至 49 歲的婦女。➤date預定日期◇to meet a target date of May 2002於 2002 年 5 月如期完成➤figure, level, price, range, weight目標數值／水平／價格／範圍／重量PREPOSITION➤above (a/the) target超出目標◇Sales so far this year are 20% above target.到目前為止今年的銷售額已經超出目標 20%。➤off target未達到目標◇These figures are way off target.這些數字遠未達標。➤on target有可能實現目標◇We are still right on target.我們仍很有可能完成指標。➤within target在目標內◇We are well within our target for trains arriving on time.火車準點率符合我們設定的目標。➤over (a/the) target超出目標◇Many pay agreements reached were over the original target of 4%.已達成的許多工資協議超過了原定的 4% 的目標。➤towards/toward (a/the) target向着目標◇We are working towards / toward a target of twenty cars a week.我們正在向每星期 20 輛汽車的目標努力。➤target for⋯的目標◇The CEO has set new targets for growth.首席執行官已確定了新的增長目標。
target

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤deliberately, intentionally, particularly, specifically特意／故意／特別／專門選定⋯為目標◇Children are deliberately targeted.有意選定兒童作為目標。➤actively, directly積極／直接選定⋯為目標◇Police are actively targeting known offenders.警方現正積極把已知的罪犯作為調查目標。◇an exercise that directly targets the back muscles一項直接針對背部肌肉的鍛煉➤carefully, precisely仔細地／準確地選定目標◇a carefully targeted marketing campaign精心選定受眾的營銷活動➤unfairly不公平地選定⋯為目標◇The authority was accused of unfairly targeting minority groups.當局被指不公平地以少數族群為目標。➤primarily主要針對⋯PREPOSITION➤at以⋯為目標◇The products are targeted at young people.這些產品以年輕人為對象。➤for把⋯作為目標◇This hospital is targeted for additional funding.這家醫院力求獲得額外資金。➤on把⋯對準⋯◇Tax cuts should be targeted on the poor.減稅應該針對貧困人群。➤towards/toward將目標指向◇We target our services towards / toward specific groups of people.我們把服務目標鎖定特定人群。

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