goal /ɡəʊl $ ɡoʊl/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun [countableC] 1 PURPOSEsomething that you hope to achieve in the future 目标,目的 SYN aim Your goal as a parent is to help your child become an independent adult. 身为父母,你的目标就是要培养孩子成为独立的成年人。
► see thesaurus at aim, purpose RegisterIn everyday British English, people often talk about what someone is aiming to do rather than talk about someone’s goal: 在日常英国英语中,谈论某人的目标时,常说be aiming to do,而不说goal
His goal is to set up his own business. → He’s aiming to set up his own business. 他的目标是自己开公司。 3 DSthe action of making the ball go into a goal, or the score gained by doing this 进球;进球得分 I scored the first goal. 我踢进了第一个球。
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: something that you hope to achieve in the future 目标,目的adjectivessomebody’s main/primary goal 某人的首要目标My main goal was to get the team to the finals. 我的首要目标是让球队进入决赛。
nThe primary goal of the 1917 Revolution was to seize and redistribute the wealth of the Russian empire.
somebody’s ultimate goal (=what they eventually and most importantly hope to achieve) 某人的终极目标The ultimate goal is a freer, more democratic society. 最终的目标是建立更加自由、更加民主的社会。
an immediate goal (=that you need to achieve very soon) 当下的目标Our immediate goal is to cut costs. 我们眼前的目标是要降低成本。
a long-term goal (=that you hope to achieve after a long time) 长期目标nThe organization’s long-term goal is to gain a strong position in the European market.
a short-term goal (=that you hope to achieve after a short time) 短期目标nCompanies should not focus only on the short-term goal of profitability.
somebody’s personal goal 某人的个人目标nThey had to sacrifice personal goals for their family life.
a common goal (=an aim shared by more than one person or organization) 共同的目标nIran and Turkey shared common goals in their handling of the refugee crisis.
a realistic/achievable goal 可达成的目标nStudents are encouraged to set themselves realistic goals for academic improvement.
nWe pushed for what we thought were achievable goals
an ambitious goal (=an aim that will be difficult to achieve) 艰巨的目标nThe agreement set ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
na modest goal (=an aim that is not too difficult to achieve)Don’t try to lose a lot of weight quickly; set yourself a more modest goal.
verbshave a goal 有一个目标She had one goal in life: to accumulate a huge fortune. 她平生有一个目标﹕要积累起巨额财富。
work towards a goal 向某一目标努力We are all working towards similar goals. 我们都为类似的目标在努力。
npursue a goalHave we gone too far in pursuing the goal of national security?
achieve/attain/reach your goal 达成目标nShe has worked hard to achieve her goal of a job in the medical profession.
They’re hoping to reach their goal of raising £10,000 for charity. 他们希望能实现募集一万英镑善款的目标。
set (yourself/somebody) a goal (=decide what you or someone else should try to achieve) (给自己/某人)制定目标nIt helps if you set yourself clear goals.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: the action of making the ball go into a goal, or the score gained by doing this 进球;进球得分verbsscore a goalRobbie Keane scored a goal just before halftime.
get a goalIt was great that he got that goal so late in the game.
head a goal (=score a goal by hitting the ball with your head)Peter Crouch headed England’s equalizing goal.
make a goal (=help another player to score a goal)Rooney made the goal with a superb pass to Saha.
concede a goal (=let the other team score a goal)Arsenal conceded a goal in the final minute of extra time.
let in a goal (=let the other team score a goal)Chelsea let in a goal in the 63rd minute.
disallow a goal (=not allow a goal to be counted because a rule has been broken)The goal was disallowed for offside.
adjectivesthe winning goalBerbatov scored the winning goal from just outside the box.
an own goal (=when a player accidentally puts the ball into his/her own net)Dixon scored an unfortunate own goal against West Ham.
a last-minute goalA last-minute goal condemned Fulham to a 0–1 home defeat.
an equalizing goal British EnglishBrE (=a goal that gives you the same number of points as your opponent)A loud cheer went up as he scored the equalizing goal.