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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++goal /ɡəʊl $ ɡoʊl/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun [countable] 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。2 DSthe area between two posts where the ball must go in order to score in games such as football or hockey 球门be in goal/keep goal British English (=be the goalkeeper) 守球门 →5 see picture at 见图 football3 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 goalsan 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 English (=a goal that gives you the same number of points as your opponent)A loud cheer went up as he scored the equalizing goal.
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goal• Goal! Right in the last minute, England have scored.• Benedettini clawed the ball out with his right hand, but a linesman raised his flag to indicate a goal.• In other words, her values and goals were very different.• Nice compatible goals between the two of them.• School children have definite goals towards which they can work.• Venturini has scored the first goal in each of the two US victories in the Olympics.• The first goal of the study was to define what power strategies were actually used by these managers.• Florin Raducioiu scored four goals, putting Romania in the lead.• Her goal is to find a company willing to donate money for research.• The Red Cross has reached its goal of raising $1.6 million for relief.• So the Task Force sped on toward its goal, every ship now tense and ready for battle.• England's only goal came midway through the second half.• We need to concentrate on what our goals and objectives are now, while we have the energy.• Our goal is to become the biggest-selling brand of coffee in the country.• We won, but only because of an 88th minute own goal from the other side.• I took a job as a teacher with the long-term goal of becoming a principal of a school.• The goal of the partnership is to improve his company's profit margin.• By 1975, they had achieved their goal of providing free education for every child.• Spurs got two goals in the last five minutes of the game.scored ... goal• In the sixth period the coach finally put him in, and he scored the winning goal.• Within the first minute he scored a goal, and another a quarter of an hour later.• My first memories of a Leeds match were standing on a soapbox with my dad, when we scored a goal.• Whitley scored eight goals in a row, three of them in 61 seconds, to win 9-6.• It was Beckham's marker, however, who scored the winning goal.• First name on to the team sheet was young Joey Beauchamp whose scored 3 goals in 3 games.From Longman Business Dictionarygoalgoal /gəʊlgoʊl/ noun [countable] something that you hope to achieve in the futureSYN AIMThe Sensor razor is helping Gillette achieve its goal of getting new customers.Our long-term goal is universal private education.His goal is to open banks in 35 states by the end of the decade.Origin goal (1500-1600) gol “limit, boundary” ((1300-1400))goal noun →REGISTER1 →COLLOCATIONS1
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goal S2 W1 AC /ɡəʊl $ ɡoʊl/
noun [countable]
SYN aim:
Your goal as a parent is to help your child become an independent adult.
REGISTER
In everyday British English, people often talk about what someone is aiming to do rather than talk about someone’s goal:
▪ His goal is to set up his own business. ➔ He’s aiming to set up his own business.
2. the area between two posts where the ball must go in order to score in games such as football or hockey
be in goal/keep goal British English (=be the goalkeeper)
3. the action of making the ball go into a goal, or the score gained by doing this:
I scored the first goal.
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▪sb’s main/primary goal My main goal was to get the team to the finals. | The primary goal of the 1917 Revolution was to seize and redistribute the wealth of the Russian empire.
▪sb’s ultimate goal (=what they eventually and most importantly hope to achieve) The ultimate goal is a freer, more democratic society.
▪an immediate goal (=that you need to achieve very soon) Our immediate goal is to cut costs.
▪a long-term goal (=that you hope to achieve after a long time) The 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) Companies should not focus only on the short-term goal of profitability.
▪sb’s personal goal They had to sacrifice personal goals for their family life.
▪a common goal (=an aim shared by more than one person or organization) Iran and Turkey shared common goals in their handling of the refugee crisis.
▪a realistic/achievable goal Students are encouraged to set themselves realistic goals for academic improvement. | We pushed for what we thought were achievable goals
▪an ambitious goal (=an aim that will be difficult to achieve) The agreement set ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
▪a 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.
■ verbs
▪have a goal She had one goal in life: to accumulate a huge fortune.
▪work towards a goal We are all working towards similar goals.
▪pursue a goal Have we gone too far in pursuing the goal of national security?
▪achieve/attain/reach your goal She 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.
▪set (yourself/somebody) a goal (=decide what you or someone else should try to achieve) It helps if you set yourself clear goals.
■ verbs
▪score a goal Robbie Keane scored a goal just before halftime.
▪get a goal It 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.
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▪the winning goal Berbatov 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 goal A last-minute goal condemned Fulham to a 0–1 home defeat.
▪an equalizing goal British English (=a goal that gives you the same number of points as your opponent) A loud cheer went up as he scored the equalizing goal.
goal S2 W1 AC /ɡəʊl $ ɡoʊl/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: gol 'limit, boundary' (1300-1400)
1. something that you hope to achieve in the future Origin: gol 'limit, boundary' (1300-1400)
SYN aim:
REGISTER
In everyday British English, people often talk about what someone is aiming to do rather than talk about someone’s goal:
▪ His goal is to set up his own business. ➔ He’s aiming to set up his own business.
2. the area between two posts where the ball must go in order to score in games such as football or hockey
be in goal/keep goal British English (=be the goalkeeper)
3. the action of making the ball go into a goal, or the score gained by doing this:
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target a result that you try to achieve 指试图达到的目标、指标 ：◆ Set yourself targets that you can reasonably hope to achieve. 给自己制订有望达到的指标。 ◆ attainment targets in schools 学校的成绩目标 objective ( something that you are trying to achieverather
指正努力达到的目标、目的 ：◆ What is the main objective of this project? 这个项目的主要目标是什么？ goal something that you hope to achieve 指希望达到的目标、目的 ：◆ He continued to pursue his goal of becoming an actor. 他继续追求他成为演员的目标。
target, objective or goal? 用 target、objective 还是 goal？
object the purpose of sth; sth that you plan to achieve 指目的、目标、宗旨 ：◆ The object is to educate people about road safety. 目的就是教育大众注意交通安全。 end something that you plan to achieve 指计划达到的目的、目标 ：◆ He joined the society for political ends. 他为了政治目的加入了这个协会。 ◆ That's only OK if you believe that the end justifies the means (= .bad methods of doing sth are acceptable if the final result is good )除非你认为只要目的正确可以不择手段，不然那是不可以接受的。 NOTE End is usually used in the plural or in particular fixed expressions.* end 常用复数或用于某些固定短语中。
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