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own goal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌown ˈgoal noun [countable] British English  1. DSa goal that you accidentally score against your own team without intending to in a game of football, hockey etc 乌龙球〔足球、曲棍球等比赛中误入自己球门的一球〕2 informalMISTAKE an action or remark that has the opposite effect from what you intended 〔不利于自己的〕错事,蠢话,自打嘴巴 The minister’s admission turned out to be a spectacular own goal. 结果这位部长的供述成了精彩的自打嘴巴。
Examples from the Corpus
own goalFarncombe took the lead after ten minutes, but Haslemere soon equalised through an own goal.
ˌown ˈgoal nounChineseSyllable
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own goal
ˌown ˈgoal noun [countable] British English
1. a goal that you accidentally score against your own team without intending to in a game of football, hockey etc
2. informal an action or remark that has the opposite effect from what you intended:
    The minister’s admission turned out to be a spectacular own goal.


own goalBrE /ˌəʊn ˈɡəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊn ˈɡoʊl/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] (in football soccer 足球) a goal that is scored by mistake by a player against his or her own team 乌龙球;射进自家球门的球something that you do that achieves the opposite of what you wanted and that brings you a disadvantage 帮倒忙的事;无意中让自己吃亏的事