| 单词 | goal circle | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasgoal circle   goal circle  n. (in various team sports and games) a marked area in front of or surrounding the goal; (now) spec.		 (a) chiefly Hockey and Lacrosse either of the marked areas in front of or surrounding the goal at each end of the pitch (cf. goal crease n.);		 (b) Netball either of the marked semicircular areas surrounding the goals at each end of the court, within which the goal shooter or goal attack may take a shot at goal.In quot. 1884   with reference to roller polo (see roller polo n. at roller n.1 Compounds 5). ΚΠ 1884    Biddeford 		(Maine)	 Daily Jrnl. 9 Dec.  				The Biddefords [claimed] a foul..because the Bijous entered the goal circle. 1895    Bristol Mercury 24 Oct. 3/5  				The St. George [football] ground not having had goal circles marked in their match against the Swindon Wanderers they were asked to have the same seen to in future. 1903    Times of India 22 May  				Hockey in Bomb... For a considerable period of play [the team] were kept well within their own goal circle. 1930    M. K. Gibbard Pastimes & Sports for Girls xiii. 91  				Either the goal-shooter, or the goal-attack may shoot for goal, provided she is inside the goal circle. 1958    E. Halsey  & L. R. Porter Physical Educ. for Children ix. 222  				The goals may be Indian clubs, tin cans, or any improvised marker... One member of each team..stands close to the goal circle his team is defending and tries to keep the goal from being hit. 1982    Irish Times 15 Mar. 2/5  				The final quarter [of the hockey match] was played out almost in its entirety in Irish territory and a high percentage in or around the goal circle. 2003    J. Crossingham Lacrosse in Action 9/1  				No one but the goalie is allowed in the goal circle. 2014    Herald Sun 		(Melbourne)	 		(Nexis)	 30 Nov. (Sport section) 56  				Her feeding into the goal circle is considered impeccable, able to thread balls to her shooters through seemingly impossible angles. < as lemmas | 
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