单词	target
释义	noun | verb targettarget1 /ˈtɑrgɪt/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYtarget1 Origin: 1200-1300 Old French targette, from targe small shield Collocations COLLOCATIONS► prime targets  The camps were prime targets for enemy attack. ► easy target  As the youngest and smallest, Scott was an easy target. ► reach ... target  The company will reach its target of 12% growth this year. ► on target  Our year-end results were right on target (=where we hoped they would be). ► sales/growth etc. target  Dealers are under pressure to meet (=achieve) sales targets. ► prime target  The area is a prime target (=very likely target) for redevelopment. ► easy targets  Voters’ worries about jobs make them easy targets for this kind of campaign message. ► target practice  The area is used by the army for target practice. Thesaurus THESAURUSsomething that you hope to achieve in the future► goal something that you hope to achieve in the future:  We are all working toward a common goal. Our division reached its sales goal for the month. ► aim aim means the same as goal, but you usually use it about things you want to achieve fairly soon:  His aim was to grow enough food to feed his family. ► objective something that you are working hard to achieve, especially in business or politics:  The major objectives of the programs have been achieved. ► target the number or amount that you want to achieve:  He set himself the target of raising $1 million for cancer research. ► agenda a list of things that an organization is planning to do:  Protecting the environment is high on our agenda. ► ambition something that you personally want to achieve in your work or life:  It was always her ambition to become a famous author. ► intention something that you are planning to do, and which you may or may not achieve:  My intention was to try to help people, not hurt them. ► mission an organization’s most important goal and often the reason that it exists. You can also talk about a person’s mission when you mean he or she really wants to achieve something:  The charity’s mission is to ensure that every child in the state has enough to eat. I have made it my mission to educate people about fresh healthy food. 1OBJECT OF ATTACK an object, person, or place that is deliberately chosen to be attacked: target for/of Fort Sumter was the target of the first shot fired in the Civil War. The camps were prime targets for enemy attack. As the youngest and smallest, Scott was an easy target.2AN AIM something that you are trying to achieve, such as a total, an amount, or a time SYN goal:  The company will reach its target of 12% growth this year. Our year-end results were right on target (=where we hoped they would be).sales/growth etc. target Dealers are under pressure to meet (=achieve) sales targets.► see thesaurus at goal3OBJECT OF AN ACTION the person or place that is most directly affected by an action, especially a negative one: target of/for The cable TV company has been a target of criticism. The area is a prime target (=very likely target) for redevelopment. Voters’ worries about jobs make them easy targets for this kind of campaign message.4SHOOTING something that you practice shooting at, especially a round board with circles on it:  The area is used by the army for target practice.5target group/area/audience etc. a limited group, area, etc. that something such as a plan or idea is aimed at:  The target market is 14– to 25-year-old men. → see also target language[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French targette, from targe small shield] noun | verb targettarget2 ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE target Simple Form Present I, you, we, they target he, she, it targets Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they targeted Present perfect I, you, we, they have targeted he, she, it has targeted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had targeted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will target Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have targeted Continuous Form Present I am targeting he, she, it is targeting you, we, they are targeting Past I, he, she, it was targeting you, we, they were targeting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been targeting he, she, it has been targeting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been targeting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be targeting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been targeting Collocations COLLOCATIONS► target something at/on somebody/something  The missiles are targeted at several key military sites. 1to make something have an effect on a limited group or area: target something at/on somebody/something The ad campaign has been targeted at adults who smoke.2to aim something at someone or something: target something at/on somebody/something The missiles are targeted at several key military sites.3to choose a particular person or place to do something to, especially to attack or criticize: target somebody/something for something Guerrilla groups targeted him for assassination.
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