| 单词 | goal |
| 释义 | goal n. 1. the object of a person's ambition or effort; a destination; an aim (fame is his goal; London was our goal). 2. a Football a pair of posts with a crossbar between which the ball has to be sent to score. b a cage or basket used similarly in other games. c a point won (scored 3 goals). 3. a point marking the end of a race. Phrases and idioms goal average Football the ratio of the numbers of goals scored for and against a team in a series of matches. goal difference Football the difference of goals scored for and against. goal-kick 1. Assoc. Football a kick by the defending side after attackers send the ball over the goal-line without scoring. 2. Rugby Football an attempt to kick a goal. goal-line Football a line between each pair of goalposts, extended to form the end-boundary of a field of play (cf. touch-line). goal-minder (or -tender) US a goalkeeper at ice hockey. goal-mouth Football the space between or near the goalposts. in goal in the position of goalkeeper. Derivatives goalless adj. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.: perh. identical with ME gol boundary |
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