goal

goal
noun
  1. (in football, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score
    (足球、橄榄球、曲棍球及其他比赛中的)球门
    ■an instance of sending the ball into or over this space, especially as a unit of scoring in a game
    进球(尤指得分)
    the decisive opening goal.
    决定性的开赛进球。
    we won by three goals to two.
    我们以3比2获胜。
    ■a cage or basket used similarly in other sports
    (其他运动中类似球门的)笼(或篮)
  2. the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result
    (人进取或努力的)目标;目的;期望的结果
    playing for Scotland has become the most important goal in his life.
    为苏格兰踢球已成为他一生最重要的目标。
    ■the destination of a journey
    (旅行的)目的地
    the aircraft bumped towards our goal some 400 miles to the west.
    飞机向西400英里处我们的目的地颠簸飞行。
    ■(poetic/literary)a point marking the end of a race
    (诗/文)(赛跑的)终点
常用词组
in goal
  1. in the position of goalkeeper
    处于守门员的位置
派生
goalless
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'limit, boundary'): of unknown origin
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