a person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack (攻击的)目标 ■a mark or point at which someone fires or aims, especially a round or rectangular board marked with concentric circles used in archery or shooting 靶子 ■an objective or result towards which efforts are directed 目标;指标 the car met its sales target in record time. 在预定的时间里汽车销售达到了指标。 ■(Phonetics)an idealization of the articulation of a speech sound, with reference to which actual utterances can be described (语音)目标 ■a person or thing against whom criticism or abuse is or may be directed (批评,辱骂的)对象
(historical)a small, round shield or buckler (史)圆形小盾
(targeted, targeting)
[with obj.](常作 be targeted)select as an object of attention or attack 选择(注意,攻击的)目标 two men were targeted by the attackers. 有两个人被袭击者选为攻击的目标。 ■aim or direct (something) 瞄准(或指向) a significant nuclear capability targeted on the US. 对准美国的强大核攻击能力。
常用词组 on target
accurately hitting the thing aimed at 准确地击中 ■proceeding or improving at a good enough rate to achieve an objective 快速达到目标
派生 targetable adjective 语源
late Middle English (in sense 2): diminutive of targe. The noun came to denote various round objects. The verb dates from the early 17th cent