论英语里的goal,target,aim,objective

今天我们来谈谈英语中表示“目标”的几个单词含义、用法与常用搭配。

1.&34;Goal&34;通常用作名词，意为“（体育运动里）球门；进球；目标”，如Halland kicked the ball into the opponent&39;s goal in stoppage time.

Juventus scored three goals in the second half of the match.

You must set yourself several long-term achievable goals（为自己设定几个可实现的长期目标） and make unremitting efforts when you are young so that you can attain your goals and become a better man when you are old.

2.“Target”既可以作名词，也可以做动词。作名词时，意为“目标；指标；靶子”，如The sales team met its target last year and got extra bonuses.

I have set targets for myself（给自己制订了指标） and hope to achieve them at the end of 2021.

Hospitals and parking lots are vulnerable targets for terrorist attacks.

His last shot missed the target.

&34;Target&34;做动词时，意为“把…作为攻击目标/批评对象；面向，针对”，如The ballistic missiles are targeted at Russia.

The chemical company is targeted by environment protection groups for its pollution.

The new film targets lovers and couples.

3.“Aim”同样既可以做动词，也可以做名词。作动词时，常用搭配有aim at doing sth.和aim at/for sth. 意为“力争做到…”，如The enterprise is aiming for more profits this year.

The team leader is aiming at improving the morale of all team members.

常见搭配“be aimed at” 意为“目的是；旨在”，如The measures taken by the authorities are aimed at preventing the epidemic from spreading.

此外，“aim”还有“瞄准”的意思，如The rifle was aimed at the suspicious stranger. “aim”还可意为“对象是，针对…”，如The book is aimed at pregnant women.

&34;Aim&34;做名词时，意为“目标；瞄准”，如My mother went to Beijing in 2009 with the aim of finding a good job.

The hunter&39;s aim was good and he hit the wild boar with his first shot.

4.“objective” 既可以作名词，又可以做形容词。作名词时，意为“目标；（望远镜或显微镜的）物镜”，如The prime objective of the video conference is to discuss the budget of next year.

作形容词时，意为“客观的；客观存在的；（语法上）宾格的”，如A referee must be objective when making decisions about penalties in a football match.

The police has no objective evidence to prove that the suspect is guilty.