单词 | goal |
释义 | goal (once / 119 pages) n The goal is the intention of an activity or a plan. In a figurative sense, a goal is the mission of a person or group. A tangible goal could be the net at one end of a soccer field. Your goal is to kick the ball into the net, and then you will have scored a goal. Goal used to mean "the end point of a race." When you score a goal during a sporting event, the play does momentarily stop. If your goal is to win the presidency and you are in fact elected, you have achieved that goal. A goal is the reason for your efforts. People set goals in all aspects of their lives, not just in scoring points. "Her goal is to eat 40 cupcakes in one day." Go figure. WORD FAMILYgoal: goalless, goals USAGE EXAMPLESRather, he said, its goal was to capture the challenge of talking to young children about difficult subjects. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) The Tigers found the range after the break, improving field goal percentage from 31 percent to 48 percent. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) John Franklin III replaced White in the second quarter and completed two of four passes on his first drive that ended with a field goal. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it Syn|Hypo|Hyper end aim, object, objective, target the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) bourn, bournean archaic term for a goal or destination end-allthe ultimate goal destination, terminusthe ultimate goal for which something is done no-goala nonexistent goal aim, design, intent, intention, purposean anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions intention(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal grailthe object of any prolonged endeavor idea, mindyour intention; what you intend to do cross-purposea contrary aim final cause(philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process sakethe purpose of achieving or obtaining viewpurpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of' willa fixed and persistent intent or purpose businessan immediate objective pointthe object of an activity thinga special objective cognitive content, content, mental object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned 2n game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points Hypo|Hyper basket, basketball hoop, hoop horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball neta goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) cagethe net that is the goal in ice hockey game equipment equipment or apparatus used in playing a game 3n the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) Syn|Hypo|Hyper destination, finish finish line, finishing line a line indicating the location of the finish of a race tapethe finishing line for a foot race wirethe finishing line on a racetrack end, terminal either extremity of something that has length 4n a successful attempt at scoring the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play Hypo|Hyper own goal (soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending score the act of scoring in a game or sport |
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