goal
noun[C]
uk/ɡəʊl/us/ɡoʊl/goalnoun[C](SPORT)
A2
anareaon aplayingfield, that usually has twopostswith anetfixedbehind them, whereplayerstrytosendtheballinordertoscoreinsportssuch asfootballandhockey:
(足球或曲棍球等的)球门Blackkicked/headedtheballinto/towardsthe goal.布莱克把球踢/顶进/向球门。
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A2
apointscoredin somesports, such asfootballandhockey, when aplayergets theballinto thisarea:
(足球或曲棍球等的)射门,进球得分Brazilwonby three goals to one.巴西队以3比1获胜。
Only one goal wasscoredin theentirematch.整场比赛只进了1个球。
be/play in goalUK
to be theplayerwhotriestopreventthe otherteamfromscoringgoals:
做守门员;守门Who isplayingin goal for Milan thisevening?今晚比赛米兰队的守门员是谁?
an open goal
a goalareathat has beenleftwithout anydefenders:
球门大开(球门前没有任何防守方队员的射门机会)Youngrolledtheballacrossthe six-yardboxfor Rooney totaptheballinto theopengoal.杨用地滚球把球传向小禁区,鲁尼轻轻一触射入了大开的球门。
- Whenevertheirteamscoreda goal, theyleapedup and downclankingtheirbeercanstogether.
- It was Johansson whoscoredtheall-importantgoalshortlybeforehalf-time.
- Coventry had a goaldisallowedforoffside.
- Hescoredaspectaculargoal in the secondhalf.
- Hescoredthree goals inquicksuccession.
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- defend
- hat trick
- in boundsidiom
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- loft
- penalty
- smash-mouth
- spot kick
- square ball
- timeout
- underhand
goalnoun[C](AIM)
B1
anaimorpurpose:
目标;目的Our goal is for thecountryto befullyindependentwithin twoyears.我们的目标是在两年之内实现这个国家的完全独立。
They have set themselves aseriesof goals toachieveby the end of themonth.他们为自己制定了月底前要完成的一系列目标。
Do youthinkI'll beabletoachievemy goaloflosingfivekilosbefore thesummer?我要在夏天到来前减肥5公斤,你认为我能达到这个目标吗?
Synonyms
aim(INTENTION)
ambition
aspiration(HOPE)
dream(HOPE)
hope
intentformalorspecialized
intention
object(PURPOSE)
objective
target(AIM)
something you want to do or achieve
- aimOur aim in protesting is to raise awareness of the unfairness of the system.
- goalMy goal in life has always been to be financially independent.
- objectiveOne of my objectives for this year is to increase sales.
- targetIf you meet your sales targets you will receive a generous bonus.
- dreamWhen I was growing up my dream was to perform in front of millions of people.
- hopeMy hope is that there will be some kind of positive outcome to this process.
- We mustensurethat we do not set ourselves goals that are notattainable.
- They have set themselves aseriesof goals toachieveby the end of themonth.
- Theprotectionof theAntarcticfromcommercialexploitationis animportantgoal ofenvironmentalists.
- Our goal is for thecountryto befullyindependentwithin twoyears.
- SomeeconomiststhinkthatfullemploymentinEuropeis anunattainablegoal.
Goals and purposes
- affordance
- ambition
- avail
- cause
- dedicated
- deflect
- dream
- end
- it's the thought that countsidiom
- key performance indicator
- KPI
- moonshot
- objective
- point
- target
- target setting
- thought
- towards
- unfocused
- use