goal noun [C] (SPORT)
A2
A2
- Whenever their team scored a goal, they leaped up and down clanking their beer cans together.
- It was Johansson who scored the all-important goal shortly before half-time.
- Coventry had a goal disallowed for offside.
- He scored a spectacular goal in the second half.
- He scored three goals in quick succession.
goal noun [C] (AIM)
目標；目的
Our goal is for the country to be fully independent within two years.
我們的目標是在兩年之內實現這個國家的完全獨立。
They have set themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month.
他們為自己制定了月底前要完成的一系列目標。
Do you think I'll be able to achieve my goal of losing five kilos before the summer?
我要在夏天來到前減肥五公斤，你認為我能達到這個目標嗎？
同義詞
intent formal or specialized
- We must ensure that we do not set ourselves goals that are not attainable.
- They have set themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month.
- The protection of the Antarctic from commercial exploitation is an important goal of environmentalists.
- Our goal is for the country to be fully independent within two years.
- Some economists think that full employment in Europe is an unattainable goal.
