"his arrow hit the mark"
"he fell prey to muggers"
"everyone was fair game"
"the target of a manhunt"
"the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
"He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"
"criticism directed at her superior"
"direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
1.靶子;目标;对象
Atarget is something at which someone is aiming a weapon or other object.
e.g. The village lies beside a main road, making it an easytarget for bandits...
村子坐落在大路边上,很容易成为土匪袭击的对象。
e.g. The missiles missed theirtarget...
导弹没有击中目标。
2.目标;目的
Atarget is a result that you are trying to achieve.
e.g. He's won back his place too late to achieve histarget of 20 goals this season.
他赢回自己的位置时为时已晚,无法实现本赛季进 20 粒球的目标。
e.g. ...school leavers who failed to reach theirtarget grades.
未能达到规定分数的肄业生
3.攻击;批评;以…为攻击目标
Totarget a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them.
target
e.g. Republicans targeted Unsoeld as vulnerable in her bid for reelection this year...
共和党人将安索尔德定为攻击目标,认为她在争取今年连任的竞选中不堪一击。
e.g. He targets the economy as the root cause of the deteriorating law and order situation.
他抨击经济是治安状况不断恶化的根源。
4.瞄准;面向;尽力吸引
If youtarget a particular group of people, you try to appeal to those people or affect them.
e.g. The campaign willtarget American insurance companies...
这场活动将以美国各保险公司为目标。
e.g. The company has targeted adults as its primary customers.
这家公司将成年人作为其主要顾客。
5.进展顺利;有可能实现目标
If someone or something ison target, they are making good progress and are likely to achieve the result that is wanted.
e.g. We were still right ontarget for our deadline.
我们仍然有可能赶在最后期限前达成目标。