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词组 target
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target AC /ˈtɑːɡət, ˈtɑːɡɪt $ ˈtɑːr-/ noun 1. something that you are trying to achieveadjectives/nouns + targetan ambitious/high target A 50% increase in sales seems a very ambitious target.a modest target (=not very high) The agreement set fairly modest targets for reducing pollution.an achievable/realistic target The target is achievable, but only by hard work.a financial target Both businesses exceeded their financial targets.a sales/growth target I’m confident we will meet our sales target by the end of the year. | The company’s growth targets have been achieved for the last three years.a spending/recycling target Several departments have reduced their spending targets by over 20%. | Local businesses have to produce recycling targets that are approved by the Department for the Environment.an attainment target formal (=something that a student should learn to do at school) The government is asking schools to produce clear attainment targets for each year group.verbsmeet/reach/achieve a target (=achieve what you want to achieve) The government is unlikely to meet its target of building three million new homes in the next five years.set a target The company has set ambitious targets.exceed a target (=achieve more than you wanted to) We have exceeded our sales target of £200,000.chase a target (=try to achieve it) The club is chasing a target of 50 points by the end of the season.target + nounsa target date The target date for completion of the building is next October.a target figure The government has set a target figure for economic growth of 2%.a target audience also a target demographic formal (=the type of people that an organization wants as customers, readers, viewers etc) That kind of music does not appeal to our target demographic.a target market (=the people or places that a company wants to do business with or in) Our target market is young wealthy individuals in the 25–35 age range.prepositionson target (=it is likely you will achieve a target) After today’s win, Arsenal is still on target to win the championship.off target (=it is unlikely you will achieve a target) Our current level of spending is way off target.a target of sth We have set ourselves a savings target of £500 a month.a target for sth My target for weight loss is five pounds per month.phrasesfall short of a target (=achieve less than you wanted to) Car production at the plant has fallen short of its target by 5%.stay on/within target (=remain at a level that makes it likely you will achieve a target) His job is to make sure the progress of the work stays on target.THESAURUS: target aim2. an object, person, or place that is deliberately chosen to be attackedadjectivesa prime/obvious target (=the most suitable or most likely to be chosen) Sporting events could become a prime target for terrorists.the main target The rebel-held town is one of the main targets for US troops.an easy/soft target Some thieves now regard schools as easy targets.a sitting target (=someone who is easy to attack) In the open, the soldiers are sitting targets.a potential target (=which might be attacked) Any area that attracts Western tourists is now a potential target.sb’s intended target The gunman missed his intended target.a military/civilian target The group insists that its bombs were directed only against military targets. | The army denied it had attacked civilian targets.a legitimate target (=one that it is fair to attack) The rebels consider trains carrying soldiers to be a legitimate target.verbsattack a target They have attacked military targets such as army camps and airfields.hit a target Not every bomb hits its target.miss a target All of the missiles missed their target and no-one was killed.prepositionsa target for sb/sth Her public statements made her a target for terrorists. | The building’s location on the coast makes it an easy target for attack.
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