• n. 目标；靶子
• vt. 把……作为目标；规定……的指标；瞄准某物
• n. (Target)人名；(法)塔尔热；(英)塔吉特

来自古法语 targe,圆盾，小盾，来自 Proto-Germanic*targo,边缘，端点，来自 PIE*dargh,围起 来的一块，围栏。后引申记号义靶子，目标，对象。

target (n.)

c. 1300, "shield," diminutive of late Old English targe, from Old French targe "light shield" (12c.), from Frankish *targa "shield," from Proto-Germanic *targ- (cognates: Old High German zarga "edging, border," German zarge "border, edge, frame," Old English targe, Old Norse targa "shield, buckler"), perhaps originally "edge of a shield." Meaning "round object to be aimed at in shooting" first recorded 1757, originally in archery, perhaps suggested by the concentric circles in both. Target-practice is from 1801. Target audience is by 1951; early reference is to Cold War psychological warfare.

target (v.)

"to use as a target," 1837, from target (n.). Earlier it meant "to shield" (1610s). Related: Targeted; targeting.

1. We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target.

我们把显微镜对准了一个看起来合适的目标。

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2. I struck the ball cleanly and my shot was on target.

我干脆利落地击球，命中了目标。

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3. We were still right on target for our deadline.

我们仍然有可能赶在最后期限前达成目标。

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4. She was a prime target for blackmail, don't you see?

她是敲诈的主要目标。你难道看不出来吗？

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5. This is a target which is surely within the realm of possibility.

这是一个完全有可能实现的目标。

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