goal
n.(足球等的)球门；得分进球；目的；目标
释义2：
goal
/ ɡEul /
◙ noun1. (in football, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score• （足球、橄榄球、曲棍球及其他比赛中的）球门 an instance of sending the ball into or over this space, especially as a unit of scoring in a game• 进球（尤指得分） »the decisive opening goal. 决定性的开赛进球。 »we won by three goals to two. 我们以3比2获胜。 a cage or basket used similarly in other sports• （其他运动中类似球门的）笼（或篮）2. the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result• （人进取或努力的）目标；目的；期望的结果 »playing for Scotland has become the most important goal in his life. 为苏格兰踢球已成为他一生最重要的目标。 the destination of a journey• （旅行的）目的地 »the aircraft bumped towards our goal some 400 miles to the west. 飞机向西400英里处我们的目的地颠簸飞行。 (poetic/literary)a point marking the end of a race• [诗/文] （赛跑的）终点【IDIOMS】
◘ in goal1. in the position of goalkeeper• 处于守门员的位置【派生】
♦ goalless adjective【语源】
1. Middle English (in the sense 'limit, boundary'): of unknown origin
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