target
['tɑrgɪt]
n. 目标, 靶, 指标

vt. 准, 指标

[] 目标; 靶; 靶

[医] 靶, 屏

[] 目标, 指标



target
[ noun ]

1. a reference point to shoot at

<noun.communication>
his arrow hit the mark

2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

<noun.person>
he fell prey to muggers
everyone was fair game
the target of a manhunt

3. the location of the target that is to be hit

<noun.location>

4. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

<noun.artifact>

5. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

<noun.cognition>
the sole object of her trip was to see her children

[ verb ]

1. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

<verb.competition> aim direct place point
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
criticism directed at her superior
direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself

Target \Tar"get\, n. [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of
Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame,
case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]
1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive
weapon in war.

2.
(a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to
test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a
projectile.
(b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by
a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good
target.

3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling
staff.

4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever
to show its position, or for use as a signal.

5. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting
of the neck and breast joints. [Eng.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

6. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

7. A goal for an activity; as, the target of this year's
fundraising drive is 2 million dollars.
[PJC]

8. A metallic object toward which a beam of electrons is
aimed in a tube designed to generate X-rays; when the
electrons strike the target, the impact causes emission of
X-rays.
[PJC]

9. Any object toward which a beam of photons, a laser beam,
an electron beam, or a beam of atomic or subatomic
particles is aimed.
[PJC]

10. A person who is the subject of criticism or ridicule.
[PJC]