goal
noun [ C ] uk/ɡəʊl/ us/ɡoʊl/
(SPORT)
A2 （足球或曲棍球等的）球门
an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football and hockey
Black kicked/headed the ball into/towards the goal. 布莱克把球踢／顶进／向球门。
A2 （足球或曲棍球等的）射门，进球得分
a point scored in some sports, such as football and hockey, when a player gets the ball into this area
Brazil won by three goals to one. 巴西队以3比1获胜。
Only one goal was scored in the entire match. 整场比赛只进了1个球。
be/play in goal UK 做守门员;守门
to be the player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring goals
Who is playing in goal for Milan this evening? 今晚比赛米兰队的守门员是谁？
Barthez was in goal.
Stephan is expected to be in goal.
Whoever is in goal tonight, it's going to be a tough match.
Harris was in goal for them.
There's a lot of speculation about who will play in goal tonight.
an open goal 球门大开（球门前没有任何防守方队员的射门机会）
a goal area that has been left without any defenders
Young rolled the ball across the six-yard box for Rooney to tap the ball into the open goal. 杨用地滚球把球传向小禁区，鲁尼轻轻一触射入了大开的球门。
This allowed West to score into an open goal, giving United a crucial lead.
He managed to miss an open goal at the start of the second half.
He got a lot of stick for missing that open goal.
She faced an open goal but lost her balance and kicked the ball wide of the net.
- More examples
- Whenever their team scored a goal, they leaped up and down clanking their beer cans together.
- It was Johansson who scored the all-important goal shortly before half-time.
- Coventry had a goal disallowed for offside.
- He scored a spectacular goal in the second half.
- He scored three goals in quick succession.
(AIM)
B1 目标；目的
an aim or purpose
Our goal is for the country to be fully independent within two years. 我们的目标是在两年之内实现这个国家的完全独立。
They have set themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month. 他们为自己制定了月底前要完成的一系列目标。
Do you think I'll be able to achieve my goal of losing five kilos before the summer? 我要在夏天到来前减肥5公斤，你认为我能达到这个目标吗？
Synonyms: aim (INTENTION)ambitionaspiration (HOPE)dream (HOPE)hope intent intentionobject (PURPOSE)objective target (AIM)
- More examples
- We must ensure that we do not set ourselves goals that are not attainable.
- They have set themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month.
- The protection of the Antarctic from commercial exploitation is an important goal of environmentalists.
- Our goal is for the country to be fully independent within two years.
- Some economists think that full employment in Europe is an unattainable goal.