/ˈtɑ:gɪt ||; ˈtɑrgɪt/noun[C] 1 a result that you try to achieve 目标；指标: Our target is to finish the job by Friday. 我们的目标是星期五之前完成任务。So far we're right on target (= making the progress we expected). 迄今为止我们的进展与预期相符。a target area/audience/group (= the particular area, audience, etc that a product, programme, etc is aimed at) 目标地区╱听众╱群体（产品、节目等锁定的对象）
2 a person, place or thing that you try to hit when shooting or attacking （射击或攻击的）目标: Doors and windows an easy target for burglars. 门窗是易遭窃贼闯入的目标。
3 a person or thing that people criticize, laugh at, etc （批评、嘲笑等的）对象: The education system has been the target of heavy criticism. 教育制度一直是猛烈抨击的目标。
4 an object, often a round board with circles on it, that you try to hit in shooting practice 靶子: to aim at/hit/miss a target 瞄准╱命中╱未命中靶子