goal
/ˈɡol/KK
/ˈɡoʊl/IPA
變化形
goals
1.
目標；目的
希望在未來達成的結果，通常需要付出努力、規劃或採取行動。
用法：通常是可數名詞，常說「設定一個目標」或「達成目標」。表示「……的目標」時，常接介系詞「of」或不定詞。
My goal is to speak English better before I finish school.
我的目標是在畢業前把英文說得更好。
We set a money goal for our family trip during winter vacation.
我們為寒假全家旅行訂下存錢的目標。
2.
進球；得分
在足球、冰球等運動中，球進入對方球門而得到的一分，或這次得分的行動。
用法：談比賽得分時，常用「score a goal」。表示比數時，可說「two goals to one」。
He scored the winning goal in the last minute of the soccer game.
他在足球比賽的最後一分鐘踢進了致勝球。
The ball rolled past the player and into the goal.
球滾過那名球員，進了球門。
常見錯誤
My goal is improve my English.
My goal is to improve my English.
I want to achieve my goal to pass the exam.
I want to achieve my goal of passing the exam.
Our goal is getting a higher score.
Our goal is to get a higher score.
He made a goal in the soccer game.
He scored a goal in the soccer game.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「goal」可指抽象的「目標」，也可指足球或冰球的「進球」。要依上下文判斷意思。
・「set a goal」是設定目標；「achieve」或「reach a goal」是達成目標。
・若目標是具體可衡量的數字，例如每月存多少錢，target 有時比 goal 更貼切。