target

1 عمومی:: نشان‌، هدف‌ گیری‌ كردن‌، تیر نشانه‌، نشانگاه‌، هدف‌، تیرنشان، هدف

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun sb/sth that you try to destroy, hurt, steal, etc. ADJ. favourite, likely, natural, obvious, perfect, possible, potential, prime, suitable The prime minister is a favourite target of comedians. | easy, sitting, soft, tempting, vulnerable The stationary trucks were sitting targets for the enemy planes. | legitimate | intended | stationary | moving | ground | military | civilian, non-military | terrorist VERB + TARGET aim at, attack, go for, shoot at | hit, reach (used of a missile) The bomb reached its intended target ten seconds later. | miss, overshoot The flare overshot its target and set light to a hotel. | destroy The missile is aimed specifically to destroy military targets. | track The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously. PREP. off ~ The missile veered way off target and landed in the sea. | on ~ Politically speaking, his jibes were right on target. | ~ for an easy target for shoplifters object that you shoot at VERB + TARGET put up, set up The archers were setting up their targets. | aim at, shoot at | hit | miss | use sth as The boys used an old tree stump as a target. TARGET + NOUN area | practice PREP. off ~ Patton was just off target with a header. | on ~ His first shot was bang on target. | wide of the ~ The shot went wide of the target. result, person, etc. that you aim to reach ADJ. achievable, attainable, low, modest, realistic | ambitious, demanding, difficult, high, tough, unrealistic She has always set herself very high targets. | impossible | clear | chief, key, main, major, primary, prime, principal | annual | immediate, initial | future, long-term, ultimate | attainment, economic, financial, growth, inflation, performance, production, profit, recruitment, sales, spending VERB + TARGET set Managers must set targets that are realistic. | aim for Pupils should be given a target to aim for. | achieve, meet, reach | stay within in a desperate attempt to stay within budget targets | exceed The company pays bonuses to workers who exceed production targets. | fall short of TARGET + NOUN audience, group, market | date to meet a target date of May 2002 | figure, price, weight PREP. above (a/the) ~ Sales so far this year are 20% above target. | off ~ These figures are way off target. | on ~ We are still right on target. | over (a/the) ~ Many wage settlements reached were over the original target of 4%. | towards (a/the) ~ We are working towards a target of twenty cars a week. | ~ for setting new targets for growth,   verb ADV. carefully, deliberately a carefully targeted marketing campaign Children are deliberately targeted. | particularly, specifically PREP. at The products are targeted at young people. | for This hospital is targeted for additional funding. | on Tax cuts should be targeted on the poor. | towards We target our services towards specific groups of people.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: target verbs meet a target (= achieve what you want to achieve ) • The government wants to meet its target of building three million new homes by 2020. reach/achieve/hit a target (= meet it ) • They achieved their target with just days to spare. set a target • The company has set ambitious business targets. exceed a target (= achieve more than you wanted to ) • We have exceeded our target of £200,000. fall short of a target (= achieve less than you wanted to ) • Car production at the plant has fallen short of its target by 5%. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + target ambitious/high • The targets they have set themselves are hugely ambitious. modest (= not very high ) • The Kyoto Protocol set fairly modest targets for reductions in greenhouse gases. achievable/realistic • The target is achievable, but only by hard work. a financial target • Both businesses exceeded their financial targets. a sales target • I’m confident we will meet our sales target by the end of the year. a growth target • The company’s growth targets have been achieved for the last three years. target + NOUN a target date • There is no target date set for completion of the new project. a target figure • The government has set a target figure of 6.2% target 2 adjectives a prime target (= the most suitable or most likely to be chosen ) • Sporting events could become a prime target for terrorists. the main target • The rebel-held town is one of the main targets for U S troops. an easy/soft target • Some criminals now regard churches as easy targets. a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack ) • In the open, the soldiers are sitting targets. sb’s intended target • The gunman missed his intended target. a military target • The group insists that its bombs were directed against military targets. a civilian target • The army denied it had attacked civilian targets. a legitimate target (= one that it is fair to attack ) • The rebels claimed that trains carrying soldiers are a legitimate target. verbs attack a target • They have attacked military targets such as army camps and airfields. hit a target • Not every bomb hit its target. miss a target • All of the missiles missed their target and no-one was killed.

transnet.ir

3 general:: noun device to check accuracy: We hit the target using our rifle.

Simple Definitions

4 general:: see ON TARGET; SITTING DUCK (TARGET).

American Heritage Idioms