āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Target
01
āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯
a goal that someone tries to achieve
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He focused on his fitness target to run a half-marathon.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻĢ-āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ
a person, building, or area marked to be attacked
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The military identified a key target for the operation.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
the specific location or area intended to be hit
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Bombers were instructed to hit the target.
04
a person or entity subjected to ridicule, attack, or exploitation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Children can become targets of peer pressure.
05
āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ
a marked surface or object that shooters aim at to score points or achieve accuracy in shooting competitions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During practice, she adjusted her aim to hit the center of the target consistently.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
to target
01
āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to aim to shoot at or attack a certain person or thing
Transitive: to target sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the mission, fighter jets targeted enemy bases with precision airstrikes.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to aim or direct something, such as an action or effort, towards a specific goal or objective
Transitive: to target an action or effort
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They targeted the campaign at young adults to raise awareness.
āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
