target
单词辨析：
普通用词，指经过考虑而要做某事的意图，通常用单数。
He came to New York with the purpose of doing business.
他来纽约是为了做生意。
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss how to deal with the crisis.
这次会议的目的是讨论如何应对此次危机。
强调希望做成某事的具体意图，多指短期目标。
The main aim of this course is to improve your oral English.
这一课程的主要目标是提高口语。
The campaign with the aim of helping the victims of crime has received worldwide attention.
旨在帮助罪案受害者的运动已经在全球范围内得到了关注。
多指想要通过一段时间的努力而在未来实现某事的意图。
What is your ultimate goal?
你的最终目标是什么？
Did they reach their goal of expanding the company's market share?
他们实现扩大公司市场份额的目标了吗？
指某一计划、行为或活动的目的，通常用单数。
The parents first wanted to know what the object of this game was.
家长们首先想知道这项游戏的目的是什么。
People with low income will benefit the most, and that is the object of this exercise.
低收入人群将获益最大，这正是此举的目的。
尤用于商业或政治方面，侧重指人所想要实现的目标。
You should set an objective at the beginning of next semester.
你应该在下学期开始的时候制定一个目标。
He has to achieve certain objectives before the end of his presidency.
他在总统任期结束之前必须实现某些目标。
多用于数量、时间、财务等方面，表示想要达到的具体目标。
financial targets
财务指标
What is the target date for completion of the new building?
新大楼完工的预定日期是什么时候？
相关例句：
The village lies beside a main road, making it an easy target for bandits
村子坐落在大路边上，很容易成为土匪袭击的对象。
A shop in Station Road was the target of a ram-raid early yesterday.
昨天清晨车站路的一家商店遭到了飞车抢劫。
We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target.
我们把显微镜对准了一个看起来合适的目标。
The government usually overshot its original spending target.
政府通常会超出其最初的开支目标。
Republicans targeted Unsoeld as vulnerable in her bid for reelection this year
共和党人将安索尔德定为攻击目标，认为她在争取今年连任的竞选中不堪一击。
She was a prime target for blackmail, don't you see?
她是敲诈的主要目标。你难道看不出来吗？