Definition of goal in English:

goal

noun ɡəʊlɡoʊl

1(in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score.
（足球、橄榄球、曲棍球及其他比赛中的）球门
Example sentencesExamples
- Some England fans behind one of the goals could be seen trying to tear down metal fences separating them from Slovakian supporters.
- The yawning gap behind one of the goals is a legacy of the proposal to build a fourth stand to meet Premierleague criteria last season.
- From the time that I was tall enough to peer over the low, white-painted wall behind the goals, I would attend Easter Road: week in, week out.
- Mr Foxley said there were still some problems with organising the event including installing a set of rugby or American Football posts instead of the football goals.
- The number of times he raced from his goal to narrow an attacker's shot was exceptional.
- Uri also donated ‘special’ crystals for the supporters' club to place behind one of the goals.
- The most evident of these is the newly designed entrance, whose metal frame resembles a football goal.
- It really is quite bad, we go down to the Village Hall green to play football but we want to get a hard surface area built there with a couple of goals and basketball hoops.
- And if players are to be protected, then nets behind the goals have to be considered, however bad it might look to PR-conscious sponsors or directors.
- Shots are made at soccer-style goals rather than a basket and there are seven players in each team.
- Last week a story in The Nationalist highlighted an area behind one of the goals which had been torn up by the quads.
- Another evening Allen and Morgan sat down to watch a rare video of one Munster final, shot from behind the goals Morgan was guarding.
- Handling the puck with both intricacy and ease, you race towards the opposing goal.
1. 1.1 An instance of sending the ball into or over the goal, especially as a unit of scoring in a game.
  进球（尤指得分）
  the decisive opening goal
  决定性的开赛进球。
  we won by three goals to two
  我们以3比2获胜。
  Example sentencesExamples
  So, it's two games, two goals and two wins in the Premiership under the new regime at Chelsea.
  The attacker has just scored a goal for his team that wins them the FA Cup in the final minutes of the game.
  I scored two goals in the opening five minutes of my first game against them and went on to get a hat-trick in a 3-2 win.
  On eight minutes John Smithers flicked the ball on for David Dowling, to score the opening goal.
  The Wigan game was always going to be a tight one and as it turned out the one goal that won the game came by virtue of a disputed penalty.
  If I'm not mistaken, the hapless home side need to score five goals without reply to win.
  It is all very well doing a lot of good things around the box but goals win games.
  In an uncanny coincidence, on the night of its premiere Ferguson scored the only goal of the game in Everton's win over Manchester United.
  I don't care who scores the goals, I want to see Albion winning games, week after week.
  Not many recent World Cup finals include dramatic comebacks and winning goals in the waning minutes.
  Germany scored two goals over the course of three games and did not win one of them.
  They've got players all over the pitch who can score goals but who have also got a real will to win.
  ‘At the moment it looks as if we have to score three goals to win a game,’ he admits.
  We have great goaltending - the best in the league - but if you only score one or two goals a game you are not going to win.
  But the good thing for the strikers is that we are so sound defensively we don't have to score five goals to win a game.
  For the record, the Brazilian Ronaldo scored two goals in that World Cup final win two years ago.
  They did score the opening goal of the game after ten minutes of play in the first half.
  The premise is to score more goals than you concede producing tons of wins and few draws.
  He's been described as a hard-nosed guy who skates well, wins face-offs, scores goals and finishes his checks.
  But isn't that a lot like saying the team that scores the most points or runs or goals wins the game?
2. 1.2 A cage or basket used as a goal in other sports.
  （其他运动中类似球门的）笼（或篮）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The sections of netting are connected to the vertically mounted poles or to the basketball goal.
  A lopsided basketball goal was a good ten yards away from the person who Lazarus recognized as Sam.
  First question, how many goals are on a basketball court, one, two, three or four?
  Usually, basketball is played on a rectangular court with a basketball goal at either end.
2The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.
（人进取或努力的）目标；目的；期望的结果
he achieved his goal of becoming King of England
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm ambitious, I have goals and big plans, but at the same time, I know this is my first album.
- He put huge physical and mental effort into achieving this goal, chasing his dream from his native Austria to London and on to California.
- You have all the ability you need to achieve the goals you desire.
- I have the distinct advantage of following someone who set lofty and ambitious goals and achieved them.
- We have received assistance in our efforts to achieve these goals from many sources.
- To fulfill a desire is really the reason people live; we go about our days in the hopes that we can achieve a particular goal.
- Using visualisation to achieve specific goals can bring amazing results.
- When there is a definite goal, effort to achieve it becomes fun or enjoyment.
- You move ahead in a single-pointed manner to achieve professional goals and ambitions.
- A slow and steady approach allows you to fulfill ambitions and achieve professional goals.
- They are known for getting what they desire and achieving their goals.
- The desired goal can be achieved speedily and surely only if a decentralised approach to implementation is adopted.
- Yet the total lifestyle upheaval needed to achieve such an ambitious goal is as realistic for most homeowners as flying pigs.
- Our bid for the speaker's position, although it failed, was part of our effort to achieve this goal.
- It may be that, among girls, a desire to achieve academic goals countervails motivations to use drugs.
- Some of the promised outreach efforts actually achieve their goals; those should be appreciated.
- I hope the committee achieves it goal and the effort is carried out by successive governments.
- Most probably, I think, it would be good for each and every person to cherish a desire to achieve his goal in life.
- It inevitably acts as a barrier to achieving ambitious economic goals.
- As Africa attempts to achieve ambitious millennium development goals, many critical challenges confront healthcare systems.
Synonyms
aim, objective, object, grail, holy grail, end, target, design, desire, desired result, intention, intent, plan, purpose, idea, point, object of the exercise
ambition, aspiration, wish, dream, hope
resolve
French raison d'être
1. 2.1 The destination of a journey.
  （旅行的）目的地
  the aircraft bumped towards our goal some 400 miles to the west
  飞机向西约400英里处我们的目的地颠簸飞行。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sensing that the end of the cave was within our grasp we pushed on towards our goal of the East Canal.
  Synonyms
  journey's end, end of the line, landing place, point of disembarkation
2. 2.2literary A point marking the end of a race.
  〈诗/文〉（赛跑的）终点
  Example sentencesExamples
  The competitors are allotted a start time and it is a race to the goal.

Phrases

in goal

In the position of goalkeeper.
处于守门员的位置
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventually I said let me do one or the other so they said go in goal.
- Barthez is unchallenged in goal - no one will break into the goalkeeping slot.
- Carrick is still sitting so deep that he might as well go in goal.
- I enjoy going in goal during training sessions but on a serious note we got the three points and that's the main thing.
- He's the best goalkeeper and has played in goal for a long time and not let us down.
- If he only could, McClaren would surely look for more options in goal as well.
- The idea is to have one person in goal and the rest of the people play on their own (or doubles as the case may be).
- He is currently travelling around Australia, trying to persuade people to let him have a go in goal.
- I stood in goal, agony and all, and proceeded to save a free kick with my face.
- My brother and I always used to go out and play against each other, we used to take turns to take shots and go in goal.

Derivatives

goalwards

adverb ˈɡəʊlwədzˈɡoʊlwərdz

(in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) towards the opposing team's goal.
he fired a great shot goalwards
Example sentencesExamples
- Stanley spent the rest of the game camped in Town's half and sent a barrage of attempts goalwards, more so after Damien Dashti was sent off with nine minutes remaining.
- Carlin's fumble was nodded goalwards by Charlie Christie, the ball struck the bar and Garry Tweedie's efforts to prevent it crossing the line were in vain.
- The former Burnley striker out-jumped his marker and looped a header goalwards that struck the crossbar and then bounced in off the back of a flummoxed Friedel.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'limit, boundary'): of unknown origin.

Rhymes

barcarole, bole, bowl, cajole, coal, Cole, condole, console, control, dhole, dole, droll, enrol (US enroll), extol, foal, hole, Joel, knoll, kohl, mol, mole, Nicole, parol, parole, patrol, pole, poll, prole, rôle, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, Tirol, toad-in-the-hole, toll, troll, vole, whole

Definition of goal in US English:

goal

nounɡōlɡoʊl

1(in football, soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and often with a net attached behind it, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score.
（足球、橄榄球、曲棍球及其他比赛中的）球门
Example sentencesExamples
- And if players are to be protected, then nets behind the goals have to be considered, however bad it might look to PR-conscious sponsors or directors.
- It really is quite bad, we go down to the Village Hall green to play football but we want to get a hard surface area built there with a couple of goals and basketball hoops.
- Shots are made at soccer-style goals rather than a basket and there are seven players in each team.
- From the time that I was tall enough to peer over the low, white-painted wall behind the goals, I would attend Easter Road: week in, week out.
- Uri also donated ‘special’ crystals for the supporters' club to place behind one of the goals.
- The number of times he raced from his goal to narrow an attacker's shot was exceptional.
- The yawning gap behind one of the goals is a legacy of the proposal to build a fourth stand to meet Premierleague criteria last season.
- Last week a story in The Nationalist highlighted an area behind one of the goals which had been torn up by the quads.
- The most evident of these is the newly designed entrance, whose metal frame resembles a football goal.
- Handling the puck with both intricacy and ease, you race towards the opposing goal.
- Mr Foxley said there were still some problems with organising the event including installing a set of rugby or American Football posts instead of the football goals.
- Another evening Allen and Morgan sat down to watch a rare video of one Munster final, shot from behind the goals Morgan was guarding.
- Some England fans behind one of the goals could be seen trying to tear down metal fences separating them from Slovakian supporters.
1. 1.1 An instance of sending the ball into or over the goal, especially as a unit of scoring in a game.
  进球（尤指得分）
  the decisive opening goal
  决定性的开赛进球。
  we won by three goals to two
  我们以3比2获胜。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Germany scored two goals over the course of three games and did not win one of them.
  In an uncanny coincidence, on the night of its premiere Ferguson scored the only goal of the game in Everton's win over Manchester United.
  It is all very well doing a lot of good things around the box but goals win games.
  The attacker has just scored a goal for his team that wins them the FA Cup in the final minutes of the game.
  For the record, the Brazilian Ronaldo scored two goals in that World Cup final win two years ago.
  But the good thing for the strikers is that we are so sound defensively we don't have to score five goals to win a game.
  So, it's two games, two goals and two wins in the Premiership under the new regime at Chelsea.
  We have great goaltending - the best in the league - but if you only score one or two goals a game you are not going to win.
  But isn't that a lot like saying the team that scores the most points or runs or goals wins the game?
  On eight minutes John Smithers flicked the ball on for David Dowling, to score the opening goal.
  The Wigan game was always going to be a tight one and as it turned out the one goal that won the game came by virtue of a disputed penalty.
  I don't care who scores the goals, I want to see Albion winning games, week after week.
  ‘At the moment it looks as if we have to score three goals to win a game,’ he admits.
  I scored two goals in the opening five minutes of my first game against them and went on to get a hat-trick in a 3-2 win.
  They did score the opening goal of the game after ten minutes of play in the first half.
  If I'm not mistaken, the hapless home side need to score five goals without reply to win.
  Not many recent World Cup finals include dramatic comebacks and winning goals in the waning minutes.
  He's been described as a hard-nosed guy who skates well, wins face-offs, scores goals and finishes his checks.
  The premise is to score more goals than you concede producing tons of wins and few draws.
  They've got players all over the pitch who can score goals but who have also got a real will to win.
2. 1.2 A cage or basket used as a goal in other sports.
  （其他运动中类似球门的）笼（或篮）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The sections of netting are connected to the vertically mounted poles or to the basketball goal.
  Usually, basketball is played on a rectangular court with a basketball goal at either end.
  A lopsided basketball goal was a good ten yards away from the person who Lazarus recognized as Sam.
  First question, how many goals are on a basketball court, one, two, three or four?
2The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.
（人进取或努力的）目标；目的；期望的结果
going to law school has become the most important goal in his life
为苏格兰踢球已成为他一生最重要的目标。
Example sentencesExamples
- It inevitably acts as a barrier to achieving ambitious economic goals.
- Yet the total lifestyle upheaval needed to achieve such an ambitious goal is as realistic for most homeowners as flying pigs.
- As Africa attempts to achieve ambitious millennium development goals, many critical challenges confront healthcare systems.
- He put huge physical and mental effort into achieving this goal, chasing his dream from his native Austria to London and on to California.
- You have all the ability you need to achieve the goals you desire.
- I have the distinct advantage of following someone who set lofty and ambitious goals and achieved them.
- I hope the committee achieves it goal and the effort is carried out by successive governments.
- We have received assistance in our efforts to achieve these goals from many sources.
- It may be that, among girls, a desire to achieve academic goals countervails motivations to use drugs.
- Our bid for the speaker's position, although it failed, was part of our effort to achieve this goal.
- A slow and steady approach allows you to fulfill ambitions and achieve professional goals.
- The desired goal can be achieved speedily and surely only if a decentralised approach to implementation is adopted.
- You move ahead in a single-pointed manner to achieve professional goals and ambitions.
- When there is a definite goal, effort to achieve it becomes fun or enjoyment.
- Using visualisation to achieve specific goals can bring amazing results.
- Some of the promised outreach efforts actually achieve their goals; those should be appreciated.
- They are known for getting what they desire and achieving their goals.
- Most probably, I think, it would be good for each and every person to cherish a desire to achieve his goal in life.
- To fulfill a desire is really the reason people live; we go about our days in the hopes that we can achieve a particular goal.
- I'm ambitious, I have goals and big plans, but at the same time, I know this is my first album.
Synonyms
aim, objective, object, grail, holy grail, end, target, design, desire, desired result, intention, intent, plan, purpose, idea, point, object of the exercise
1. 2.1 The destination of a journey.
  （旅行的）目的地
  the aircraft bumped toward our goal some 400 miles to the west
  飞机向西约400英里处我们的目的地颠簸飞行。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sensing that the end of the cave was within our grasp we pushed on towards our goal of the East Canal.
  Synonyms
  journey's end, end of the line, landing place, point of disembarkation
2. 2.2literary A point marking the end of a race.
  〈诗/文〉（赛跑的）终点
  Example sentencesExamples
  The competitors are allotted a start time and it is a race to the goal.

Phrases

in goal

In the position of goalkeeper.
处于守门员的位置
Example sentencesExamples
- He is currently travelling around Australia, trying to persuade people to let him have a go in goal.
- I stood in goal, agony and all, and proceeded to save a free kick with my face.
- Eventually I said let me do one or the other so they said go in goal.
- If he only could, McClaren would surely look for more options in goal as well.
- He's the best goalkeeper and has played in goal for a long time and not let us down.
- The idea is to have one person in goal and the rest of the people play on their own (or doubles as the case may be).
- Barthez is unchallenged in goal - no one will break into the goalkeeping slot.
- My brother and I always used to go out and play against each other, we used to take turns to take shots and go in goal.
- Carrick is still sitting so deep that he might as well go in goal.
- I enjoy going in goal during training sessions but on a serious note we got the three points and that's the main thing.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘limit, boundary’): of unknown origin.

词汇	goal
释义	Definition of goal in English: goal noun ɡəʊlɡoʊl 1(in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score. （足球、橄榄球、曲棍球及其他比赛中的）球门 Example sentencesExamples Some England fans behind one of the goals could be seen trying to tear down metal fences separating them from Slovakian supporters. The yawning gap behind one of the goals is a legacy of the proposal to build a fourth stand to meet Premierleague criteria last season. From the time that I was tall enough to peer over the low, white-painted wall behind the goals, I would attend Easter Road: week in, week out. Mr Foxley said there were still some problems with organising the event including installing a set of rugby or American Football posts instead of the football goals. The number of times he raced from his goal to narrow an attacker's shot was exceptional. Uri also donated ‘special’ crystals for the supporters' club to place behind one of the goals. The most evident of these is the newly designed entrance, whose metal frame resembles a football goal. It really is quite bad, we go down to the Village Hall green to play football but we want to get a hard surface area built there with a couple of goals and basketball hoops. And if players are to be protected, then nets behind the goals have to be considered, however bad it might look to PR-conscious sponsors or directors. Shots are made at soccer-style goals rather than a basket and there are seven players in each team. Last week a story in The Nationalist highlighted an area behind one of the goals which had been torn up by the quads. Another evening Allen and Morgan sat down to watch a rare video of one Munster final, shot from behind the goals Morgan was guarding. Handling the puck with both intricacy and ease, you race towards the opposing goal. 1.1 An instance of sending the ball into or over the goal, especially as a unit of scoring in a game. 进球（尤指得分） the decisive opening goal 决定性的开赛进球。 we won by three goals to two 我们以3比2获胜。 Example sentencesExamples So, it's two games, two goals and two wins in the Premiership under the new regime at Chelsea. The attacker has just scored a goal for his team that wins them the FA Cup in the final minutes of the game. I scored two goals in the opening five minutes of my first game against them and went on to get a hat-trick in a 3-2 win. On eight minutes John Smithers flicked the ball on for David Dowling, to score the opening goal. The Wigan game was always going to be a tight one and as it turned out the one goal that won the game came by virtue of a disputed penalty. If I'm not mistaken, the hapless home side need to score five goals without reply to win. It is all very well doing a lot of good things around the box but goals win games. In an uncanny coincidence, on the night of its premiere Ferguson scored the only goal of the game in Everton's win over Manchester United. I don't care who scores the goals, I want to see Albion winning games, week after week. Not many recent World Cup finals include dramatic comebacks and winning goals in the waning minutes. Germany scored two goals over the course of three games and did not win one of them. They've got players all over the pitch who can score goals but who have also got a real will to win. ‘At the moment it looks as if we have to score three goals to win a game,’ he admits. We have great goaltending - the best in the league - but if you only score one or two goals a game you are not going to win. But the good thing for the strikers is that we are so sound defensively we don't have to score five goals to win a game. For the record, the Brazilian Ronaldo scored two goals in that World Cup final win two years ago. They did score the opening goal of the game after ten minutes of play in the first half. The premise is to score more goals than you concede producing tons of wins and few draws. He's been described as a hard-nosed guy who skates well, wins face-offs, scores goals and finishes his checks. But isn't that a lot like saying the team that scores the most points or runs or goals wins the game? 1.2 A cage or basket used as a goal in other sports. （其他运动中类似球门的）笼（或篮） Example sentencesExamples The sections of netting are connected to the vertically mounted poles or to the basketball goal. A lopsided basketball goal was a good ten yards away from the person who Lazarus recognized as Sam. First question, how many goals are on a basketball court, one, two, three or four? Usually, basketball is played on a rectangular court with a basketball goal at either end. 2The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. （人进取或努力的）目标；目的；期望的结果 he achieved his goal of becoming King of England Example sentencesExamples I'm ambitious, I have goals and big plans, but at the same time, I know this is my first album. He put huge physical and mental effort into achieving this goal, chasing his dream from his native Austria to London and on to California. You have all the ability you need to achieve the goals you desire. I have the distinct advantage of following someone who set lofty and ambitious goals and achieved them. We have received assistance in our efforts to achieve these goals from many sources. To fulfill a desire is really the reason people live; we go about our days in the hopes that we can achieve a particular goal. Using visualisation to achieve specific goals can bring amazing results. When there is a definite goal, effort to achieve it becomes fun or enjoyment. You move ahead in a single-pointed manner to achieve professional goals and ambitions. A slow and steady approach allows you to fulfill ambitions and achieve professional goals. They are known for getting what they desire and achieving their goals. The desired goal can be achieved speedily and surely only if a decentralised approach to implementation is adopted. Yet the total lifestyle upheaval needed to achieve such an ambitious goal is as realistic for most homeowners as flying pigs. Our bid for the speaker's position, although it failed, was part of our effort to achieve this goal. It may be that, among girls, a desire to achieve academic goals countervails motivations to use drugs. Some of the promised outreach efforts actually achieve their goals; those should be appreciated. I hope the committee achieves it goal and the effort is carried out by successive governments. Most probably, I think, it would be good for each and every person to cherish a desire to achieve his goal in life. It inevitably acts as a barrier to achieving ambitious economic goals. As Africa attempts to achieve ambitious millennium development goals, many critical challenges confront healthcare systems. Synonyms aim, objective, object, grail, holy grail, end, target, design, desire, desired result, intention, intent, plan, purpose, idea, point, object of the exercise ambition, aspiration, wish, dream, hope resolve French raison d'être 2.1 The destination of a journey. （旅行的）目的地 the aircraft bumped towards our goal some 400 miles to the west 飞机向西约400英里处我们的目的地颠簸飞行。 Example sentencesExamples Sensing that the end of the cave was within our grasp we pushed on towards our goal of the East Canal. Synonyms journey's end, end of the line, landing place, point of disembarkation 2.2literary A point marking the end of a race. 〈诗/文〉（赛跑的）终点 Example sentencesExamples The competitors are allotted a start time and it is a race to the goal. Phrases in goal In the position of goalkeeper. 处于守门员的位置 Example sentencesExamples Eventually I said let me do one or the other so they said go in goal. Barthez is unchallenged in goal - no one will break into the goalkeeping slot. Carrick is still sitting so deep that he might as well go in goal. I enjoy going in goal during training sessions but on a serious note we got the three points and that's the main thing. He's the best goalkeeper and has played in goal for a long time and not let us down. If he only could, McClaren would surely look for more options in goal as well. The idea is to have one person in goal and the rest of the people play on their own (or doubles as the case may be). He is currently travelling around Australia, trying to persuade people to let him have a go in goal. I stood in goal, agony and all, and proceeded to save a free kick with my face. My brother and I always used to go out and play against each other, we used to take turns to take shots and go in goal. Derivatives goalwards adverb ˈɡəʊlwədzˈɡoʊlwərdz (in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) towards the opposing team's goal. he fired a great shot goalwards Example sentencesExamples Stanley spent the rest of the game camped in Town's half and sent a barrage of attempts goalwards, more so after Damien Dashti was sent off with nine minutes remaining. Carlin's fumble was nodded goalwards by Charlie Christie, the ball struck the bar and Garry Tweedie's efforts to prevent it crossing the line were in vain. The former Burnley striker out-jumped his marker and looped a header goalwards that struck the crossbar and then bounced in off the back of a flummoxed Friedel. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'limit, boundary'): of unknown origin. Rhymes barcarole, bole, bowl, cajole, coal, Cole, condole, console, control, dhole, dole, droll, enrol (US enroll), extol, foal, hole, Joel, knoll, kohl, mol, mole, Nicole, parol, parole, patrol, pole, poll, prole, rôle, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, Tirol, toad-in-the-hole, toll, troll, vole, whole noun.1 phr. Definition of goal in US English: goal nounɡōlɡoʊl 1(in football, soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and often with a net attached behind it, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score. （足球、橄榄球、曲棍球及其他比赛中的）球门 Example sentencesExamples And if players are to be protected, then nets behind the goals have to be considered, however bad it might look to PR-conscious sponsors or directors. It really is quite bad, we go down to the Village Hall green to play football but we want to get a hard surface area built there with a couple of goals and basketball hoops. Shots are made at soccer-style goals rather than a basket and there are seven players in each team. From the time that I was tall enough to peer over the low, white-painted wall behind the goals, I would attend Easter Road: week in, week out. Uri also donated ‘special’ crystals for the supporters' club to place behind one of the goals. The number of times he raced from his goal to narrow an attacker's shot was exceptional. The yawning gap behind one of the goals is a legacy of the proposal to build a fourth stand to meet Premierleague criteria last season. Last week a story in The Nationalist highlighted an area behind one of the goals which had been torn up by the quads. The most evident of these is the newly designed entrance, whose metal frame resembles a football goal. Handling the puck with both intricacy and ease, you race towards the opposing goal. Mr Foxley said there were still some problems with organising the event including installing a set of rugby or American Football posts instead of the football goals. Another evening Allen and Morgan sat down to watch a rare video of one Munster final, shot from behind the goals Morgan was guarding. Some England fans behind one of the goals could be seen trying to tear down metal fences separating them from Slovakian supporters. 1.1 An instance of sending the ball into or over the goal, especially as a unit of scoring in a game. 进球（尤指得分） the decisive opening goal 决定性的开赛进球。 we won by three goals to two 我们以3比2获胜。 Example sentencesExamples Germany scored two goals over the course of three games and did not win one of them. In an uncanny coincidence, on the night of its premiere Ferguson scored the only goal of the game in Everton's win over Manchester United. It is all very well doing a lot of good things around the box but goals win games. The attacker has just scored a goal for his team that wins them the FA Cup in the final minutes of the game. For the record, the Brazilian Ronaldo scored two goals in that World Cup final win two years ago. But the good thing for the strikers is that we are so sound defensively we don't have to score five goals to win a game. So, it's two games, two goals and two wins in the Premiership under the new regime at Chelsea. We have great goaltending - the best in the league - but if you only score one or two goals a game you are not going to win. But isn't that a lot like saying the team that scores the most points or runs or goals wins the game? On eight minutes John Smithers flicked the ball on for David Dowling, to score the opening goal. The Wigan game was always going to be a tight one and as it turned out the one goal that won the game came by virtue of a disputed penalty. I don't care who scores the goals, I want to see Albion winning games, week after week. ‘At the moment it looks as if we have to score three goals to win a game,’ he admits. I scored two goals in the opening five minutes of my first game against them and went on to get a hat-trick in a 3-2 win. They did score the opening goal of the game after ten minutes of play in the first half. If I'm not mistaken, the hapless home side need to score five goals without reply to win. Not many recent World Cup finals include dramatic comebacks and winning goals in the waning minutes. He's been described as a hard-nosed guy who skates well, wins face-offs, scores goals and finishes his checks. The premise is to score more goals than you concede producing tons of wins and few draws. They've got players all over the pitch who can score goals but who have also got a real will to win. 1.2 A cage or basket used as a goal in other sports. （其他运动中类似球门的）笼（或篮） Example sentencesExamples The sections of netting are connected to the vertically mounted poles or to the basketball goal. Usually, basketball is played on a rectangular court with a basketball goal at either end. A lopsided basketball goal was a good ten yards away from the person who Lazarus recognized as Sam. First question, how many goals are on a basketball court, one, two, three or four? 2The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. （人进取或努力的）目标；目的；期望的结果 going to law school has become the most important goal in his life 为苏格兰踢球已成为他一生最重要的目标。 Example sentencesExamples It inevitably acts as a barrier to achieving ambitious economic goals. Yet the total lifestyle upheaval needed to achieve such an ambitious goal is as realistic for most homeowners as flying pigs. As Africa attempts to achieve ambitious millennium development goals, many critical challenges confront healthcare systems. He put huge physical and mental effort into achieving this goal, chasing his dream from his native Austria to London and on to California. You have all the ability you need to achieve the goals you desire. I have the distinct advantage of following someone who set lofty and ambitious goals and achieved them. I hope the committee achieves it goal and the effort is carried out by successive governments. We have received assistance in our efforts to achieve these goals from many sources. It may be that, among girls, a desire to achieve academic goals countervails motivations to use drugs. Our bid for the speaker's position, although it failed, was part of our effort to achieve this goal. A slow and steady approach allows you to fulfill ambitions and achieve professional goals. The desired goal can be achieved speedily and surely only if a decentralised approach to implementation is adopted. You move ahead in a single-pointed manner to achieve professional goals and ambitions. When there is a definite goal, effort to achieve it becomes fun or enjoyment. Using visualisation to achieve specific goals can bring amazing results. Some of the promised outreach efforts actually achieve their goals; those should be appreciated. They are known for getting what they desire and achieving their goals. Most probably, I think, it would be good for each and every person to cherish a desire to achieve his goal in life. To fulfill a desire is really the reason people live; we go about our days in the hopes that we can achieve a particular goal. I'm ambitious, I have goals and big plans, but at the same time, I know this is my first album. Synonyms aim, objective, object, grail, holy grail, end, target, design, desire, desired result, intention, intent, plan, purpose, idea, point, object of the exercise 2.1 The destination of a journey. （旅行的）目的地 the aircraft bumped toward our goal some 400 miles to the west 飞机向西约400英里处我们的目的地颠簸飞行。 Example sentencesExamples Sensing that the end of the cave was within our grasp we pushed on towards our goal of the East Canal. Synonyms journey's end, end of the line, landing place, point of disembarkation 2.2literary A point marking the end of a race. 〈诗/文〉（赛跑的）终点 Example sentencesExamples The competitors are allotted a start time and it is a race to the goal. Phrases in goal In the position of goalkeeper. 处于守门员的位置 Example sentencesExamples He is currently travelling around Australia, trying to persuade people to let him have a go in goal. I stood in goal, agony and all, and proceeded to save a free kick with my face. Eventually I said let me do one or the other so they said go in goal. If he only could, McClaren would surely look for more options in goal as well. He's the best goalkeeper and has played in goal for a long time and not let us down. The idea is to have one person in goal and the rest of the people play on their own (or doubles as the case may be). Barthez is unchallenged in goal - no one will break into the goalkeeping slot. My brother and I always used to go out and play against each other, we used to take turns to take shots and go in goal. Carrick is still sitting so deep that he might as well go in goal. I enjoy going in goal during training sessions but on a serious note we got the three points and that's the main thing. Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘limit, boundary’): of unknown origin. noun.1 phr.
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