target [ˈtɑː(r)ɡɪt] ① n. 靶子；目标，对象；（想要在总量上达到的）目标，

指标 ② v. 瞄准；以……为目标（或对象）；把……作为攻击目标（或批

评的对象）

例句 Less than half of the people targeted by these lenders have any college

education, and the number of such households sent direct mail by these

lenders doubled between 2012 and 2014.【2016-1《大西洋月刊》】

被这些贷款机构视为目标对象的人群中，受过任何大学教育的人接

近一半，收到贷款机构直接邮件的这类家庭在 2012~2014 年增长了

一倍。