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targeting

/ˈtɑːrɡɪtɪŋ/· verb

国际/军事B2

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Chinese meaning

以…为打击目标；瞄准

把bǎ…设shè为wèi攻gōng击jī目mù标biāo

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伊yī朗lǎng以yǐ美měi国guó盟méng友yǒu为wèi打dǎ击jī目mù标biāo

Example

The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire for the third weekend in a row, with strikes stretching into Monday as Iran responded to U.S. attacks by targeting U.S. allies in the region.

美国和伊朗已连续第三个周末交火，袭击持续到周一，伊朗以打击美国在该地区的盟友作为对美方攻击的回应。

Source: NPR · 11 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi伊yī连lián续xù第dì三sān个gè周zhōu末mò交jiāo火huǒ，伊yī朗lǎng为wèi报bào复fù美měi方fāng打dǎ击jī，将jiāng美měi国guó在zài该gāi地dì区qū的de盟méng友yǒu设shè为wèi打dǎ击jī目mù标biāo，冲chōng突tū持chí续xù到dào周zhōu一yī。

Roots · etymology

target 源自古法语 targe（盾牌）

  • target（目标，名词转动词）+ -ing（进行时后缀）

Collocations

  • target civilians / targeting strategy / target allies

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