bullseye

/ˈbʊlzaɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbʊlzaɪ/ (ame, ipa)

bullseye — noun

  • bullseyesingular
  • bullseyesplural

1. in darts, archery, and shooting sports, the small round area at the very middle

1.名詞B2
釋義

in darts, archery, and shooting sports, the small round area at the very middle of a target board; also used for a throw or shot that lands right on this middle spot

例句

Hassan threw the last dart and hit the bullseye dead centre.

hit the bullseye dead centre — verb + object + complement collocation

The archery coach told Amara to aim for the bullseye every time.

aim for the bullseye — prepositional collocation with 'for'

同義詞
  • centre

    more general term; can refer to the middle of anything, not just a target

  • mark

    older, more formal word for a target or its centre; now rare in everyday speech

  • bull's-eye

    alternative spelling, identical in meaning

反義詞
  • outer ring

    the area furthest from the centre of a target

用法筆記

Can refer to either the centre spot itself or a shot that lands on it. Frequently used with verbs like 'hit', 'score', and 'aim for'.

常見錯誤

❌I hit the target.' (when you mean the exact centre)
✅I hit the bullseye.
💡The 'target' is the whole board; the 'bullseye' is only the centre circle.

2. a type of mint-flavoured boiled sweet that is round, very hard, and typically wh

2.名詞B2
釋義

a type of mint-flavoured boiled sweet that is round, very hard, and typically white with a dark band circling it

例句

Ingrid bought a bag of bullseyes from the old sweet shop.

a bag of bullseyes — quantity + noun collocation

There was a bowl of bullseyes on the counter at the pub.

同義詞
  • mint

    a broad category of mint-flavoured sweets; not specific to the hard, round, striped variety

  • peppermint

    refers to the flavour rather than a specific sweet; can describe any mint candy

  • humbug

    another British hard-boiled sweet, usually brown-and-white striped rather than white with a dark band

用法筆記

A term used mainly in British English. These sweets are traditionally white with a dark stripe and are extremely hard, meant to be sucked slowly rather than chewed.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a bullseye quickly.
✅I sucked on a bullseye.
💡Bullseyes are extremely hard sweets meant to be sucked slowly, not chewed or swallowed quickly.