objectives

IPA/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
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objectives — noun

  • objectivessingular
  • objectivesesplural

1. A specific result that a person, team, or organization plans to reach and works

1.名詞B1
釋義

A specific result that a person, team, or organization plans to reach and works toward within a set period of time.

例句

The marketing team set several clear objectives for the product launch this quarter.

collocation: set + objectives + for [time period]

Ingrid achieved all her training objectives before the end of the summer.

同義詞
  • goal

    more common in everyday speech; often implies personal ambition rather than formal planning

  • aim

    broader — suggests general direction rather than a specific measurable outcome

  • target

    more concrete and numerical; often used with sales figures or quotas

  • purpose

    focuses on the reason something exists, not the planned outcome of an effort

文法句型

set / achieve / meet + objectives

objective + of + noun phrase

objective + to + infinitive

用法筆記

The singular form is objective; the plural form is objectives. Frequently used in business, academic, and project-planning contexts with verbs such as set, achieve, meet, outline, and agree on. A time frame (for this year, within six months) typically follows.

常見錯誤

❌My objective is learning English this year.
✅My objective is to learn English this year.
💡Use 'to + infinitive' after 'objective is,' not a gerund.
❌The team achieved all objective of the project.
✅The team achieved all the objectives of the project.
💡Use the plural form objectives when referring to more than one aim, and include the article the.

objectives — adjective