soft target
soft target — 名詞
1. a person, place, or group that is not well protected and therefore easy for an e
易攻目標
容易遭受攻擊或利用的人、場所或事物
a person, place, or group that is not well protected and therefore easy for an enemy, criminal, or competitor to attack or take advantage of.
Police warned that unguarded schools could become soft targets for thieves during the holidays.
警方警告，無人看守的學校在假期期間可能成為竊賊的易攻目標。
collocation: soft targets for [thieves/criminals]
After installing security cameras, the downtown office was no longer a soft target.
安裝監視器之後，市區辦公室不再是歹徒的易攻目標。
Small shops on quiet side streets are often seen as soft targets by armed robbers.
安靜小巷裡的小商店常被持槍搶匪視為易攻目標。
passive: seen as a soft target
The charity's old warehouse became a soft target because its fence had a large gap.
這家慈善機構的舊倉庫因為圍籬上有個大洞而成了易攻目標。
reason clause: because + concrete vulnerability
Tourists who walk alone after dark can become soft targets for thieves.
深夜獨自步行的遊客容易成為小偷的易攻目標。
- become a soft target
- seen as a soft target
- soft target for [criminals/thieves/attackers]
- vulnerable target
more formal; emphasises weakness rather than ease of attack
- easy mark
informal; usually refers to a person who is easy to deceive or cheat
- sitting duck
informal idiom; describes someone in a completely defenceless position
- hard target
a well-fortified person or place that is difficult to attack
文法句型
soft target + for + noun phrase
用法筆記
Common in discussions about security, crime prevention, and business competition. The opposite term is 'hard target'.
同根字
- hard target名詞B2
常見搭配
常用片語
- become a soft target
- consider someone a soft target
- seen as a soft target
介系詞搭配
- soft target for