goal

Compared meaning: the result someone wants to achieve (noun).

比较义项：目标；目的（名词）。

• goal 本词

  Concrete and personal; used for a specific target someone sets and works toward, common in everyday, sports, and planning contexts.

  具体、个人化；用于某人设定并努力达成的具体目标，常见于日常生活、体育和计划语境。

  Her main goal this year is to save enough money for college.

  她今年的主要目标是攒够上大学的钱。

• end

  More formal and abstract; refers to the ultimate purpose behind an action, often in written or reflective contexts, and rarely used casually on its own.

  更正式、更抽象；指行动背后的最终目的，多见于书面或反思性语境，很少单独用于口语。

  The new law was passed to serve the end of public safety.

  这项新法律的通过是为了服务于公共安全这一目的。

Goal and end both mean a result someone wants to achieve. Goal is concrete and personal, used for a specific target in sports, study, or planning. End is formal and abstract, describing the ultimate purpose behind an action, and is less common in everyday speech.

两者都指人努力想要达成的结果，但 goal 更强调具体、可衡量的目标，常与体育、学业或个人计划连用；end 语气更正式、抽象，多见于书面语，强调行动背后的最终目的，日常口语中较少单独使用。