object

Compared meaning: a goal one wants to reach (noun).

比较义项：目标（名词）。

• object 本词

  Object is a formal, somewhat literary way to say 'goal', typically only used in the fixed phrase 'the object of the game/exercise is...'; rare as a stand-alone noun for personal goals.

  object是一种正式、略带书面色彩的说法，用来表示“目标”，通常只出现在“the object of the game/exercise is...”这类固定说法中，很少单独用来表示个人目标。

  The object of the exercise was simply to keep the children occupied for an hour.

  这项活动的目的只是让孩子们有事情做，打发一个小时。

• target

  Target denotes a specific, often numerical goal to be reached by a deadline, common in business, sales and sports; it can also be a verb.

  target指要在某个截止日期前达到的具体、通常可用数字衡量的目标，常见于商业、销售和体育场合；它也可以作动词使用。

  The company raised its sales target for the fourth quarter.

  公司上调了第四季度的销售目标。

• objective

  Objective is a formal word for a goal within a plan or strategy, often one of several steps toward a larger purpose, common in business, military and project language.

  objective是一个正式用词，指计划或策略中的一个目标，往往是通向更大目的的若干步骤之一，常见于商业、军事和项目相关的语言中。

  The team's main objective this quarter is to reduce customer complaints by half.

  团队本季度的主要目标是将客户投诉减少一半。

• aim

  Aim is the most common, everyday word for a goal, used for both personal ambitions and general purposes, and often follows 'my/his/the aim is to...'.

  aim是表示“目标”最常见、最口语化的词，既可用于个人志向，也可用于一般性目的，常跟在“my/his/the aim is to...”这样的句型后面。

  Her aim this year is to read one book every week.

  她今年的目标是每周读一本书。

Object, target, objective, and aim all mean a goal, but formality differs. Object is formal and literary. Target is a specific, numerical goal with a deadline. Objective is formal, a goal within a plan, common in business. Aim is the common, everyday word.

这几个词在“目标”这一意义上相近，但正式程度和使用场合不同：object 最正式、略显书面化，常见于“the object of the game/exercise is...”这类固定说法；target 侧重可量化的具体指标（如销售额）；objective 常用于商业、军事或项目计划中的正式表述；aim 则是最常用、最口语化的说法。这里不比较 object 的“物体”义和“反对”义、target 的“靶子”义、aim 的动词“瞄准”义，以及 objective 作形容词表示“客观的”这一用法。