bull's-eye

Thân thiện

The sailor uses the bull's-eye to signal from the ship's deck.

Definition

Noun: 1. The central circle on a target: The small circular area at the very center of a target, especially in archery, darts, or shooting, for which the highest score is awarded. 2. A direct hit on this central area: A shot or throw that successfully hits the center of a target. 3. A lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel: A type of lantern designed with one aperture and a sliding cover to hide the light when needed.

Usage Examples

• As the target center:
  • The archer aimed carefully and hit the bull's-eye.
  • In darts, the bull's-eye is worth 50 points.
• As a successful hit:
  • Her final shot was a perfect bull's-eye, winning her the competition.
  • He scored three bull's-eyes in a row.
• As a lantern (less common):
  • The sailor used a bull's-eye to signal the ship.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: The term is often used metaphorically to describe something that is exactly right, perfectly accurate, or achieves the intended goal directly.
  • Her marketing strategy was a bull's-eye; sales doubled immediately.
  • His comment about the budget hit the bull's-eye of the problem.

Variants and Related Words

• Bullseye: A common alternative spelling, written as one word.
• Bull's-eye lens: A thick, plano-convex lens used in old lanterns and lighthouses to concentrate light.

Synonyms

• Center: (for the target area)
• Dead center: (for a perfectly accurate hit)
• Direct hit: (for a successful shot)
• Mark: (as in hitting the mark)

Idioms and Phrases

• To hit the bull's-eye: To be exactly correct or to achieve the perfect result.
  • With that simple design, the company really hit the bull's-eye with consumers.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dark lantern