Definition

1. Noun:
   • Goal (in sports): The physical structure consisting of two posts and a crossbar, forming the target area where players must send the ball to score in games like soccer or hockey.
   • Goal (position): The position of the goalkeeper, the player who defends the goal.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy sút bóng vào gôn. (He kicked the ball into the goal.)
  • Thủ môn đang giữ gôn rất vững. (The goalkeeper is defending the goal very firmly.)
  • Trái bóng chạm xà ngang của khung gôn. (The ball hit the crossbar of the goal.)

Advanced Usage

• "giữ gôn": to keep goal, to play as a goalkeeper.
  • Cầu thủ số 1 có nhiệm vụ giữ gôn. (Player number 1 has the task of keeping goal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thủ môn / Người giữ gôn (n): Goalkeeper, goalie.

  • Thủ môn là người bảo vệ khung gôn. (The goalkeeper is the person who protects the goal.)

• Khung gôn (n): Goal frame, goal structure.

  • Khung gôn được làm bằng kim loại. (The goal frame is made of metal.)

Synonyms

• Goal: The structure or area where points are scored.
• Net: Informal term for the goal, referencing the net attached to the frame.

Related Idioms

• Trấn giữ khung gôn: To guard the goal (often used to describe a reliable goalkeeper).
  • Anh ấy trấn giữ khung gôn cho đội tuyển quốc gia. (He guards the goal for the national team.)

noun

1. goal
   • giữ gôn
     to keep goal