zero in on

英 [ˈzɪərəʊ ɪn ɒn]

美 [ˈzɪroʊ ɪn ɑːn]

瞄准（目标）; 向…移动; 全神贯注于（问题或主题）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 瞄准（目标）；向…移动
  Tozero in ona target means to aim at it or move towards it.
  1. He raised the binoculars again and zeroed in on an eleventh-floor room.
     他再一次举起双筒望远镜，瞄准了11层的一个房间。
• PHRASAL VERB 全神贯注于（问题或主题）
  If youzero in ona problem or subject, you give it your full attention.
  1. Many of the other major daily newspapers have not really zeroed in on the problem...
     其他许多重要日报并未将注意力集中在这个问题上。
  2. Critics have zeroed in on his plan to raise gasoline taxes 10 cents a gallon.
     批评者将矛头对准他打算将汽油税每加仑提高10美分的计划上。

双语例句

• A construction worker on the structure of One World Trade Center at ground zero in New York on Sept.7,2010.
  在地面上的零纽约世界贸易中心的一个结构的建筑工人在2010年9月7日。
• Sitting among the optimistic yellows of the Oval Office, the president is quick to zero in on what has caused so many in his party to reject his efforts.
  坐在椭圆办公室里，周围都是乐观的黄种人，总统迅速就为何党内广泛反对他的改革成绩进行辩解。
• But the active presence of regulators will encourage the firms to spend more on quality control and to bring in experienced partners who can zero in on the real risk.
  但是，积极有效的监管机构的存在能够鼓励会计师事务所花更多的精力在质量控制上，并且从引入更多有经验的，可以找出真正的风险所在的合伙人。
• Investors should zero in on disputes that led to a substantial arbitration award.
  投资者应当重点关注那些导致重大仲裁的严重争端。
• Time to observe would let you zero in on the most appropriate name for your child's personality and behavior patterns.
  时间观察，将让你在零上最适当的名称为您的孩子的人格和行为模式。
• If you wish to zero in on a particularly weak station, however, you must resort to a little math to alter the length of the crossbar.
  如果您希望捕捉到一个特别微弱的电台，那么您必须进行一些简单的计算修改横担的长度。
• In many cases, these companies claim, projects are completed faster because freelancers bring special skills and can zero in on each job.
  这些公司称，很多情况下，自由职业者的专业技能和专注工作可以令项目得以更快地完成。
• This article looked at the basic methods to get baseline information and then the different tools that can be used to zero in on the issue.
  本文讨论了获得基线信息的基本方法，然后介绍了用来识别问题的一些工具。
• It's a good idea to zero in on what the two of you have in common, and make conversation based on those similarities.
  确认你们两个的共同之处，并且以其为基础进行交谈是个好主意。
• But this study furthers our understanding of how the human brain is able to zero in on the specific sounds it wants and process them.
  总之，这个研究表明了人类如何可以确定专门的（也就是自己想要听到的）声音，并且处理这些声音信号。