英语词汇“home in”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you home in on something, you focus your attention on it. Your brother who is always reading probably homes in on bookstores when he visits a new place.

When you use the phrase home in, picture a sharpshooter aiming her gun, or a guided missile heading straight for its target. When you home in, you move toward or focus on a specific point, the way a homing pigeon homes in on the exact spot it started from, even after traveling hundreds of miles. The phrase home in was first used during World War II, and became popular in the period following the war.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

hone / home

To hone is to sharpen a knife or perfect a skill. Home is where you live, where your stuff is, is where the heart is, and all that.

Hone in or hone in on, is an eggcorn for home in on. (An eggcorn is a word accidently used for another word that sounds similar, like saying eggcorn instead of acorn.)

Home in on (with an "m") means to move toward an object or goal, like a missile zooming towards a target. Or as a homing pigeon does, which is where the term comes from. Here are some examples:

Another international e-commerce site that has homed in on the Brazilian market is farfetch.com. (New York Times)

Bedbugs are active at night, leaving their hiding places to home in on body warmth or carbon dioxide to reach their victims. (Monsters and Critics)

Hone is to sharpen something, like a blade or your attention in math class. The only reason people get it confused with home is when hone horns in on home in.

Although you can make something pointy by honing, when you try to hit a target, you home in on it, like going home after a long day.

WORD FAMILY

home in: homed in, homes in, homing in

USAGE EXAMPLES

Four minors died from chemical gas poisoning after a resident tried to fumigate a home in Amarillo, Texas with pesticide, fire officials told local media.

Reuters(Jan 02, 2017)

Buyers of a four-bedroom family home in London need deep pockets - but perhaps not as cavernous as a year ago.

BBC(Jan 02, 2017)

Parson, a cattle rancher and former sheriff, said in his statement that he is well and resting at his home in Bolivar.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

v direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids

Syn|Hyper

range in, zero in

aim, direct, place, point, target

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

单词	home in
释义	home in (once / 254 pages) v When you home in on something, you focus your attention on it. Your brother who is always reading probably homes in on bookstores when he visits a new place. When you use the phrase home in, picture a sharpshooter aiming her gun, or a guided missile heading straight for its target. When you home in, you move toward or focus on a specific point, the way a homing pigeon homes in on the exact spot it started from, even after traveling hundreds of miles. The phrase home in was first used during World War II, and became popular in the period following the war. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS hone / home To hone is to sharpen a knife or perfect a skill. Home is where you live, where your stuff is, is where the heart is, and all that. Hone in or hone in on, is an eggcorn for home in on. (An eggcorn is a word accidently used for another word that sounds similar, like saying eggcorn instead of acorn.) Home in on (with an "m") means to move toward an object or goal, like a missile zooming towards a target. Or as a homing pigeon does, which is where the term comes from. Here are some examples: Another international e-commerce site that has homed in on the Brazilian market is farfetch.com. (New York Times) Bedbugs are active at night, leaving their hiding places to home in on body warmth or carbon dioxide to reach their victims. (Monsters and Critics) Hone is to sharpen something, like a blade or your attention in math class. The only reason people get it confused with home is when hone horns in on home in. Although you can make something pointy by honing, when you try to hit a target, you home in on it, like going home after a long day. WORD FAMILY home in: homed in, homes in, homing in USAGE EXAMPLES Four minors died from chemical gas poisoning after a resident tried to fumigate a home in Amarillo, Texas with pesticide, fire officials told local media. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Buyers of a four-bedroom family home in London need deep pockets - but perhaps not as cavernous as a year ago. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Parson, a cattle rancher and former sheriff, said in his statement that he is well and resting at his home in Bolivar. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) v direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids Syn\|Hyper range in, zero in aim, direct, place, point, target intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
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