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

To zero in is to adjust a gun so a target is in its sights. Zeroing in also refers to other types of homing in and targeting.

This term has to do with setting your sights on something, or focusing on something in some other way. If you're zeroing in with a gun, you're adjusting the zero of the gun so it's aimed at a target. Snipers and sharpshooters are experts at zeroing in. If the police are zeroing in on a suspect, they’re getting closer to the suspect. As you adjust a radio dial, you’re zeroing in on a station.

WORD FAMILY

zero in: zeroed in, zeroing in, zeros in

USAGE EXAMPLES

It allows police to zero in on the phone’s location, down to a specific apartment in a building.

Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016)

So let’s first zero in on Chicago, which accounts for 40 percent of the year-to-date national homicide rate.

Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016)

In one of my favorite passages, he zeros in on those who pay many millions of dollars for paintings while people are starving.

New York Times(Dec 19, 2016)

1v direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids

Syn|Hyper

home in, range in

aim, direct, place, point, target

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

2v adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)

Syn|Hyper

zero

adjust, correct, set

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

单词	zero in
释义	zero in (once / 10025 pages) v To zero in is to adjust a gun so a target is in its sights. Zeroing in also refers to other types of homing in and targeting. This term has to do with setting your sights on something, or focusing on something in some other way. If you're zeroing in with a gun, you're adjusting the zero of the gun so it's aimed at a target. Snipers and sharpshooters are experts at zeroing in. If the police are zeroing in on a suspect, they’re getting closer to the suspect. As you adjust a radio dial, you’re zeroing in on a station. WORD FAMILY zero in: zeroed in, zeroing in, zeros in USAGE EXAMPLES It allows police to zero in on the phone’s location, down to a specific apartment in a building. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) So let’s first zero in on Chicago, which accounts for 40 percent of the year-to-date national homicide rate. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) In one of my favorite passages, he zeros in on those who pay many millions of dollars for paintings while people are starving. New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) 1v direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids Syn\|Hyper home in, range in aim, direct, place, point, target intend (something) to move towards a certain goal 2v adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun) Syn\|Hyper zero adjust, correct, set alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
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