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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• GQM helps us zero in on the metrics we need to achieve goals; Rational gives us the platform for delivering those metrics.
  GQM帮助我们将焦点集中于我们需要实现的目标上；Rational为我们提供了交付这些矩阵的平台。
• These drugs are called targeted therapeutics and hae far fewer side effects than chemotherapy drugs because they spare healthy tissues and zero in on the cancer cells they seek to destroy.
  这类药物被称为靶向型治疗药并且与化疗药物相比副作用要小得多，因为这类药物不损伤正常组织仅消灭所寻找到癌细胞。
• Zero in on your target, and go for it.
  瞄准你的目标，向它前进。
• 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。