英语词汇“to 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

a. intransitive. To set the sights of a gun or missile on a target; to take aim; (more loosely) to select a person or place as the object of attack. Frequently with on. Cf. sense 2, zero n. 6.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate artillery [verb (intransitive)]

to zero in1943

1943 Stars & Stripes (Mediterranean ed.) 11 Dec. 3/3 The sergeant checked positions and then ‘zeroed in.’

1991 Newsweek 28 Jan. 26/4 With Saddam zeroing in on Tel Aviv, Israel may contemplate scrambling its jets again.

2012 M. R. Gordon & B. E. Trainor Endgame xxv. 478 The militia ‘walked’ 120mm mortar shells right into the central area of the palace, zeroing in on the old British consulate building.

b. transitive. Chiefly in passive. To set the sights of a gun or missile on (a target).

1944 Newsweek 8 Jan. 45 Don't you know the Jerries have that road zeroed in?—a phrase meaning the Germans had sighted their guns on the road and needed only to pull their triggers.

1965 H. Kahn On Escalation iv. 74 American bases overseas and American targets on the mainland are at all times zeroed in by Soviet missiles, and vice versa.

1971 Scope (S. Afr.) 19 Mar. 20/4 These roads were well covered by strongpoints, and zeroed-in by artillery.

2016 G. J. Dettore Screaming Eagle Gliders iv. 238 The trooper..moved the cattle into the field that was zeroed in by the Germans.

c. transitive. Chiefly in passive. To set the sights of (a gun or missile) on a target. Frequently with on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > aim at > aim (a blow, weapon, etc.)

reachOE

seta1300

shapec1400

ettlec1450

charge1509

bend1530

level1530

aimc1565

butt1594

levy1618

to give level to1669

wise1721

intenda1734

train1795

sight1901

to zero in1944

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate (artillery) [verb (transitive)] > aim

register1914

to zero in1944

1944 Life 14 Aug. 57/1 Germans who had retreated out of town ‘zeroed in’ mortar shells among troops and light tanks which tried to follow.

1961 Time (Atlantic ed.) 17 Feb. 16 The Russians now have some 50 ICBMs ready to go, presumably zeroed in on U.S. targets.

1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 29 Dec. i. 3/1 The Vietnamese were using long-range 130-millimeter howitzers zeroed in by forward observers.

2003 Australian (Nexis) 7 Mar. (World section) 8 Tokyo believes Pyongyang already has about 100 Nodong missiles zeroed in on targets around Japan.

2. intransitive. To concentrate attention or effort on or upon something. Cf. focus v. 4a.

ΘΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > fix the attention, concentrate [verb (transitive)] > in one direction

concentre1643

think1821

concentrate1860

to zero in1955

1955 Pop. Sci. July 113/1 Most critics have zeroed in on the car's engineering.

1961 D. Huff Score (1962) p. ix This book will zero-in on the increasingly important psychological tests.

1976 Word 27 142 Wittgenstein zeroes in upon linguistic constraints and logical conditions as they are made manifest in common, ordinary speech.

2007 Esquire Nov. 123/2 She ignored the raging primal screams and instead zeroed in on the lyrics' inherent despair.

3. intransitive. Of a camera, photographer, etc.: to bring a subject into close-up; to zoom in on.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > lens > [verb (intransitive)] > zoom

zoom1944

to zero in1957

1957 Independent-Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 19 May (Parade section) 20/2 Soon local photographers zeroed in on Miss Dougan's bare spinal column.

1976 Field & Stream Oct. 99/3 Despite the limitation of not being able to change lenses—to..zero in to show ‘colors’ in the bottom of a gold pan—you'll take a lot of..pictures.

1985 Weekly World News 1 Jan. 11/1 Security cameras were installed to stop vandalism, but they zeroed in on the athletes as they traipsed back and forth across a corridor from the shower to their locker room.

2012 A. Bracken Darkest Minds (2013) iv. 44 A tiny red light inside the black eye was the only clue that the camera had zeroed in on you.

4. intransitive. To move towards something, as if to a target; to close in on. Also figurative.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards [verb (intransitive)] > as if to a target

home1920

to zero in1959

to hone in1965

1959 Guardian 26 Sept. 5/2 The squadrons of flies that zeroed in on his shiny pate.

1972 W. Garner Ditto, Brother Rat! iv. 30 I zeroed in on the downstairs bar.

1983 Listener 14 Apr. 33/1 Its staff were slowly but surely zeroing in on the essential secret of successful breakfast broadcasting in this country.

2015 B. Bertolino Working with Children & Adoloescents in Resid. Care iii. 36 The residents saw me right away and zeroed in.

单词	to zero in
释义	> as lemmas to zero in to zero in 1. a. intransitive. To set the sights of a gun or missile on a target; to take aim; (more loosely) to select a person or place as the object of attack. Frequently with on. Cf. sense 2, zero n. 6. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate artillery [verb (intransitive)] to zero in1943 1943 Stars & Stripes (Mediterranean ed.) 11 Dec. 3/3 The sergeant checked positions and then ‘zeroed in.’ 1991 Newsweek 28 Jan. 26/4 With Saddam zeroing in on Tel Aviv, Israel may contemplate scrambling its jets again. 2012 M. R. Gordon & B. E. Trainor Endgame xxv. 478 The militia ‘walked’ 120mm mortar shells right into the central area of the palace, zeroing in on the old British consulate building. b. transitive. Chiefly in passive. To set the sights of a gun or missile on (a target). Π 1944 Newsweek 8 Jan. 45 Don't you know the Jerries have that road zeroed in?—a phrase meaning the Germans had sighted their guns on the road and needed only to pull their triggers. 1965 H. Kahn On Escalation iv. 74 American bases overseas and American targets on the mainland are at all times zeroed in by Soviet missiles, and vice versa. 1971 Scope (S. Afr.) 19 Mar. 20/4 These roads were well covered by strongpoints, and zeroed-in by artillery. 2016 G. J. Dettore Screaming Eagle Gliders iv. 238 The trooper..moved the cattle into the field that was zeroed in by the Germans. c. transitive. Chiefly in passive. To set the sights of (a gun or missile) on a target. Frequently with on. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > aim at > aim (a blow, weapon, etc.) reachOE seta1300 shapec1400 ettlec1450 charge1509 bend1530 level1530 aimc1565 butt1594 levy1618 to give level to1669 wise1721 intenda1734 train1795 sight1901 to zero in1944 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate (artillery) [verb (transitive)] > aim register1914 to zero in1944 1944 Life 14 Aug. 57/1 Germans who had retreated out of town ‘zeroed in’ mortar shells among troops and light tanks which tried to follow. 1961 Time (Atlantic ed.) 17 Feb. 16 The Russians now have some 50 ICBMs ready to go, presumably zeroed in on U.S. targets. 1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 29 Dec. i. 3/1 The Vietnamese were using long-range 130-millimeter howitzers zeroed in by forward observers. 2003 Australian (Nexis) 7 Mar. (World section) 8 Tokyo believes Pyongyang already has about 100 Nodong missiles zeroed in on targets around Japan. 2. intransitive. To concentrate attention or effort on or upon something. Cf. focus v. 4a. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > fix the attention, concentrate [verb (transitive)] > in one direction concentre1643 think1821 concentrate1860 to zero in1955 1955 Pop. Sci. July 113/1 Most critics have zeroed in on the car's engineering. 1961 D. Huff Score (1962) p. ix This book will zero-in on the increasingly important psychological tests. 1976 Word 27 142 Wittgenstein zeroes in upon linguistic constraints and logical conditions as they are made manifest in common, ordinary speech. 2007 Esquire Nov. 123/2 She ignored the raging primal screams and instead zeroed in on the lyrics' inherent despair. 3. intransitive. Of a camera, photographer, etc.: to bring a subject into close-up; to zoom in on. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > lens > [verb (intransitive)] > zoom zoom1944 to zero in1957 1957 Independent-Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 19 May (Parade section) 20/2 Soon local photographers zeroed in on Miss Dougan's bare spinal column. 1976 Field & Stream Oct. 99/3 Despite the limitation of not being able to change lenses—to..zero in to show ‘colors’ in the bottom of a gold pan—you'll take a lot of..pictures. 1985 Weekly World News 1 Jan. 11/1 Security cameras were installed to stop vandalism, but they zeroed in on the athletes as they traipsed back and forth across a corridor from the shower to their locker room. 2012 A. Bracken Darkest Minds (2013) iv. 44 A tiny red light inside the black eye was the only clue that the camera had zeroed in on you. 4. intransitive. To move towards something, as if to a target; to close in on. Also figurative. ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards [verb (intransitive)] > as if to a target home1920 to zero in1959 to hone in1965 1959 Guardian 26 Sept. 5/2 The squadrons of flies that zeroed in on his shiny pate. 1972 W. Garner Ditto, Brother Rat! iv. 30 I zeroed in on the downstairs bar. 1983 Listener 14 Apr. 33/1 Its staff were slowly but surely zeroing in on the essential secret of successful breakfast broadcasting in this country. 2015 B. Bertolino Working with Children & Adoloescents in Resid. Care iii. 36 The residents saw me right away and zeroed in. extracted from zerov. < as lemmas
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