单词 | zero in on |
释义 | zero in onSEE SYNONYMS FOR zero in on ON THESAURUS.COM Aim precisely at a target, as in They zeroed in on the last snipers. [c. 1940] Direct one's attention to, concentrate or focus on, as in We must zero in on the exact combination of ingredients, or The whole class zeroed in on the new assignment. This usage transfers aiming a firearm to directing one's attention. [Mid-1900s] Converge on, close in on, as in The children zeroed in on the electric train display. [Mid-1900s] Words nearby zero in onzero-emission vehicle, zero gravity, zero grazing, zero hour, zero in, zero in on, zero option, zero-point energy, zero population growth, zero-rate, zero-rated The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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