| 词组 | home in on |
| 释义 | Idiom home in onhome in (on something) 1. to aim for and move directly toward something. When he questioned the witness, the lawyer homed in on him like a laser.The missile homed in on the ship. 2. to aim your attention toward something. The report homed in on the faulty wiring that might have caused the fire. Phr V home in on homes, homing, homed home in on sth to give a lot of attention to something and to examine or discuss it in detailThe camera homes in on the woman's face and you can see that she's crying.The new administration has already homed in on some issues badly in need of attention. if a weapon homes in on an object or place, it moves directly towards itSoldiers on the ground watched the missile home in on its target. home in on (something)To focus or concentrate on something. It took some time for him to home in on the reason he'd called the meeting. home in onMove toward or focus on a goal, as in He began with a couple of jokes before homing in on the main subject of his talk. This expression originally alluded to a vessel, aircraft or missile being guided to its target by a radio beam or some other means. [c. 1920] |
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