home in

odaklanmak, üzerinde yoğunlaşmak

Çoğunlukla bir cevap ararken dikkatini belirli bir şeye daha fazla yöneltmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To focus your attention more closely on something, often as you search for an answer.

• We homed in on the main problem.
• The detective used the clues to home in on a suspect.
• Her questions are homing in on the source of the confusion.

Nasıl kullanılır: home in on something (The investigators homed in on a possible cause.)

Eş anlamlılar: zero in, focus

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: home in quickly, home in gradually

hedefe yönelmek, hedefe yaklaşmak

Genellikle bir sinyali izleyerek hedefe doğru yaklaşmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To move closer to a target, often by following a signal.

• The missile homed in on the ship.
• Rescue teams used the signal to home in on our position.
• The aircraft is homing in on the radio beacon.

Nasıl kullanılır: home in on something (The missile homed in on the target.)

Eş anlamlılar: zero in, close in

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: home in slowly, home in accurately