"get a bead on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鎖定目標
• 瞄準
• 弄清楚

Definition

專心於、瞄準或清楚地理解某事或某人，通常表示鎖定目標或弄明白某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式，略帶美語色彩，源自射擊用語。用來指專注或完全理解某事（如“get a bead on the target”），不能用于匆忙一瞥。

Examples

I can't get a bead on what he's saying.

我無法**弄清楚**他在說什麼。

The police tried to get a bead on the suspect.

警察試圖**鎖定目標**嫌疑犯。

It took me a while to get a bead on her accent.

我花了一些時間才**弄清楚**她的口音。

Once I got a bead on how the machine worked, it was easy.

一旦我**搞懂**這台機器的運作方式，就很簡單了。

It's hard to get a bead on her mood—she hides her feelings.

很難**判斷**她的情緒——她很會隱藏自己的感受。

Let me get a bead on this problem before we try to fix it.

讓我先**搞清楚**這個問題，再解決吧。