drill down: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    English (general)informalbusinesscomputing
    • To examine or analyze something in greater depth or detail; to focus progressively on finer-grained information.

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    • During the meeting, Sarah asked the team to drill down into the sales data to uncover the root causes of the decline.

      During the meeting, Sarah asked the team to examine the sales data in greater detail to find the main reasons for the decline.

    • If we drill down further on these customer complaints, we might find patterns that aren't obvious at first glance.

      If we analyze these customer complaints more deeply, we might discover patterns that are not immediately clear.

    • The report was too broad, so the analyst decided to drill down on the regional figures for a clearer picture.

      The report was too general, so the analyst chose to focus in greater detail on the regional numbers for better understanding.

  • 2.

    English (general)technicalneutralliteral
    • To bore or cut downward into a material or the ground using a drill or similar tool.

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    • The construction crew began to drill down through the concrete slab to install the new plumbing.

      The construction crew started boring downward through the concrete slab to put in the new plumbing.

    • Yesterday, they drilled down about ten feet into the earth to reach the water table.

      Yesterday, they bored downward approximately ten feet into the ground to access the water table.

    • Can you drill down carefully so you don’t damage the electrical cables underneath the wall?

      Are you able to bore downward carefully so that the electrical cables beneath the wall are not damaged?

    • The workers will be drilling down next week to create holes for the foundation supports.

      Next week, the workers will bore downward to make holes for the foundation supports.

  • 3.

    English (general)technicalneutral
    • To move a drill or boring apparatus to a lower position or to advance it deeper into a site or formation.

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    • The engineers drilled down the rig slowly to reach the oil reservoir deep underground.

      The engineers moved the drilling apparatus deeper slowly to reach the oil reservoir far below the surface.

    • As the crew drills down, sensors monitor the pressure and temperature changes in real time.

      While the crew moves the drill deeper, sensors track pressure and temperature variations instantly.

    • The team was instructed to drill down further after the initial sample didn’t show promising results.

      The team was told to advance the drill deeper after the first sample failed to produce promising findings.

    • They will be drilling down continuously until they hit bedrock, which might take several days.

      They plan to keep moving the drill deeper until they reach bedrock, which could require several days.

Examples:

  • EN: Yeah, he says they've got fire drill down at the depot.
    ES: Dice que tienen formación antiincendios en el garaje.
  • EN: They've never had any fire drill down there.
    ES: Nunca tienen formación antiincendios.
  • EN: But the only way you will is if you have every drill down better than everyone else.
    ES: Pero sólo podrás hacerlo si eres mejor que los demás en los ejercicios.
  • EN: No. No, these guys had the drill down right.
    ES: No, sabían lo que se hacían.
  • EN: That brings your drill down to your work.
    ES: Así bajas el taladro.
  • EN: I wish he´d drop his drill down his pants.
    ES: Ojalá se le caiga el taladro encima.
  • EN: All right, let's move that drill down 15 yards, let's go.
    ES: Muy bien, vamos a mover este down 15 metros, vamos.
  • EN: The procedure will involve using the ship's phasers to drill down through the planet's surface into the pockets where we would set up plasma-infusion units.
    ES: Habrá que usar los fáseres de la nave para perforar la superficie del planeta y alcanzar las bolsas, donde crearíamos las unidades de infusión.
  • EN: If you'll excuse me, we're having a problem with a drill down in 24-B.
    ES: Perdón, pero tenemos un problema con un perforador en la 24-B.
  • EN: Put that drill down.
    ES: Deja el taladro y siéntate aquí, la hostia.
  • EN: That's beginning to separate I want you to shut that drill down.
    ES: Estás comenzando a separar, quiero que pares el taladro
  • EN: And I've always been interested in anything that requires you to drill down to understand it.
    ES: Y siempre me ha interesado algo que requiera profundizar para entenderlo.
  • EN: - I put the drill down here.
    ES: - Puse el taladro ahí.
  • EN: We might go to the polar regions on Mars... drill down into the ancient ice, bring up organisms that are dead.
    ES: Puede que cuando vayamos a las regiones polares de Marte y perforemos el hielo antiguo, obtengamos organismos muertos.
  • EN: So it is unlikely that a human spacecraft... will be able to drill down into its ocean anytime soon.
    ES: Así que es poco probable que una nave humana sea capaz de perforarlo hasta alcanzar el océano en un futuro cercano.

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