narrow down

英 [ˈnærəʊ daʊn]

美 [ˈnæroʊ daʊn]

缩减; 压缩; 减小

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 缩减;压缩;减小
  If younarrow downa range of things, you reduce the number of things included in it.
  1. What's happened is that the new results narrow down the possibilities...
     现有的情况是，新的结果缩小了可能性的范围。
  2. I've managed to narrow the list down to twenty-three.
     我已设法把清单上的项目压缩到了23项。

英英释义

verb

• become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
  1. She specializes in Near Eastern history
  Synonym:specializespecialisenarrow
• define clearly
  1. I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
  Synonym:pin downpeg downnail downnarrowspecify

双语例句

• We cannot assume that everybody will watch the game, we have to narrow down the major characteristics of our target audience.
  我们不能设想每个人都观看比赛，我们必须缩小目标受众的主要特点。
• Narrow down your activities to one or two to keep things in check.
  控制一下，把你的活动压缩到一两项。
• They are just able to narrow down the scope.
  只能把范围缩小一点而已。
• Similar to Open Type, you can use wildcard characters or abbreviations to quickly narrow down the list of resources.
  类似于OpenType，您可以使用通配符或缩写来快速缩小列表中的资源范围。
• He or she may have a hundred from which to narrow down a handful of interviewees.
  或许他需要从几百名中的应聘者中筛选出几位。
• What's happened is that the new results narrow down the possibilities
  现有的情况是，新的结果缩小了可能性的范围。
• If you can narrow down this list, you should.
  如果可以缩减列表，应该尽量缩减。
• 'The whole idea is to narrow down and select the place that is best for you,'Dr.
  网站的构想就是帮你挑选最适合自己的度假地点。
• We're working to narrow down the list of possible suspects.
  我们正努力缩小嫌疑犯的范围。
• This is how voters narrow down that field from a bunch of candidates to eventually just one.
  这就是如何从许多候选人中逐渐缩小范围直到最后剩下一个赢家的过程。