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

• Most of the above points would narrow down to strong lack of communication and uninspiring ambience of the workplace.
  上面大多数问题都会归结到缺乏沟通和气氛压抑的工作环境之上。
• Of course, you still select the brand if you know it to narrow down the product list.
  当然，如果您知道产品品牌，则仍可以选择该品牌来缩小产品列表范围。
• I cannot narrow down the rules for this game.
  我不能限制这场比赛的规则。
• 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。
• 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。
• We're working to narrow down the list of possible suspects.
  我们正努力缩小嫌疑犯的范围。
• 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。
• Sophomore year is a time to narrow down your academic focus and decide on the college major.
  大二要开始缩小学术研究关注的范围，选定大学的主攻专业了。
• 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。
• I'd appreciate any more information regarding the alleged, so we can narrow down who is funding thier actions. I have my suspicions based on who they are not attacking.
  如果有更多信息关于这些嫌疑的话我会很感谢，这样我们能缩小范围，知道是谁滋长了他们的行动。我都已经在怀疑他们还有谁没有攻击过。