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're working to narrow down the list of possible suspects.
  我们正努力缩小嫌疑犯的范围。
• Then we make mood boards and narrow down and change our mind.
  然后我们做情绪板，缩小范围，进行修改。
• 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。
• I cannot narrow down the rules for this game.
  我不能限制这场比赛的规则。
• Naturally, it makes sense to narrow down the set of documents first and then evaluate the relevant subset.
  一种合理的做法是先缩小文档集的范围然后再计算相关的子集。
• 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。
• In such a situation, the first step is to narrow down the root cause of the memory leak to one or a few components.
  在这种情况下，第一个步骤是将内存泄漏的根源限制到一个或几个组件。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。