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

• 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。
• You can enable and disable this trace dynamically, which should help when trying to narrow down a problem.
  可以动态地启用和禁用这种跟踪，在缩小问题范围的时候这样做会有所帮助。
• They are just able to narrow down the scope.
  只能把范围缩小一点而已。
• I cannot narrow down the rules for this game.
  我不能限制这场比赛的规则。
• 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。
• However, there are some key points in a JCC trace that we will discuss later that will help you to narrow down a problem.
  然而，JCC跟踪中还是有几个关键的地方值得我们在后面加以讨论，它们有助于缩小问题的范围。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We're working to narrow down the list of possible suspects.
  我们正努力缩小嫌疑犯的范围。