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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The emergency maintenance periods are to restore stability while we continue to narrow down the cause of the problems.
  周期性的紧急维护阶段是恢复服务器的稳定性，同时我们可以缩小问题产生原因的范围。
• 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。
• Meantime, I'm gonna narrow down that list.
  这其间，我会缩小名单范围。
• Once the nearest marker has been found, techniques based on the mapping of chromosomes may be used to narrow down the location of the gene.
  一旦找到了最近的标记，基于染色体作图技术，可以用于紧接着的下一个基因的位点的测定。
• 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。
• 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。