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

• I cannot narrow down the rules for this game.
  我不能限制这场比赛的规则。
• Finally, Exhibit offers facets, a set of tools to help users search and narrow down the data to find what they need.
  最后，Exhibit提供了facet，这是一组工具，可用来帮助用户搜索和缩小搜索范围以便找到他们所需的数据。
• 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。
• 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'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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We're working to narrow down the list of possible suspects.
  我们正努力缩小嫌疑犯的范围。