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

• 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。
• 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。
• 'The whole idea is to narrow down and select the place that is best for you,'Dr.
  网站的构想就是帮你挑选最适合自己的度假地点。
• 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。
• Used effectively, these tools will help you narrow down performance issues and help pinpoint root causes.
  有效的使用这些工具将帮助您减少性能问题，并且也能帮您查明根本原因。
• 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。
• 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。
• We're working to narrow down the list of possible suspects.
  我们正努力缩小嫌疑犯的范围。
• Meantime, I'm gonna narrow down that list.
  这其间，我会缩小名单范围。