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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Meantime, I'm gonna narrow down that list.
  这其间，我会缩小名单范围。
• 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。