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

• Sophomore year is a time to narrow down your academic focus and decide on the college major.
  大二要开始缩小学术研究关注的范围，选定大学的主攻专业了。
• 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。
• Answering these questions will help narrow down a set of domains that you are excited about.
  回答这些问题将有助于缩小自己感兴趣的领域。
• 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。
• If you can narrow down this list, you should.
  如果可以缩减列表，应该尽量缩减。
• 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。
• 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。
• Now you are able to check each part of the car and narrow down the location of the problem.
  现在您能够检查汽车的每个部分并缩小问题的所在范围。
• 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。
• I cannot narrow down the rules for this game.
  我不能限制这场比赛的规则。