narrow down

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral
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Significado: To reduce the number of options

缩小选择范围
Reducir el número de opciones
選択肢を絞る
선택지를 좁히다

To limit choices by eliminating possibilities.

通过排除可能性来限制选择。
Limitar las opciones eliminando posibilidades.
可能性を排除して選択肢を限定する。
가능성을 제거하여 선택의 범위를 줄이다.
Base verb: narrow
Particle: down
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Ejemplos

  1. We've narrowed it down to two options.
    我们已经把范围缩小到两个选项了
    Lo hemos reducido a dos opciones
    2つの選択肢に絞り込んだ
    두 가지 선택지로 좁혔다.
  2. Can you narrow down the search?
    你能缩小搜索范围吗?
    ¿Puedes acotar la búsqueda?
    検索を絞り込めますか?
    검색 범위를 좁힐 수 있나요?
  3. They narrowed down the suspects.
    他们缩小了嫌疑人范围
    Acotaron el número de sospechosos
    容疑者を絞り込んだ
    용의자를 추려냈다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: selection, focus, decisions

Tono: decisive

✓ Correcto

  • Narrow it down
    缩小范围
    acotar, reducir
    絞り込む
    선택지를 좁혀

Origen e historia

From making something narrower or more focused.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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