What does "narrow down" mean?

To reduce the number of options To limit choices by eliminating possibilities.

How do you use "narrow down" in a sentence?

We've narrowed it down to two options. Can you narrow down the search? They narrowed down the suspects.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: 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

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.
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?
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.

Context: selection, focus, decisions

Tone: decisive

From making something narrower or more focused.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal