narrow down
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
含义: 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
例句
- 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 opciones2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.
发音
用法指南
语境: selection, focus, decisions
语气: decisive
✓ 正确说法
- Narrow it down缩小范围acotar, reducir絞り込む선택지를 좁혀
起源与历史
From making something narrower or more focused.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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