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narrow down + [noun phrase]
narrow down 后直接跟宾语，表示缩小范围。
We need to narrow down the list of candidates.
我们需要缩小候选人名单。
缩小；减少；收窄
narrowing down — present participle of narrow down
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缩小；减少；收窄
to make or become narrower in range, number, or scope; to reduce something to a smaller or more specific set
We need to narrow down the list of candidates.
我们需要缩小候选人名单。
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To make more specific.
We need to narrow down the list of candidates before the interview.
我们需要在面试前把候选人名单缩小。
The team narrowed down the search area to the old part of town.
团队把搜索范围缩小到了城镇的老城区。
Can you narrow down the possibilities to just one?
你能把可能性缩小到只剩一个吗？
narrow down 后直接跟宾语，表示缩小范围。
We need to narrow down the list of candidates.
我们需要缩小候选人名单。
当宾语较短时，可将宾语放在 narrow 和 down 之间。
Can you narrow the options down to three?
你能把选项缩小到三个吗？
用 to 引出缩小后的最终结果。
The police have narrowed down the suspect list to two.
警方已将嫌疑人名单缩小到两人。
Not this
We need to narrow down the list into three categories.
Use this
We need to narrow down the list to three categories.
中文的“到”常被误译为“into”，但“narrow down”后接结果范围时，固定用介词“to”，表示“缩小到”。
Not this
Let's narrow down on the main issue.
Use this
Let's narrow down the main issue.
“narrow down”是及物动词短语，直接跟宾语，不需要介词“on”。学习者受“focus on”影响而错误添加。
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