Phrase
narrowing down
缩小；减少；收窄
narrowing down is the present participle of narrow down.
to make or become narrower in range, number, or scope; to reduce something to a smaller or more specific set
- 1.
To make more specific.
使更具体
使更具体；(使)变窄；(使)减少
In use
We need to narrow down the list of candidates before the interview.
The team narrowed down the search area to the old part of town.
Can you narrow down the possibilities to just one?
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。
narrow + [noun phrase] + down
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？
narrow down + to + [noun phrase]
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。
Common mistakes
We need to narrow down the list into three categories.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”。
Let's narrow down on the main issue.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。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- narrows down
- third person singular
- narrowed down
- past, past participle
- narrowing down
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.