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be on the shortlist (for sth)
名词用法，指“最终候选名单”；常和 be on 连用。
She is on the shortlist for the manager's job.
她在经理职位的最终候选名单上。
把…列入最后候选名单；使入围
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把…列入最后候选名单；使入围
put someone or something on a short list
She is on the shortlist for the manager's job.
她在经理职位的最终候选名单上。
将某物列入入围名单。
To place something on a short list.
shortlist
Base
原形
shortlists
3rd person
第三人称单数
shortlisting
-ing
现在分词
shortlisted
Past
过去式
shortlisted
Past participle
过去分词
The committee shortlists five candidates each year.
委员会每年将五名候选人列入入围名单。
They shortlisted her for the manager position.
他们将她列入经理职位的入围名单。
The panel has shortlisted three applicants.
评审小组已将三名申请者列入入围名单。
规则动词；常用于被动语态，如 be shortlisted for sth（入围某职位/奖项）。
The selection panel shortlisted five applicants for the final interview.
遴选小组将五名候选人列入最终面试的候选名单。
Her short film was shortlisted for an award at the film festival.
她的短片在电影节上被列入奖项候选名单。
They are shortlisting the best proposals from the first round.
他们正在从第一轮中筛选出最佳提案列入候选名单。
名词用法，指“最终候选名单”；常和 be on 连用。
She is on the shortlist for the manager's job.
她在经理职位的最终候选名单上。
动词用法，表示“把……列入最终候选名单”；也可用被动式 be shortlisted for sth。
The committee shortlisted six books for the prize.
委员会把六本书列入了该奖项的最终候选名单。
Not this
She was in the shortlist for the manager position.
Use this
She was on the shortlist for the manager position.
表示“在候选人名单上”时，英语用介词 on，不用 in；受汉语“在……上”直译的影响，学习者容易误用 in。
Not this
Her essay shortlisted for the national award.
Use this
Her essay was shortlisted for the national award.
shortlist 作动词是及物动词，表示“把……列入候选名单”；当主语是事物或被选人时，要用被动语态 be shortlisted，不能把它当作不及物动词直接使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
进入最终候选名单；入围
Her novel made the shortlist for the Booker Prize.
她的小说进入了布克奖的最终候选名单。
在最终候选名单上
He is on the shortlist for the job.
他在这份工作的最终候选名单上。
拟定最终候选名单
The committee drew up a shortlist of five applicants.
委员会拟定了一份包含五名申请人的最终候选名单。
候选人最终名单
The party published its shortlist of candidates.
该党公布了候选人最终名单。
入围；被列入…的最终候选名单
The project was shortlisted for a national design award.
这个项目入围了一项国家级设计奖。
将某人列入…的最终候选名单
They shortlisted three people for the position.
他们将三个人列入了这一职位的最终候选名单。
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短名单：长长的名单被‘缩短’后，留下的就是最终候选名单。
语域：neutral 常见场景：recruitment、awards、selection processes 该词可作名词或动词，在英式英语中尤其常用，多见于招聘、评奖或遴选候选人等场合，语气中性。
作名词时主要用于英式英语。
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