"narrow down" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 缩小范围
• 筛选

Definition

逐步缩小选项或可能性，以便更容易做出选择或决定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于非正式场合，表示逐步筛选或精简选项。常和“to”或“from”连用（如'narrow down the list to three'）。不同于单纯的“减少”，强调选择过程。

Examples

We need to narrow down our choices before we decide.

我们需要在决定前**缩小范围**我们的选择。

Can you narrow down the list to three candidates?

你能把名单**缩小范围**到三位候选人吗？

The police tried to narrow down the suspects.

警方试图**缩小范围**嫌疑人。

After hours of searching, we finally narrowed down the problem to a software bug.

经过几小时的查找，我们终于把问题**缩小范围**到一个软件故障。

Let me know when you narrow down the dates so I can book my tickets.

确定日期后请告诉我，这样我可以订票。

We started with a hundred ideas but managed to narrow them down to just five.

我们开始有一百个想法，但最后只**筛选**出了五个。