shortlist

shortlist — noun

1. a small group of people or things chosen from a larger set, from whom the best c

1.名詞B2
釋義

a small group of people or things chosen from a larger set, from whom the best candidate for a job, award, or position will finally be picked

例句

The committee drew up a shortlist of five architects for the new library project.

collocation: draw up a shortlist

Anjali's debut novel made the shortlist for the National Book Award.

collocation: make the shortlist

同義詞
  • final list

    less formal and less fixed as a compound noun; used conversationally

  • narrowed-down list

    describes the process rather than the result; more informal

反義詞
  • longlist

    the initial larger list from which the shortlist is created

用法筆記

Commonly follows prepositions 'for' (the position/award) and 'of' (the candidates): 'a shortlist of six people for the manager role.'

常見錯誤

❌She was put on shortlist for the job.
✅She was put on the shortlist for the job.
💡the noun requires the definite article 'the'.

shortlist — verb