单词 | shortlist |
释义 | shortlist (ʃɔːʳtlɪst ) Word forms: shortlists , shortlisting , shortlisted language note: The spelling short list is used in American English and sometimes in British English for the noun. 1. countable noun If someone is on a shortlist, for example for a job or a prize, they are one of a small group of people who have been chosen from a larger group. The successful person is then chosen from the small group. If you've been asked for an interview you are probably on a shortlist of no more than six. [+ of] 2. verb [usually passive] If someone or something is shortlisted for a job or a prize, they are put on a shortlist. [mainly British] He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize for literature several times. [be VERB-ed + for] Nottingham was shortlisted as Entrepreneurial University of the Year in this year's Times Higher Education Awards. [be V-ed for/as n] Collocations: shortlist of candidates His emergence over the previous months had already propelled him on to the shortlist of candidates. Times, Sunday Times Last month, it compiled a shortlist of candidates, who were invited to submit binding proposals. Times, Sunday Times Directors meet tomorrow to discuss a shortlist of candidates. Times, Sunday Times I propose an agreed shortlist of candidates be assembled and transported around the country to allow full appraisal and public debate. Times, Sunday Times It would mean giving local police commissioners a shortlist of candidates for the post of chief constable from which they can choose. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 入围名单 Japanese: 選抜候補者リスト |
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