shortlist /ˈʃɔːtˌlɪst/ (also short list) ( shortlisting, shortlisted, shortlists )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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. (工作或获奖的) 候选人名单

  例：

  If you've been asked for an interview you are probably on a shortlist of no more than six.

  如果你已经被要求参加面试，你很可能在不超过6人的候选名单上。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone or something is shortlisted for a job or a prize, they are put on a shortlist. 将…列入候选名单 [usu passive]

  例：

  He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize for literature several times.

  他曾数次获得诺贝尔文学奖提名。