shortlist

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

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]

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。