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单词 narrow
释义
narrow
adjective
uk
/ˈnær.əʊ/us
/ˈner.oʊ/

narrowadjective(SMALL WIDTH)

B1
having asmalldistancefrom onesideto the other,especiallyincomparisonwith thelength:
（尤指与长度相比）狭窄的
a narrowbridge/passage/gap狭窄的桥梁／通道／缝隙
a narrowface瘦长的脸
narrowfeet瘦脚
The littlevillagehas very narrowstreets.小村子里的街道很窄。
More examples
  • Wedroveup a narrowdirttracktotheirhouse.
  • They had a narrowescapewhentheircarcrashed.
  • The Socialistswonby a narrow/largemajority.
  • Theeveningsunslantedthrough the narrowwindow.
  • Theboatsall have topassthrough this narrowchannel.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Narrow and thin
  • attenuate
  • attenuated
  • attenuation
  • elongate
  • narrowness
  • railroad
  • tapering
  • thin
  • thinly
  • ultra-thin
  • wafer-thin

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Thin and fine

narrowadjective(LIMITED)

C2mainlydisapproving
limitedto asmallareaofinterest,activity, orthought:
（兴趣、活动或思想）狭隘的，有局限性的
They areunabletoseebeyond the narrowworldof thetheatre.他们看不到狭小的戏剧界之外的天地。
It wasregardedas a very narrowinterpretationof thelaw.这被认为是对法律非常狭隘的诠释。
See also
narrow-mindeddisapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Range and limits
  • all the way toidiom
  • ambit
  • anywhere
  • band
  • bound
  • condition
  • gamut
  • glass ceiling
  • limit
  • limited
  • meta
  • realm
  • restricted
  • scope
  • specialized
  • spectrum
  • spread
  • stretch
  • string
  • strings attachedidiom
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narrowadjective(ONLY JUST)

A narrowresultis one that couldeasilyhave been different because theamountby which someonefailedorsucceededwas verysmall:
勉强的；差距微小的
Theelectionwaswonby the very narrowmarginof only 185votes.仅以185票的微弱优势赢得了选举。
Theoppositionhad a narrowdefeat.反对派以微弱劣势落败。
Wewona narrowvictory.我们险胜。
a narrow escape
C2
asituationin which youavoiddangeralthoughyou verynearlydo not:
死里逃生
We got out intimebut it was a narrowescape.我们险些未能及时逃脱。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Small in number and quantity
  • beggarly
  • below
  • bubkes
  • certain
  • could countsomethingon (the fingers of) one handidiom
  • count
  • mildness
  • mingy
  • minimal
  • minimally
  • modestly
  • outside
  • remote
  • scantly
  • slenderness
  • smallness
  • some
  • speak
  • strength
  • suggestion
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Running away and escaping

Related word

narrowness

Idiom

a narrow squeak
narrow
verb
uk
/ˈnær.əʊ/us
/ˈner.oʊ/

narrowverb(LESS WIDE)

C1[IorT]
tobecomelesswideor to make something lesswide:
（使）变窄，（使）缩窄
Theroadnarrows after thebridge.过桥之后道路变窄了。
He narrowed hiseyesinsuspicion.他猜疑地眯起眼睛。
They have narrowed thefocusof theinvestigation, toconcentrateonyoungeradults.他们把调查的重点范围缩小，集中在年轻人身上。
figurativeWe muststriveto narrow thegapbetweenrichandpoor.我们必须努力缩小贫富差距。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Narrow and thin
  • attenuate
  • attenuated
  • attenuation
  • elongate
  • narrowness
  • railroad
  • tapering
  • thin
  • thinly
  • ultra-thin
  • wafer-thin

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Becoming and making smaller or less

narrowverb(LESS)

C2[I]
tobecomeless:
（使）变少
The retailer'slossnarrowedto$3 millionfrom$10 million ayearearlier.这家零售商的亏损从前一年的1千万降至3百万。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making smaller or less
  • abridgment
  • attenuate
  • attenuated
  • attenuating
  • attenuation
  • boil
  • damp
  • falling
  • falling-off
  • foreshorten
  • foreshortened
  • go through the flooridiom
  • haircut
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • rundown
  • sag
  • salami slicing
  • scalesomethingdown
  • shave
  • telescope
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Phrasal verb

narrowsomethingdown
(Definition ofnarrowfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

narrow| American Dictionary

narrow
adjective
us
/ˈnær·oʊ/

narrowadjective(SMALL)

having asmalldistancefrom onesideto the other:
Scenes from themoviewerefilmedin some of Rome’sancient, narrowstreets.
Narrow alsomeansslight,esp. as ameasureofdifference:
He wasdefeatedin theelectionby a narrowmargin.
It was a narrowvictory, with thegolftournamentdecidedby asinglestroke.
Narrow alsomeansonly justsuccessful:
He had a narrowescape, getting out of thecarjust before itburstintoflames.

narrowadjective(LIMITED)

limitedinrange:
Thelocalnewspapertendstofocuson narrowregionalissues.
narrow
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈnær·oʊ/

narrowverb[I/T](BECOME SMALLER)

tobecomeor make something narrower orsmaller:
[I]Theroadnarrowsfrom fourlanesto two when youleavetown.
[T]Senateleadersmetagain totryto narrow thebudgetdeficit.
(Definition ofnarrowfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

narrow| Business English

narrow
adjective
uk
/ˈnærəʊ/us
extremelysmall:
a narrow margin/defeat/victory/leadTheelectionwaswonby a narrowmarginof 85votes.
includingonly asmallnumberof things:
Specialization bydevelopingcountriesin anarrowrangeofcommoditieshadleftthemvulnerabletoexternalshocks.
With littlemoneyavailable, the policymakersestablishednarroweligibilitycriteriaandlimitedthenumberofgrants.
in a narrow range
FINANCE
if somethingtradesin a narrowrange, it does not go up and down very much inprice:
Dealers in Londondescribedtradingaslightwithpricescontinuingtotradein a narrowrange.
narrow
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈnærəʊ/us
[I]
tobecomeless inamount, or to make somethingbecomeless inamount:
narrow to sth (from sth)The retailer'slossnarrowed to $3 million from $10 million ayearearlier.
anarrowinggap/difference/deficit

narrowing

noun[SorU]
Risingcostscausedsome narrowing ofprofitmargins.
(Definition ofnarrowfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnarrow

narrow
Here is the tale's paradox in its final and narrowest instantiation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Identified dissepiments on the holotype are slightly narrower than the stipes seen in ventral view, but whether they are themselves autothecal transfers cannot be determined.
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He begins by acknowledging the mechanical consequences: more rapid circulation narrows the distance between the intermediary relay points.
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Although confidence limits were narrower, the lower confidence limits were very similar.
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The beginning social research worker can make most certain the value of his contribution if he narrows his research to very specific problems.
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Using the 11 mm figure, tests were conducted to see if the window for targeted control could be narrowed.
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Neointimal proliferation was mild and did not lead to a significant lumen narrowing.
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In the future, however, it would be useful to explore issues such as those raised here using a sample with a narrower age range.
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Coercion, she argues, is the narrower notion; coercion always undermines voluntariness but coercion is not always present when agreement is involuntary.
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As time went by, the search gradually narrowed.
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At times the reports range over a number of question areas, and at other times they are concerned with narrower themes.
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Although the lumen is not significantly narrowed, localized peaks of velocity, up to 2 m/sec were found close to the two indented regions.
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The left ventricular outflow tract was moderately narrowed from hypertrophied septal tissue.
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However, it is worth noting that his actual concerns are narrower than this.
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At the very least, its diffusion narrows the distance between the practices of science and the practices of production.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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