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单词 narrowly
释义
narrowly
adverb
uk
/ˈnær.əʊ.li/us
/ˈner.oʊ.li/
B2
only by asmallamount:
勉强地；差一点儿
She narrowlymissedwinningtherace.她与大奖失之交臂。
in alimitedway:
狭义地；严格地
a narrowlyinterpretedlaw狭义诠释的法律
formal
carefullyor in a way thatshowsdoubt:
仔细地；质疑地
Theofficerlookedat him narrowly through half-closedeyes.那个警察眯起眼睛仔细地打量他。
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  • Theproposaltochangetheruleswas narrowlydefeatedby 201votesto 196.
  • He narrowlyescapedafine.
  • Theplanenarrowlyavoideddisasterwhen one of theenginescutout ontake-off.
  • Thenationalistswere narrowlybeatenin thelocalelection.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Merely and barely
  • all
  • all ofsomethingidiom
  • at a pinchidiom
  • barely
  • but
  • by a whiskeridiom
  • by inchesidiom
  • hardly
  • ill
  • inch
  • just
  • merely
  • merest
  • nothing
  • nothing more thanidiom
  • only
  • pinch
  • scarce
  • scarcely
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Range and limits
Cautious and vigilant
(Definition ofnarrowlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

narrowly| American Dictionary

narrowly
adverb
us
/ˈnær·ə·li/
by a verysmallnumberoramount:
Voters narrowlydefeatedtheproposedschoolbudget.
(Definition ofnarrowlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnarrowly

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The tryptophan pathway exemplifies the situation where paralogs can be engaged in primary amino-acid biosynthesis (widespread) or in a variety of specialized pathways (narrowlydistributed).
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Our third aspect of the truth of example, which we can consider morenarrowlycritical, may suggest a distinctive relationship of process to tradition.
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If this recommendation is toonarrowlydefined, we will encourage people to look at small things like training programs.
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Anarrowlyconstituted élite was seeking to instruct the wider theatre audience in the incorrectness of its taste.
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The acceptable limits of comfort may be toonarrowlydefined.
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At other times, however, casting a net toonarrowlymay lead investigators to miss what might otherwise be detected.
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Generosity can apply in a context in whichnarrowlydefined justice cannot.
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Another chapter focuses morenarrowlyon issues of ecclesiastical employment and religious involvement in public education.
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In other cases, they become the norm simply by being recycled in anarrowlyspecialized field.
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When a given concept is being used, will activity be distributed widely ornarrowly?
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Although this was an important factor, accounts which focus on it toonarrowlyare unsatisfactory.
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Especially in less developed countries, research on ageing still tends to prejudge people's priorities and to focusnarrowlyon material outcomes.
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Our strategy in writing our target article was to start with fairlynarrowly-defined terms and gradually expand our analysis.
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Mostnarrowly, he means the organisms produced by genomes.
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More seriously the reliance onnarrowlyeconomic analysis often leads in places to an implicitly and perhaps accidentally over-critical position regarding trade unionism.
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