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TOEFL BNC: 1725 COCA: 2007
narrow
næroʊ ˈnæroʊ ˈnɛroʊ
Word forms: comparative narrower, superlative narrowest, 3rd person singular present tense narrows, present participle narrowing, past tense , past participle narrowed
1 ADJ-GRADED 狭窄的;狭小的 Something that is narrow measures a very small distance from one side to the other, especially compared to its length or height. 狭窄的;狭小的

  • ...through the town's narrow streets.

    穿过该镇狭窄的街道

  • She had long, narrow feet.

    她的双脚瘦长。

  • ...the narrow strip of land joining the peninsula to the rest of the island.

    把半岛和岛屿其他部分连在一起的狭长陆地

narrowness

  • ...the narrowness of the river mouth.

    河口的狭窄

2 VERB 变狭窄;变窄 If something narrows, it becomes less wide. 变狭窄;变窄

  • The wide track narrows before crossing another stream. [VERB]

    宽宽的小径在穿过另一条小溪前逐渐收窄。

3 V-ERG (使)(眼睛)眯起 If your eyes narrow or if you narrow your eyes, you almost close them, for example because you are angry or because you are trying to concentrate on something. (使)(眼睛)眯起 [written]

  • Coggins' eyes narrowed angrily. 'You think I'd tell you?'. [VERB]

    科金斯气得眯起眼睛。“你认为我会告诉你？”

  • He paused and narrowed his eyes in concentration. [VERB noun]

    他停下来，眯起眼睛专注地看着。

4 ADJ-GRADED (想法、态度或信仰)狭隘的，有局限的 If you describe someone's ideas, attitudes, or beliefs as narrow, you disapprove of them because they are restricted in some way, and often ignore the more important aspects of an argument or situation. (想法、态度或信仰)狭隘的，有局限的 [disapproval]

  • ...a narrow and outdated view of family life.

    对家庭生活狭隘过时的看法

  • I would have preferred somebody who had wider ideas, and he was rather narrow.

    我会更倾向于一个思路开阔些的人，他的想法太狭隘了。

SYN insular, prejudiced, biased, partial
narrowly

  • The present A-level system requires schoolchildren to specialise far too early and too narrowly.

    目前的高级程度考试体系过早地要求中小学生学有专攻，也使他们过于局限。

  • They're making judgments based on a narrowly focused vision of the world.

    他们的判断是基于一种狭隘的世界观。

narrowness

  • ...the narrowness of their mental and spiritual outlook.

    他们心理和精神世界的狭隘

5 V-ERG 缩小;(使)变小 If something narrows or if you narrow it, its extent or range becomes smaller. 缩小;(使)变小

  • Most recent opinion polls suggest that the gap between the two main parties has narrowed. [VERB]

    最新的民意测验显示这两大主要政党之间的差距已经缩小了。

  • Senate negotiators further narrowed their differences over the level of federal spending for anti-drug programs. [VERB noun]

    关于联邦政府在反毒品项目上的支出问题，参议院的谈判代表们进一步缩小了分歧。

narrowing

  • ...a narrowing of the gap between rich members and poor.

    成员间贫富差距的缩小

6 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (胜利)勉强的;(胜负)差距微弱的;险胜的 If you have a narrow victory, you succeed in winning but only by a small amount. (胜利)勉强的;(胜负)差距微弱的;险胜的

  • Delegates have voted by a narrow majority in favour of considering electoral reform.

    代表们投票表决，以微弱多数票赞同考虑选举制度的改革。

narrowly

  • She narrowly failed to win enough votes.

    她只差一点点就能获得足够的选票。

  • The People's Party is narrowly behind the Socialists in the polls.

    民意测验中人民党以微弱票数之差排在社会党人之后。

narrowness

  • The narrowness of the government's victory reflected deep division within the Party.

    政府的勉强获胜反映了党内的严重分歧。

7 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 很险的;勉强的 If you have a narrow escape, something unpleasant nearly happens to you. 很险的;勉强的

  • Two police officers had a narrow escape when separatists attacked their vehicles.

    分裂主义者袭击他们的车辆时，两名警官死里逃生。

narrowly

  • Five firemen narrowly escaped death when a staircase collapsed beneath their feet.

    他们脚下的一段楼梯坍塌时,5名消防队员险些丧命。

narrowness

  • If he was shaken by the narrowness of his recent escape he showed no signs of it.

    若说最近死里逃生的经历令他受到了惊吓，那他可一点都没表现出来。

8 →see: on the straight and narrow straight 
Phrasal verbs:
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ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurusnarrow Also look up:
ADJ.

close, cramped, restricted, tight; (ant.) broad, wide 1 4

Word PartnershipUse narrow with:
ADV.

relatively narrow, too narrow 1

N.

narrow band, narrow hallway, narrow opening, narrow path 1

narrow definition, narrow focus, narrow mind, narrow view 4

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TOEFL BNC: 1725 COCA: 2007
narrow

verb¹

 1of a road/river/gap/range道路；河流；差距；範圍ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤considerably, significantly大幅度收窄；顯著變窄◇The gap between the candidates has narrowed significantly.候選人之間的差距明顯縮小。➤a little, slightly, etc.略為／稍微收窄◇The river narrows a little here.河在這裏變窄了一點。◇The trade deficit with China narrowed slightly.對中國的貿易赤字略微減縮。➤dramatically, sharply急劇／驟然縮窄◇The gap between the two parties narrowed sharply in the days before the election.選舉前夕兩黨之間的差距驟然縮小。➤gradually逐漸縮窄◇Left untreated, the arteries will gradually narrow, restricting the flow of blood.如不加以治療，動脈會逐漸變窄，從而限制血液流通。PREPOSITION➤to縮窄到◇By the final round the gap had narrowed to three votes.最後一輪差距縮小到了 3 票。
narrow

verb²

 2of eyes眼睛ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤slightly微微瞇起眼睛◇Her eyes narrowed slightly as she studied the woman.她微微瞇起眼睛審視那個女子。➤suddenly突然瞇起眼睛▸➤dangerously, suspiciously危險地／懷疑地瞇起眼睛◇His blue eyes narrowed suspiciously.他的藍眼睛懷疑地瞇了起來。PREPOSITION➤against對着⋯瞇起眼睛◇Lee's eyes narrowed against the harsh glare of the sun.李在烈日的強光下瞇起了眼睛。➤at因⋯瞇起眼睛◇His eyes suddenly narrowed at the sight of her.他一看到她眼睛就瞇了起來。➤in因⋯瞇起眼睛◇Her eyes narrowed in anger.她生氣地瞇起了眼睛。➤to眼睛瞇成◇His eyes narrowed to slits.他的雙眼瞇成了縫。➤with⋯地瞇起眼睛◇His eyes narrowed with suspicion.他懷疑地瞇起眼睛。
narrow

adjective¹

 1not wide窄VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, look, seem窄；看上去窄；好像窄▸➤become, get變窄ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常狹窄◇The pass gets extremely narrow at its eastern edge.這個隘口的東邊非常窄。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略顯狹窄◇The rear part of the casing is slightly narrower than the front.套子的後部比前部稍窄。➤relatively相對狹窄
narrow

adjective²

 2limited有限VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, seem有限；好像有限▸➤become變得有限ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常有限▸➤increasingly越來越有限▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／稍顯局限▸➤comparatively, relatively比較／相對有限PREPOSITION➤in在⋯方面狹隘◇people who are rather narrow in outlook思想有些狹隘的人
TOEFL BNC: 1725 COCA: 2007
narrow adj.
⇨ narrow (narrow streets) ⇨ close (a narrow escape) ⇨ limited 1 (a narrow range)narrow verb
⇨ shrink narrow

adjective

narrow ♦︎ thin ♦︎ fineThese words all describe sth which measures a short distance from one side to the other. 这些词均表示狭窄的、窄小的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a narrow / thin / fine crack / strip◆narrow / thin shoulders◆(a) thin / fine hair / thread / layer◆very / extremely narrow / thin / fine◆quite narrow / thin■ narrow measuring a short distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to its length 狭窄的；窄小的◆I love walking down the narrow streets in the old city.我喜欢在老城狭窄的街道上散步。◆I sat next to him on the narrow bed.我紧挨着他坐在狭窄的床上。◆The jacket looked very large across his narrow shoulders.这件夹克衫穿在他窄小的肩头显得很大。◆There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall.床和墙之间只有一条窄缝。 OPP wide , broad ⇨ wide 2   see also narrow ⇨ shrink verb ■ thin having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal 薄的；细的◆Cut the vegetables into thin strips.把蔬菜切成细丝。◆A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall.墙上出现了一些细裂缝。◆The body was hidden beneath a thin layer of soil.尸体被埋藏在薄薄的一层土下面。◆The wind blew cold through his thin shirt.风吹透他薄薄的衬衫，冷飕飕的。 OPP thick ⇨ wide 2 NOTE 辨析 Narrow or thin? Narrow describes sth that is a short distance from side to side. Thin describes sth that has a short distance through it from one side to the other. * narrow表示窄，thin表示细、薄◆narrow / thin shoulders / strips / cracks窄窄的／细细的肩膀；细条；细裂缝◆thin streets ◆a thin bed/gap ◆a narrow layer/shirt ■ fine very thin 纤细的；很细的◆His fine blond hair came down almost to his shoulders.他纤细的金发几乎垂至肩部。◆You could see the sweat in the fine hairs above his upper lip.可以看见他上唇上方纤细绒毛里的汗滴。◆Acupuncture uses fine needles inserted into the patient's skin.针刺疗法用细针扎进病人的皮肤里。◆I need a brush with a fine tip.我需要一支笔尖纤细的画笔。
TOEFL BNC: 1725 COCA: 2007
narrow
Words used to describe width: across, attenuated, broad...
Limited and limiting: limited, restricted, restrictive...
Words used to describe someone who is stubborn and narrow-minded: stubborn, narrow, intolerant...
Exact and accurate: exact, accurate, perfect...
Difficult to do and involving a lot of effort: difficult, hard, tough...
To change the width of something: widen, stretch, open out...

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