narrow

narrow的意思

noun

1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

verb

1. become tight or as if tight

e.g. Her throat constricted

Synonym: constrictconstringe

2. make or become more narrow or restricted

e.g. The selection was narrowed
The road narrowed

Synonym: contract

3. become more focus on an area of activity or field of study

e.g. She specializes in Near Eastern history

Synonym: specializespecialisenarrow down

4. define clearly

e.g. I cannot narrow down the rules for this game

Synonym: pin downpeg downnail downnarrow downspecify

adj

1. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view

e.g. a brilliant but narrow-minded judge
narrow opinions

Synonym: narrow-minded

2. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

e.g. a minute inspection of the grounds
a narrow scrutiny
an exact and minute report

Synonym: minute

3. limited in size or scope

e.g. the narrow sense of a word

4. not wide

e.g. a narrow bridge
a narrow line across the page

5. very limited in degree

e.g. won by a narrow margin
a narrow escape

1. 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.

narrow是什么意思

e.g. ...through the town's narrow streets...
穿过该镇狭窄的街道
e.g. She had long, narrow feet.
她的双脚瘦长。

narrowness
...the narrowness of the river mouth.
河口的狭窄

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

e.g. The wide track narrows before crossing another stream.
宽宽的小径在穿过另一条小溪前逐渐收窄。

3. (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.

e.g. Coggins' eyes narrowed angrily. 'You think I'd tell you?'...
科金斯气得眯起眼睛。“你认为我会告诉你？”
e.g. He paused and narrowed his eyes in concentration.
他停下来，眯起眼睛专注地看着。

4. (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.

e.g. ...a narrow and outdated view of family life...
对家庭生活狭隘过时的看法
e.g. 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。

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

e.g. Most recent opinion polls suggest that the gap between the two main parties has narrowed...
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。
e.g. Senate negotiators further narrowed their differences over the level of federal spending for anti-drug programs.
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. (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.

e.g. 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. 很险的;勉强的
If you have a narrow escape, something unpleasant nearly happens to you.

narrow

e.g. 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

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2. 窄的：假如有高又狭窄的(Narrower)前额,可以在眉毛( Brow )上剪高层次的浏海,使前额觉得更短 、更窄. 一个在下巴( Chin )更丰厚的圆形造型会更有特色. 下颌轮廓( Jawline )是狭窄的(narrow). 前额( Forehead )和颊骨( Cheekbones )是宽阔的.

3. 狹,窄：提示:去St.Johnson School并不难. 出车站向左转,走到红绿灯处,由十字路口(crossroads)再向左转,那是St Johns大街. 沿街一直走到一家电影院,过了电影院,左边有一条很狭窄(narrow)的街,叫Stamp Street.沿街走二百码便是学校,对面有座教堂.