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TOEFL BNC: 1725 COCA: 2007

narrow adjective SMALL WIDTH

B1 having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length(尤指与长度相比)狭窄的

a narrow bridge/passage/gap狭窄的桥梁/通道/缝隙
a narrow face瘦长的脸
narrow feet瘦脚
The little village has very narrow streets.小村子里的街道很窄。

More examples

We drove up a narrow dirt track to their house.

They had a narrow escape when their car crashed.

The Socialists won by a narrow/large majority.

The evening sun slanted through the narrow window.

The boats all have to pass through this narrow channel.

narrow adjective LIMITED

C2 mainly disapproving limited to a small area of interest, activity, or thought(兴趣、活动或思想)狭隘的,有局限性的

They are unable to see beyond the narrow world of the theatre.他们看不到狭小的戏剧界之外的天地。
It was regarded as a very narrow interpretation of the law.这被认为是对法律非常狭隘的诠释。
See also

narrow adjective ONLY JUST

A narrow result is one that could easily have been different because the amount by which someone failed or succeeded was very small.勉强的;差距微小的

The election was won by the very narrow margin of only 185 votes.仅以185票的微弱优势赢得了选举。
The opposition had a narrow defeat.反对派以微弱劣势落败。
We won a narrow victory.我们险胜。
a narrow escape

C2 a situation in which you avoid danger although you very nearly do not死里逃生

We got out in time but it was a narrow escape.我们险些未能及时逃脱。

narrow verb LESS WIDE

C1 [ I or T ] to become less wide or to make something less wide(使)变窄,(使)缩窄

The road narrows after the bridge.过桥之后道路变窄了。
He narrowed his eyes in suspicion.他猜疑地眯起眼睛。
They have narrowed the focus of the investigation, to concentrate on younger adults.他们把调查的重点范围缩小,集中在年轻人身上。
figurative We must strive to narrow the gap between rich and poor.我们必须努力缩小贫富差距。

narrow verb LESS

C2 [ I ] to become less(使)变少

The retailer's loss narrowed to $3 million from $10 million a year earlier.这家零售商的亏损从前一年的1千万降至3百万。

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