narrow过去式

1. 勉强的
2. 有限的，范围小的 ，受的
3. 狭隘的，狭窄的，狭小的
4. 精细的，严密的
5. 眼光短浅的
6. 有偏见的
7. 小气的，吝啬的，气量小的，心眼儿窄的
8. 仅仅的
9. 薄弱的
10. 贫穷的

1. 海峡
2. 狭窄部分
3. 峡谷，狭谷，窄道，隘路
4. 束狭河段
6. 缩窄

1. （把…）缩小，收缩
2. （使）变窄，（使）变狭，变细，使窄小，使变得狭隘
3. 【编织】收小
4. 弄窄
6. 眯，眯缝，眯紧
7. 闭
8. 减少
9. 缩小范围

1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

1. not wide;

   "a narrow bridge"
   "a narrow line across the page"
   

2. limited in size or scope;

   "the narrow sense of a word"
   

3. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view;

   "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"
   "narrow opinions"
   

4. very limited in degree;

   "won by a narrow margin"
   "a narrow escape"
   

5. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;

   "a minute inspection of the grounds"
   "a narrow scrutiny"
   "an exact and minute report"
   

1. make or become more narrow or restricted;

   "The selection was narrowed"
   "The road narrowed"
   

2. define clearly;

   "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
   

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

   "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
   

4. become tight or as if tight;

   "Her throat constricted"
   

1.狭窄的;狭小的
Something that isnarrow 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'snarrow streets...
穿过该镇狭窄的街道
e.g. She had long,narrow feet.
她的双脚瘦长。

2.变狭窄;变窄
If somethingnarrows, 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 eyesnarrow or if younarrow 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 asnarrow, 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e.g. ...anarrow and outdated view of family life...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 rathernarrow.
我会更倾向于一个思路开阔些的人，他的想法太狭隘了。

5.缩小;(使)变小
If somethingnarrows or if younarrow 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。

6.(胜利)勉强的;(胜负)差距微弱的;险胜的
If you have anarrow victory, you succeed in winning but only by a small amount.

e.g. Delegates have voted by anarrow 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。

7.很险的;勉强的
If you have anarrow escape, something unpleasant nearly happens to you.

narrow

e.g. Two police officers had anarrow escape when separatists attacked their vehicles.
主义者袭击他们的车辆时，两名警官死里逃生。

8. -> see on the straight and narrow straight

相关词组：narrow down

1. She steered the car skillfully through the narrow streets.
   她熟练地驾驶着汽车穿过狭窄的街道。
2. The approach to the house is a narrow path.
   通向这所房屋的是一条很窄的小路。
3. The only access to the garden is by a narrow path at the side of the house.
   到花园去的唯一途径是走房屋侧面的一条窄路。
4. They closed the dog in a narrow cave.
   他们把那只狗关在一个狭窄的洞穴里。
5. We had to force the pipe down a narrow hole to get it through.
   我们不得不使管道顺一个狭窄的洞往下走以使之穿过。
6. We had to ram the pipe down a narrow hole.
   我们只好把管子沿一个窄洞塞下来。
7. It is supported on a narrow base.
   它由一个狭窄的底座支撑着。
8. The tug eased into the narrow docking space.
   拖船小心地驶入狭窄的码头停泊处。
9. The box won't wedge into such a narrow space.
   那盒子塞不进那么窄的地方。
10. When dams are new, they look like heaps of sticks sloping from a broad base to a narrow top.
    新坝刚筑起时看上去像由底部宽大顶部窄小且又有一定斜度的树枝堆起来的。
11. His second book will appeal to a narrower audience, mainly teachers and college students.
    他的第二本书的读者面将比较狭小,主要是教师和大学生。
12. They restricted themselves within narrow limits.
    他们把自己约束在狭小的范围之内。
13. The decision was taken for narrow economic reasons, without considering its social effects.
    这一决定是从狭隘的经济观点作出的,并没有考虑社会效应。
14. She won the championship by a narrow margin.
    她以微弱优势赢得冠军。

1. Be careful when you back into the garage, the doorway is very narrow.
   你倒车入库时要小心,门道很窄。
2. His world is narrow.
   他眼光狭窄。

1. The bridge is too narrow for two cars to pass.
   这桥太窄,并排通不过两辆车。

1. The river narrows at this point.
   河在这里变窄了。
2. The road narrows here.
   路在这儿变窄了。
3. The gap has narrowed considerably.
   分歧大大缩小了。

1. In the bright sunlight she had to narrow her eyes.
   在强烈阳光下她必须眯着双眼。
2. The doctor narrows his study.
   医生缩小了他的研究范围。
3. Living in the convent narrowed her views.
   修道院生活使她的视野变窄。
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4. The benefit was narrowed.
   利益变得越来越少了。

• A narrow window twelve feet long by two feet wide.

  出自：B. Moore

• A lane so narrow that the bushes tangled their fingers together overhead.

  出自：J. Gardam

• Mrs. Undine hunched her narrow shoulders.

  出自：J. Wilcox

• Below the foot-bridge of the weir the stream suddenly narrowed to half its width.

  出自：T. Hardy

• Stephen's concerns narrowed to practical matters: how soon he could leave.

  出自：I. McEwan

1. narrow的基本意思是“狭窄的”,可指空间、场所、物品或范围的狭窄。用于比喻可形容人“思路狭小”“眼光短浅”“看问题狭隘”或“有偏见”等。
2. narrow还可作“勉强的,险胜的”解,通常作定语。

1. narrow用作动词的意思是“(使)变窄”,指数量、距离、程度等与原来相比缩小。
2. narrow可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。