narrow
adj
verb
ˈnærəʊ
adj
1
NOT WIDE
不宽的
measuring
only
a
small
distance
from
one
side
to
the
other,
especially
in
relation
to
the
length
狭窄的;
narrow
street/road/path
etc
a
long
narrow
road
窄长的道路
the
narrow
passage
between
the
cottage
and
the
house
小屋和房子间狭窄的通道
his
narrow
bed
他的窄床
The
stairs
were
very
narrow.
楼梯非常狭窄。
a
long,
narrow
band
of
cloud
窄长的云带
2
narrow escape
a
situation
in
which
you
only
just
avoid
danger,
difficulties,
or
trouble
死里逃生，险些遇险
A
woman
had
a
narrow
escape
yesterday
when
her
car
left
the
road.
昨天一名女子的汽车冲出公路，险些酿成大祸。
He
was
shaken
by
his
narrow
escape
from
death.
他死里逃生，这把他吓得够呛。
3
narrow victory/defeat/majority/margin etc
a
win
etc
that
is
only
just
achieved
or
happens
by
only
a
small
amount
险胜/勉强击败/微弱多数/微小的差额等;
The
president
won
a
narrow
victory
in
the
election.
总统在竞选中险胜。
He
persuaded
a
narrow
majority
of
the
party
to
support
the
government.
他说服了该党派中的微弱多数，让他们支持政府。
Scotland
eventually
won
the
match
by
the
narrow
margin
of
5-4.
苏格兰队最终以 5 比 4 的微弱优势获胜。
4
IDEAS/ATTITUDES
观点/态度
a
narrow
attitude
or
way
of
looking
at
a
situation
is
too
limited
and
does
not
consider
enough
possibilities
狭隘的，偏狭的
You’ve
got
a
very
narrow
view
of
life.
你的人生观非常狭隘。
Some
teachers
have
a
narrow
vision
of
what
art
is.
某些教师对于什么是艺术认识狭隘。
5
narrow sense/definition
a
meaning
of
a
word
that
is
exact
or
limited
准确 （狭义 ）意思/定义
I
use
the
word
‘neighbour’
in
its
more
precise
or
narrower
sense.
我说的是较准确或较狭义的“邻居”。
6
LIMITED
有限的
limited
in
range
or
number
of
things
有限的; 范围小的
The
company
offered
only
a
narrow
range
of
financial
services.
该公司只提供小范围的金融服务。
verb
7
to
make
something
narrower
or
to
become
narrower
（使）变窄
He
narrowed
his
eyes
and
gazed
at
the
horizon.
他眯起眼睛凝望着地平线。
The
track
divided
into
two
and
narrowed.
小道分成两条并且变窄了。
8
if
a
range,
difference
etc
narrows,
or
if
something
narrows
it,
it
becomes
less
（使）〔范围、差距等〕变小
The
choice
of
goods
available
is
narrowing.
可供选择的商品越来越少。
The
economic
gap
between
the
two
halves
of
the
country
was
beginning
to
narrow.
该国两部分之间的经济差距开始缩小。
9
to
reduce
the
number
of
things
included
in
a
range
缩小…的范围
The
police
have
narrowed
down
their
list
of
suspects.
警方已缩小了嫌疑人的范围。
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to
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I’ve
narrowed
it
down
to
one
of
two
people.
我已经把范围缩小到两人之间选一人。
I’ve
narrowed
it
down
to
one
of
two
people.
我已经把范围缩小到两人之间选一人。