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n. 狭窄部分, 隘路 a. 狭窄的, 仔细的, 有限的, 勉强的, 狭隘的, 手紧的 vi. 变窄 vt. 使变狭窄

发音

UK /ˈnæɹ.əʊ/
US /ˈnæɹ.oʊ/
US /ˈnæɹ.oʊ/

词形变化

narrows 复数 narrowed narroweth narrowing narrows 三单 narrows narrowing 现在分词 narrowed 过去式 narrowed 过去分词 narrower 比较级 narrower narrowest narrowest 最高级

别名

narrowe

教材释义与例句

名词

海峡；狭窄部分，隘路

动词

使变狭窄

to make something narrower or to become narrower

动词

变窄

形容词

狭窄的，有限的；勉强的；精密的；度量小的

measuring only a small distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to the length

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.

    the narrows of New York harbor

v. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

    及物

    We need to narrow the search.

  2. 2.

    To get narrower.

    不及物

    The road narrows.

  3. 3.

    To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.

    He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.

    She wagged her finger in his face, and her eyes narrowed.

  4. 4.

    To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.

    商务 工程
  5. 5.

    To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.

    及物 计算机 工程 数学

    to narrow an int variable to a short variable

adj. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

    窄

    a narrow hallway

  2. 2.

    Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.

  3. 3.

    Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.

    比喻

    a narrow interpretation

  4. 4.

    Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted

    a narrow mind

    narrow views

  5. 5.

    Having a small margin or degree.

    a narrow escape

    The Republicans won by a narrow majority.

  6. 6.

    Limited as to means; straitened

    过时

    narrow circumstances

  7. 7.

    Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.

  8. 8.

    Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.

  9. 9.

    Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.

    语言学
  10. 10.

    Of or supporting only those text characters that can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.

    计算机 工程 数学

    a narrow character; a narrow stream

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

sound strait
动词

同义词 10

contract specialize specify specialise narrow down pin down constrict constringe nail down peg down

反义词 1

widen

上位词 5

change determine alter tighten vary

下位词 7

bottleneck astringe concretize overspecialise overspecialize strangulate taper off

参见 1

narrow down
形容词

同义词 2

minute narrow-minded

反义词 1

wide

近义相关 10

careful thin limited petty bare slender intolerant strait marginal narrowing

参见 3

thin limited narrow-minded

相关短语

narrow down （使）变窄, （使）减少, （使）缩小 narrow minded 心志偏狭的,有偏见的,小气的 narrow mindedness narrow house 坟墓 narrow seas 海崃 narrow sea narrow gauge n. 铁路窄轨, 窄片 narrow gauges narrow squeak narrow squeaks narrow houses narrow escape 九死一生，幸免于难; 真玄啊 narrow escapes narrow work narrow cloth

词源

From Middle English narow, narowe, narewe, narwe, naru, from Old English nearu (“narrow, strait, confined, constricted, not spacious, limited, petty; limited, poor, restricted; oppressive, causing anxiety (of that which restricts free action of body or mind), causing or accompanied by difficulty, hardship, oppressive; oppressed, not having free action; strict, severe”), from Proto-West Germanic *naru, from Proto-Germanic *narwaz (“constricted, narrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- (“to turn, bend, twist, constrict”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian naar, noar, noor, nåår (“narrow”), Saterland Frisian noar (“narrow”), Dutch naar (“nasty, scary; sickening, unpleasant”), Danish and Swedish nor (“narrow strait”); also Sanskrit नृत् (nṛt, “to dance; act on stage, represent”).

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