| 词汇 | narrow |
| 释义 | narrow | BrE ˈnarəʊ, AmE ˈnɛroʊ | A. adjective ① (in width) 狭窄的 ▸ to grow or become narrow «road, river» 变窄 «eyes» 眯起 ▸ he has narrow shoulders or is narrow across the shoulders 他肩很窄 ② (limited in scope) 有限的 ‹range, choice, experience›; (precise in meaning) 狭义的 ‹definition, sense›; derogatory (too restricted) 狭隘的 ‹mind›▸ to lead a narrow existence 过单调的生活 ▸ she's very narrow in her views 她的观点非常狭隘 ③ (with only a small margin) 差距小的 ‹result›; 微小的 ‹margin›; 微弱的 ‹majority, advantage›▸ to win a narrow victory or a victory by a narrow margin 险胜 ▸ to suffer a narrow defeat 惜败 ▸ to have a narrow escape 侥幸脱逃 ④ (tight-fitting) 紧身的 ‹jacket, fit›⑤ (barely adequate) 紧缺的 ‹means, resources›⑥ Phonetics 窄的 ‹vowel›B. intransitive verb ① (become less wide) «road, river» 变窄 ② (become closer or more limited) «range, scope, role, margin» 缩小 ; «choices, surplus» 减少 ▸ the gap between the two parties has narrowed to 5% 两党的差距缩小到5% ③ (become less open-minded) «outlook, opinions» 变得狭隘 ④ (almost close) 眯起 ▸ his eyes narrowed to ominous slits 他的双眼邪恶地眯成了缝 C. transitive verb ① (make less wide) 使…变窄 ‹road, river›▸ to narrow sth to sth; 把某物变窄为某物 ② (restrict, limit, make closer) 缩小 ‹scope, role, margin›; 减少 ‹choice›; 限定 ‹meaning, definition›▸ they narrowed the focus of their investigation to two individuals 他们把调查的重点集中到两个人身上 ▸ the police have narrowed the search to these three towns 警方把搜查范围缩小到了这三个镇 ▸ the MP's majority has been narrowed to a mere hundred votes 下院议员的多数优势已经缩小到仅100票 ③ (make less open-minded) 使…变得狭隘 ‹mind, outlook›▸ bad experiences have narrowed her trust in other people 不愉快的经历使她不大相信别人了 ④ (cause to close) 眯起 ‹one's eyes›⑤ (make tighter) 收紧 ‹dress, sleeves›D. narrows plural noun (of sea) 海峡 ; (of river) 峡谷 PHRASAL VERB narrow down: A. intransitive verb ▸ to narrow down to sth; «investigation, search» 缩小到某范围 B. transitive verb [narrow sth down, narrow down sth] 缩小 ‹investigation, search›; 缩减 ‹applicants, number of suspects›▸ to narrow down the possibilities to a short list 把可能性缩小到几种 |
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