narrow

英 ['nærəʊ] 美['næro]

反义词

adj. 狭窄的，有限的；勉强的；精密的；度量小的
n. 海峡；狭窄部分，隘路
vt. 使变狭窄
vi. 变窄

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第三人称单数: narrows;过去式: narrowed;过去分词: narrowed;现在分词: narrowing;比较级: narrower;最高级: narrowest;名词: narrowness;

中文词源

narrow 狭窄的

来自古英语nearu,狭窄的，压抑的，来自PIE*sner,弯，转，扭曲。引申词义狭窄的。

英英释意

1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

英文词源

narrow: narrow: [OE] Narrow comes from a prehistoric Germanic *narwaz, whose only other modern representative is Dutch naar ‘unpleasant, sad’ (although it also occurs in Norva-sund, the Old Norse term for the ‘Straits of Gibraltar’). It is not known for certain where it comes from, but a connection has been suggested with Latin nervus ‘sinew, bowstring’ (source of English nerve) and Old High German snuor ‘string’, which might point back to an ancestral sense ‘tying together tightly’.
narrow (adj.): Old English nearu "narrow, constricted, limited; petty; causing difficulty, oppressive; strict, severe," from West Germanic *narwaz "narrowness" (cognates: Frisian nar, Old Saxon naru, Middle Dutch nare, Dutch naar); not found in other Germanic languages and of unknown origin. The narrow seas (c. 1400) were the waters between Great Britain and the continent and Ireland. Related: Narrowness.
narrow (n.): c. 1200, nearewe "narrow part, place, or thing," from narrow (adj.). Old English nearu (n.) meant "danger, distress, difficulty," also "prison, hiding place."
narrow (v.): Old English nearwian "to force in, cramp, confine; become smaller, shrink;" see narrow (adj.). Related: Narrowed; narrowing.

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It's the stage in the middle of the journey when people feel youth vanishing, their prospects narrowing and death approaching.

The gap between Apple and other tech firms is now likely to narrow.

So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.

I just think you need to narrow the topic down.

He had a narrow escape in a car accident.

And blood flow can be reduced as blood vessels narrow.

The brown animal was spotted stuck on a narrow window edge of the office tower.

In the past decade, even as income inequality has grown, some of the socioeconomic differences in parenting, like reading to children and going to libraries, have narrowed.

The changes would have to be approved or rejected as a whole by Congress, making it hard for narrow-interest lobbies to bend lawmakers to their will.

American educates so manymore people at university that one can’t expect all those who go to be as intelligent as the much narrower band in British universities, says the professor Christopher Rakes at Boston university, I’m not against elitism, but I happen to like having people who are more eager to learn.

At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities.

The generation gap is bound to narrow.

I just think you need to narrow the topic down.

That institute examined a wider range of potential problems for humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.

You really need to narrow it down in order to make it more accessible.

Most of us, in fact, progressively narrow the variety of our lives.

The Federal Circuit’s action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the supreme Count that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders.

词组搭配

narrow something down

reduce the number of possibilities or options of something

减少（某事的）可能；缩小（某事的）选择范围

实用场景例句

narrow streets: 狭窄的街道

a narrow bed/doorway/shelf: 狭窄的床 / 门口 / 架子

narrow shoulders/hips: 窄小的肩头 / 臀部

There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall.: 床和墙之间只有一条窄缝。

(figurative)the narrow confines of prison life: 狱中生活的狭小天地

a narrow victory: 险胜

He lost the race by the narrowest of margins .: 他以极小的差距在赛跑中落败。

She was elected by a narrow majority .: 她以微弱多数当选。

He had a narrow escape when his car skidded on the ice.: 车在冰上打滑，他险些出事。

narrow interests: 目光短浅的利益

She has a very narrow view of the world.: 她对世界的认识是非常狭隘的。

The shop sells only a narrow range of goods.: 这家商店商品的种类有限。

a narrow circle of friends: 有限的交友圈子

I am using the word ‘education ’ in the narrower sense.: 我说的是较狭义的“教育”。

[不可数名词]The narrowness of the streets caused many traffic problems.: 街道狭窄，造成很多交通问题。

We were surprised by the narrowness of our victory.: 我们对自己勉强获胜感到惊讶。

His attitudes show a certain narrowness of mind.: 他的态度显示他的思想有些狭隘。

This is where the river narrows.: 这条河就是在这里变窄的。

The gap between the two teams has narrowed to three points.: 两队之间的差距缩小到三分了。

...through the town's narrow streets...: 穿过该镇狭窄的街道

She had long, narrow feet.: 她的双脚瘦长。

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。

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？”

He paused and narrowed his eyes in concentration.: 他停下来，眯起眼睛专注地看着。

...a narrow and outdated view of family life...: 对家庭生活狭隘过时的看法

I would have preferred somebody who had wider ideas, and he was rather narrow.: 我会更倾向于一个思路开阔些的人，他的想法太狭隘了。

Most recent opinion polls suggest that the gap between the two main parties has narrowed...: 最新的民意测验显示这两大主要政党之间的差距已经缩小了。

Senate negotiators further narrowed their differences over the level of federal spending for anti-drug programs.: 关于联邦政府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。

Delegates have voted by a narrow 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。

Two police officers had a narrow escape when separatists attacked their vehicles.: 分裂主义者袭击他们的车辆时，两名警官死里逃生。

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