| [/ˈnærəu; ˋnæro/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
1 of small width compared with length 窄的:
a narrow bridge, path, ledge 窄的桥、 路、 檐 *
The road was too narrow for cars to pass. 路很窄, 汽车过不去. Cf 参看 broad1 1, thin 1, wide 1. 用法:
2 of limited range or variety; small or restricted （范围或种类）有限的, 小的, 受限制的:
a narrow circle of friends 交游不广 *
the narrow confines of small-town life 小镇生活的狭小天地. 用法:
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语] with only a small margin; barely achieved 勉强的; 几乎未成的:
a narrow escape from death 九死一生 *
elected by a narrow majority, eg when voting is 67 to 64 以微弱多数当选（如以67票对64票） *
The favourite had a narrow lead over (ie was not far ahead of) the rest. 那匹热门马稍稍领先. 用法:
4 limited in outlook; having little sympathy for the ideas, etc of others 偏狭的; 狭隘的; 度量小的:
He has a very narrow mind. 他度量很小. *
She takes a rather narrow view of the subject. 她对这一问题有些偏见. 用法:
5 strict; exact 严格的; 精确的:
What does the word mean in its narrowest sense? 这个词的最狭义的意思是什麽? 用法:
6 (idm 习语) a narrow `squeak situation in which one barely avoids failure or escapes danger 险遭失败或危险的情况. the straight and narrow => straight1. narrow 2
v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become narrower （使某物）变窄:
The road narrows here. 路到这里变窄了.* Her eyes narrowed (ie She partly closed them) menacingly.她威胁地眯起眼睛. *
The gap between the two parties has narrowed considerably. 双方的隔阂已明显缩小. *
In order to widen the road they had to narrow the pavement. 为了拓宽道路只好将人行道弄窄. |