Yahoo奇摩字典 網頁搜尋

搜尋結果

1. Oxford Dictionary

   narrow

   • IPA[ˈnarəʊ]

   英式

   • adj.
     of small width in relation to length；limited in extent, amount, or scope
   • v.
     become or make less wide；almost close (one's eyes) so as to focus on something, or to indicate anger or other emotion
   • n.
     a narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water

   • verb: narrow, 3rd person present: narrows, gerund or present participle: narrowing, past tense: narrowed, past participle: narrowed

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. of small width in relation to length he made his way down the narrow road 同義詞 small, tapered, tapering, narrowing, narrow-gauged, ... 更多archaicstrait, slender, slim, lean, slight, spare, attenuated, thin, rareattenuate, confined, cramped, tight, close, restricted, limited, constricted, confining, pinched, squeezed, meagre, scant, scanty, spare, rareincommodious, exiguous, incapacious反義詞 wide, broad, broad, spacious
   • 2. limited in extent, amount, or scope they ate a narrow range of foods 同義詞 limited, restricted, circumscribed, straitened, small, ... 更多inadequate, insufficient, deficient, lacking, wanting, select, exclusive反義詞 wide, broad
   • ▪ (of a person's attitude or beliefs) limited in range and unwilling or unable to appreciate alternative views companies fail through their narrow view of what contributes to profit 同義詞 narrow-minded, intolerant, illiberal, reactionary, conservative, ... 更多ultra-conservative, conventional, parochial, provincial, insular, small-town, localist, small-minded, petty-minded, petty, close-minded, short-sighted, myopic, blinkered, inward-looking, hidebound, dyed-in-the-wool, diehard, limited, restricted, inflexible, dogmatic, rigid, entrenched, prejudiced, bigoted, biased, partisan, sectarian, discriminatory, prudish, priggish, strait-laced, stuffy, puritanical, moralistic, prim, starchy, prissy, shockable, racist, racialist, chauvinistic, chauvinist, sexist, nationalistic, parish-pump, blimpish, borné, informaljerkwater, rareclaustral反義詞 broad-minded, tolerant
   • ▪ precise or strict in meaning a narrow definition of family can neglect the experiences of many people 同義詞 strict, literal, exact, precise, close, ... 更多faithful, true
   • ▪ (of a phonetic transcription) showing fine details of accent.
   • 3. denoting or relating to a contest that is won or lost by only a very small margin the home team just hung on for a narrow victory 同義詞 marginal, lucky
   • 4. denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. become or make less wide the road narrowed and crossed an old bridge the Victoria Embankment was built to narrow the river
   • ▪ almost close (one's eyes) so as to focus on something, or to indicate anger or other emotion she narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously her eyes narrowed as she looked at him
   • 2. become or make more limited in extent or scope the gap between the sexes is narrowing the trade surplus narrowed to £70 m in January

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water there was a car ferry across the narrows of Loch Long

   片語

   • narrow down