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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   narrow

   • IPA[ˈnerō]

   美式

   • adj.
     (especially of something that is considerably longer or higher than it is wide) of small width；limited in extent, amount, or scope; restricted
   • v.
     become or make less wide；almost close (one's eyes) so as to focus on something or someone, or to indicate anger, suspicion, 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. (especially of something that is considerably longer or higher than it is wide) of small width 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, meager, scant, scanty, spare, rareincommodious, exiguous, incapacious反義詞 wide, broad, broad, spacious
   • 2. limited in extent, amount, or scope; restricted his ability to get good results within narrow constraints of money and manpower 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 lacking willingness or ability 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 embankment was built to narrow the river
   • ▪ almost close (one's eyes) so as to focus on something or someone, or to indicate anger, suspicion, or other emotion she narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously Jake's eyes had narrowed to pinpoints
   • 2. become or make more limited or restricted in extent or scope their trade surplus narrowed to $70 million in January New England had narrowed Denver's lead from 13 points to 4

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water a basaltic fang rising from the narrows of the Upper Missouri

   片語

   • narrow down