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nar.row (obj)H5nAr7EJ, $-oJv(使)变狭,(使)变窄The road narrows (= becomes less wide) after the bridge. [I]过桥后路变窄了。He narrowed (= almost closed) his eyes in suspicion. [T]他怀疑地眯起了双眼。(fig.) The gap between the main contenders for the presidency narrows (= becomes smaller) every day. [I]竞选总统的主要对手间的分歧一天天变小。They have narrowed (= limited) the focus of the investigation, to concentrate on younger adults. [T]他们把调查的焦点缩小,集中在更年轻的成年人身上。To narrow down something\\, such as a list, is to make it smaller and clearer by taking out the least important.缩减,压缩We narrowed the list of candidates down from ten to three. [M]我们将候选人的人数从十人缩减至三人。
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