adjective
narrower, narrowest
1
- (especially of something that is considerably longer or higher than it is wide) of small width窄的, 狭的, 狭窄的：
he made his way down the narrow road.
他沿着狭路走去。
2
- limited in extent, amount, or scope; restricted（在程度、数量或范围等方面）有局限的：
his ability to get good results within narrow constraints of money and manpower.
他那种能在有限资金和人力制约下取得好业绩的本事。
2.1
- (of a person's attitude or beliefs) limited in range and lacking willingness or ability to appreciate alternative views（态度, 信仰）狭隘的：
companies fail through their narrow view of what contributes to profit.
公司由于对赢利因素的狭隘见解而失败。
2.2
- precise or strict in meaning含义精确（或严格）的：
some of the narrower definitions of democracy.
一些对民主更精确的定义。
2.3
- (of a phonetic transcription) showing fine details of accent（标音）严式的。
2.4
- Phonetics denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx【语音】窄的。
3
- (especially of a victory, defeat, or escape) with only a small margin; barely achieved（尤指胜利、失利或逃脱）勉强的; 差点儿未成功的, 很险的。
1
- become or make less wide（使）变狭, （使）变窄：
no obj. the road narrowed and crossed an old bridge路变窄了, 然后穿过一座古老的桥梁
with obj. the Victoria Embankment was built to narrow the river.建维多利亚堤是为了让河道变窄。
1.1
- no obj.(of a person's eyes) almost close so as to focus on something or someone, or to indicate anger, suspicion, or other emotion（人的眼睛）眯起来。
1.2
- with obj.(of a person) cause (one's eyes) to do this（人）眯起（眼睛）。
2
- become or make more limited or restricted in extent or scope缩减; 压缩; 使缩小：
no obj. the trade surplus narrowed to £70 m in January1月份贸易盈余缩减到7,000万英镑
with obj. England had narrowed Wales's lead from 13 points to 4.英格兰队把威尔士队的领先分数从13分降到了4分。
noun
narrows
- a narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water海峡, 江峡：
there was a car ferry across the narrows of Loch Long.
长湾峡道有车辆渡船。
派生词
narrowish
adjectivenarrowness
noun词源
Old English nearu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naar 'dismal, unpleasant' and German Narbe 'scar'. Early senses in English included 'constricted' and 'mean'.
短语动词
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。