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narrow

释义

narrow

adjective

UK /ˈnærəʊ/

Word Forms

adjective	narrow
comparative	narrower
superlative	narrowest

1
small in width, especially when compared to how high or long something is
a narrow strip of land/water
narrow, winding streets
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe width
across
attenuated
broad
2
limited in range or variety
We are left with a relatively narrow range of options.
Synonyms and related words
Limited and limiting
limited
restricted
restrictive
1. 2a
  limited in the way that you look at things and not willing to consider other ideas
  The book takes a rather narrow view of what we mean by civilization.
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe someone who is stubborn and narrow-minded
  stubborn
  narrow
  intolerant
2. 2b
  limited or exact in meaning
  the court’s narrow definition of a criminal act
  Synonyms and related words
  Exact and accurate
  exact
  accurate
  perfect
3
achieved with difficulty, in a way that shows how close the result was
a narrow victory/escape/defeat
Our resolution passed with the narrowest possible majority.
Synonyms and related words
Difficult to do and involving a lot of effort
difficult
hard
tough

narrow

adjective

US /ˈneroʊ/

Word Forms

adjective	narrow
comparative	narrower
superlative	narrowest

1
small in width, especially when compared to how high or long something is
a narrow strip of land/water
narrow, winding streets
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe width
across
attenuated
broad
2
limited in range or variety
We are left with a relatively narrow range of options.
Synonyms and related words
Limited and limiting
limited
limiting
restricted
1. 2a
  limited in the way that you look at things and not willing to consider other ideas
  The book takes a rather narrow view of what we mean by civilization.
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe someone who is stubborn and narrow-minded
  stubborn
  narrow
  intolerant
2. 2b
  limited or exact in meaning
  the court’s narrow definition of a criminal act
  Synonyms and related words
  Exact and accurate
  nuanced
  exact
  accurate
3
achieved with difficulty, in a way that shows how close the result was
a narrow victory/escape/defeat
Our resolution passed with the narrowest possible majority.
Synonyms and related words
Difficult to do and involving a lot of effort
difficult
hard
tough

narrow

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /ˈnærəʊ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	narrow
he/she/it	narrows
present participle	narrowing
past tense	narrowed
past participle	narrowed

1
to become or make something narrower
His eyes narrowed for a moment.
We are working on narrowing the gap between our points of view.
Synonyms and related words
To change the width of something
widen
stretch
open out

phrasal verbs

narrow down

narrow

verb intransitive/transitive

US /ˈneroʊ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	narrow
he/she/it	narrows
present participle	narrowing
past tense	narrowed
past participle	narrowed

1
to become or make something narrower
His eyes narrowed for a moment.
We are working on narrowing the gap between our points of view.
Synonyms and related words
To change the width of something
widen
stretch
open out

phrasal verbs

narrow down

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