| 词汇 | narrow |
| 释义 | narrowUK:*/ˈnærəʊ/US:/ˈnæroʊ/ ,(nar′ō)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 narrow adj (not wide)窄的；狭窄的The narrow road made passing other cars difficult.这条路很窄，很难超车。 narrow adj figurative (limited in amount)数量有限的；选择范围狭窄的There are a narrow range of acceptable outcomes.可接受的结果数量有限。 narrow adj figurative (of limited extent) (时间范围等)有限的NASA had a narrow time period to launch the rocket.NASA发射火箭的时间有限。 narrow adj figurative (limited in view) (兴趣等)局限的；狭窄的Her interests are narrow, limited to science and logic.她的兴趣比较狭窄，限于科学和逻辑。 narrow adj figurative (limited in scope) (眼界等)狭隘的，目光短浅的The zealot has a narrow view of history.那些独论断者对历史的看法十分狭隘。 narrows npl (narrow part of a river, strait)海峡；峡谷There are specialised pilots to guide boats through the narrows.有专门的领航员指引船只通过海峡。 narrow vi (decrease in width)变窄；变狭窄The road narrows up ahead, becoming a single lane.道路在前方会变窄，变成单车道。 narrow [sth] vtr (make more narrow)缩小；缩减He narrowed his search to a smaller area.他把搜索范围缩小到更小区域。 narrow [sth] vtr figurative (make more limited in scope)缩小...的范围The police have now narrowed their search to a smaller area.警察缩小了搜索范围，在更小的区域中开展行动。 其他翻译 narrow adj (limited in resources) (资源等)有限的，紧缺的Given our narrow resources, we vacation at home.鉴于我们经费有限，我们就在家度假。 narrow [sth] vtr (eyes: half-close in suspicion, etc.) (眼睛，表示怀疑)眯起'Are you sure?' asked Lisa, narrowing her blue eyes at me. 动词短语 narrow [sth] down, narrow down [sth] vtr phrasal sep (possibilities: limit)缩小...的范围Giving the police as detailed a description as you can of the mugger will narrow down their search.尽可能详细地向警方描述抢劫犯的样子，可以帮助警方缩小搜寻范围。 复合形式： by a narrow margin, by a small margin expr (by a small number or amount)比分相差不大地；以微弱多数胜地He was elected president by a narrow margin. have a narrow escape v expr (experience a brush with danger)险险逃脱；幸免于难Mary had a narrow escape when a car nearly hit her. narrow [sth] down to [sth], narrow down [sth] to [sth] v expr (possibilities: limit to [sth])把范围缩小到；局限在When choosing a college, it is important to narrow down your options to only three or four colleges.选大学的时候，将你的选择范围缩小到三到四所大学非常重要。 narrow fail n (exam grade just below a pass)接近及格That was such a narrow fail, you only needed two more points to pass. narrow gauge n (narrow railway track)铁路窄轨The trains in Lithuania run on a narrow gauge. narrow-gauge n as adj (railways: narrower than standard)窄轨的 narrow margin n (slight gap, small difference)没有多少余裕；差距很小He passed the exam but by a very narrow margin. narrow the gap v expr figurative (lessen the difference)缩小差距We put her in tutoring to try to narrow the gap between her reading level and what it should be. narrow-minded adj (prejudiced, intolerant)思想狭隘的；心胸狭窄的；气量狭小的I'm not so narrow-minded as to impose my personal taste on others.我没有那么心胸狭窄，不会把自己的个人喜好强加给别人。 narrow-mindedness n (intolerance)心胸狭窄；思想短浅 narrowboat, narrow boat n UK (boat used on canals)运河船 on the straight and narrow expr figurative (in a respectable way)规规矩矩地做人；正派的做人之道Matt has always lived his life on the straight and narrow; he's never even gotten a parking ticket! the straight and narrow n figurative (virtuous conduct)中规中矩；循规蹈矩 within a narrow range expr (from a restricted selection)在小幅范围内 |
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