narrow

形容詞

1. 1

   狹窄的、窄的

   The road becomes too narrow for two cars to pass.

   這條路變得太窄，兩輛車無法錯身而過。

2. 2

   狹隘的、偏狹的貶義

   His narrow views on education surprised everyone at the meeting.

   他對教育的狹隘看法讓會議上的每個人都很驚訝。

3. 3

   勉強的、些微的

   They won the election by a narrow margin of two hundred votes.

   他們以兩百票的些微差距贏得選舉。

4. 4

   有限的、狹小的

   The shop sells only a narrow range of imported goods.

   這家店只賣種類有限的進口商品。

5. 5

   險些的、僥倖的

   She had a narrow escape when the branch fell beside her.

   樹枝掉在她身旁時，她險些遇難。

動詞

1. 1

   變窄、使變窄

   The river narrows sharply just before it reaches the sea.

   這條河在入海前明顯變窄。

2. 2

   縮小、拉近

   The new policy aims to narrow the gap between rich and poor.

   新政策的目標是縮小貧富差距。

3. 3

   瞇起、使瞇成一條線

   He narrowed his eyes and read the sign again.

   他瞇起眼睛，又看了一次那個標示。

名詞

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   海峽、狹窄處常用複數

   Fishing boats often shelter in the narrows during heavy storms.

   暴風雨時漁船常在海峽狹窄處避風。

片語動詞

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   縮減、篩選至

   We narrowed down the list to three possible candidates.

   我們把名單篩選到只剩三位可能的人選。

相關片語

• narrow down
• straight and narrow