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ADJ-GRADED
狹窄的;狹小的
Something that is narrow measures a very small distance from one side to the other, especially compared to its length or height.
例句
...through the town's narrow streets...
穿過該鎮狹窄的街道
She had long, narrow feet.
她的雙腳瘦長。
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VERB
變狹窄;變窄
If something narrows, it becomes less wide.
例句
The wide track narrows before crossing another stream.
寬寬的小徑在穿過另一條小溪前逐漸收窄。
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V-ERG
(使)(眼睛)瞇起
If your eyes narrow or if you narrow your eyes, you almost close them, for example because you are angry or because you are trying to concentrate on something.
例句
Coggins' eyes narrowed angrily. 'You think I'd tell you?'...
科金斯氣得瞇起眼睛。“你認為我會告訴你？”
He paused and narrowed his eyes in concentration.
他停下來，瞇起眼睛專注地看著。
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ADJ-GRADED
(想法、態度或信仰)狹隘的，有局限的
If you describe someone's ideas, attitudes, or beliefs as narrow, you disapprove of them because they are restricted in some way, and often ignore the more important aspects of an argument or situation.
例句
...a narrow and outdated view of family life...
對家庭生活狹隘過時的看法
I would have preferred somebody who had wider ideas, and he was rather narrow.
我會更傾向于一個思路開闊些的人，他的想法太狹隘了。
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V-ERG
縮小;(使)變小
If something narrows or if you narrow it, its extent or range becomes smaller.
例句
Most recent opinion polls suggest that the gap between the two main parties has narrowed...
最新的民意測驗顯示這兩大主要政黨之間的差距已經縮小了。
Senate negotiators further narrowed their differences over the level of federal spending for anti-drug programs.
關于聯邦政府在反毒品項目上的支出問題，參議院的談判代表們進一步縮小了分歧。
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ADJ-GRADED
(勝利)勉強的;(勝負)差距微弱的;險勝的
If you have a narrow victory, you succeed in winning but only by a small amount.
例句
Delegates have voted by a narrow majority in favour of considering electoral reform.
代表們投票表決，以微弱多數票贊同考慮選舉制度的改革。
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ADJ-GRADED
很險的;勉強的
If you have a narrow escape, something unpleasant nearly happens to you.
例句
Two police officers had a narrow escape when separatists attacked their vehicles.
分裂主義者襲擊他們的車輛時，兩名警官死里逃生。