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1. ADJ-GRADED 狭窄的;狭小的 Something that is narrow measures a very small distance from one side to the other, especially compared to its length or height. 

  • ...through the town's narrow streets...

    穿过该镇狭窄的街道

  • She had long, narrow feet.

    她的双脚瘦长。

  • ...the narrow strip of land joining the peninsula to the rest of the island.

    把半岛和岛屿其他部分连在一起的狭长陆地

narrowness

  • ...the narrowness of the river mouth.

    河口的狭窄

2. VERB 变狭窄;变窄 If something narrows, it becomes less wide. 

  • The wide track narrows before crossing another stream.

    宽宽的小径在穿过另一条小溪前逐渐收窄。

3. V-ERG (使)(眼睛)眯起 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. 

  • Coggins' eyes narrowed angrily. 'You think I'd tell you?'...

    科金斯气得眯起眼睛。“你认为我会告诉你？”

  • He paused and narrowed his eyes in concentration.

    他停下来，眯起眼睛专注地看着。

4. ADJ-GRADED (想法、态度或信仰)狭隘的，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. 

  • ...a narrow and outdated view of family life...

    对家庭生活狭隘过时的看法

  • I would have preferred somebody who had wider ideas, and he was rather narrow.

    我会更倾向于一个思路开阔些的人，他的想法太狭隘了。

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  • The present A-level system requires schoolchildren to specialise far too early and too narrowly...

    目前的高级程度考试体系过早地要求中小学生学有专攻，也使他们过于局限。

  • They're making judgments based on a narrowly focused vision of the world.

    他们的判断是基于一种狭隘的世界观。

narrowness

  • ...the narrowness of their mental and spiritual outlook.

    他们心理和精神世界的狭隘

5. V-ERG 缩小;(使)变小 If something narrows or if you narrow it, its extent or range becomes smaller. 

  • Most recent opinion polls suggest that the gap between the two main parties has narrowed...

    最新的民意测验显示这两大主要政党之间的差距已经缩小了。

  • Senate negotiators further narrowed their differences over the level of federal spending for anti-drug programs.

    关于联邦政府在反毒品项目上的支出问题，参议院的谈判代表们进一步缩小了分歧。

narrowing

  • ...a narrowing of the gap between rich members and poor.

    成员间贫富差距的缩小

6. ADJ-GRADED (胜利)勉强的;(胜负)差距微弱的;险胜的 If you have a narrow victory, you succeed in winning but only by a small amount. 

  • Delegates have voted by a narrow majority in favour of considering electoral reform.

    代表们投票表决，以微弱多数票赞同考虑选举制度的改革。

narrowly

  • She narrowly failed to win enough votes...

    她只差一点点就能获得足够的选票。

  • The People's Party is narrowly behind the Socialists in the polls.

    民意测验中人民党以微弱票数之差排在社会党人之后。

narrowness

  • The narrowness of the government's victory reflected deep division within the Party.

    政府的勉强获胜反映了党内的严重分歧。

7. ADJ-GRADED 很险的;勉强的 If you have a narrow escape, something unpleasant nearly happens to you. 

  • Two police officers had a narrow escape when separatists attacked their vehicles.

    分裂主义者袭击他们的车辆时，两名警官死里逃生。

narrowly

  • Five firemen narrowly escaped death when a staircase collapsed beneath their feet.

    他们脚下的一段楼梯坍塌时,5名消防队员险些丧命。

narrowness

  • If he was shaken by the narrowness of his recent escape he showed no signs of it.

    若说最近死里逃生的经历令他受到了惊吓，那他可一点都没表现出来。

8.   →see: on the straight and narrow straight; 
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narrow down 
Adjective

1. reduced in size as by squeezing together;

  • "his narrowed eyes"

2. made narrow; limited in breadth;

  • "narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"
  • "a narrowed view of the world"

3. having the opening reduced squeezed

1. He was studying a painting with narrowed eyes.
他觑着眼睛仔细地看一幅画。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. In the end the choice was narrowed down to three people who might be suitable for the job.
最后只剩下三人可供选择，看谁更适合干这种工作。

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3. Living in the convent narrowed her views.
修道院生活使她的视野变窄。

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4. Living in the countryside has narrowed him.
居住在乡下使他眼光变窄了。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. The benefit was narrowed.
利益变得越来越少了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. The blue eyes narrowed thoughtfully.
蓝眼睛若有所思地眯了起来。

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7. The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.
调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

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8. The gap has narrowed considerably.
分歧大大缩小了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. The police have now narrowed down their list of suspects.
警方现已缩小了嫌疑犯人数的范围。

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10. The search has narrowed down to a few streets.
搜查的目标已经缩小到几条街道了。

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11. Though her eyes narrowed fractionally, she made no comment.
尽管她稍稍眯起了眼睛，却什么也没说。

来自《简明英汉词典》