| 单词 | narrow |
| 释义 | narrow adj., n., & v. --adj (narrower, narrowest) 1. a of small width in proportion to length; lacking breadth. b confined or confining; constricted (within narrow bounds). 2. of limited scope; restricted (in the narrowest sense). 3. with little margin (a narrow escape). 4. searching; precise; exact (a narrow examination). 5. = NARROW-MINDED. 6. (of a vowel) tense. 7. of small size. --n 1. (usu. in pl.) the narrow part of a strait, river, sound, etc. 2. a narrow pass or street. --v 1. intr. become narrow; diminish; contract; lessen. 2. tr. make narrow; constrict; restrict. Phrases and idioms narrow boat Brit. a canal boat, esp. one less than 7 ft. (2.1 metres) wide. narrow circumstances poverty. narrow cloth cloth less than 52 inches wide. narrow gauge a railway track that has a smaller gauge than the standard one. narrow seas the English Channel and the Irish Sea. narrow squeak 1. a narrow escape. 2. a success barely attained. Derivatives narrowish adj. narrowly adv. narrowness n. Etymology: OE nearu nearw- f. Gmc |
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