/ˈnærəʊ ||; ˈnæro/adj1 having only a short distance from side to side 狭窄的: The bridge is too narrow for two cars to pass. 这座桥太窄了,两辆汽车不能同时驶过。 [OPP] wide or broad 反义词为wide或broad
2 not large 小的;不大的: a narrow circle of friends 交游不广
3 by a small amount 些微之差的;勉强的:
That was a very narrow escape. You were lucky. 那真是死里逃生,你真幸运。a narrow defeat/victory 在相差极少的情况下失利;险胜
narrow verb [I,T]
The road narrows in 50 metres. 再走50米,这道路就变窄了。 ➔narrowness noun [U] narrow sth down to make a list of things smaller 把一连串东西缩减;缩小范围:
The police have narrowed down their list of suspects to three. 警方已经把嫌疑犯的人数缩小到三人。