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词组 narrow
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narrow /ˈnærəʊ $ -roʊ/ adjective 1. measuring only a small distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to the lengthnounsa narrow street/road/lane We visited the lovely old town with its narrow winding streets.a narrow path/track/alley There was a narrow path at the side of the house.a narrow passage/corridor/passageway His office was at the end of a narrow passage.a narrow strip/band/stripe She cut the ham into narrow strips.a narrow gap Rosie peered through the narrow gap in the curtains.a narrow bed The bed was narrow and uncomfortable.narrow stairs/a narrow stairway She went ahead of him up the narrow stairs.a narrow valley/canyon The stream is in a steep narrow valley.a narrow ledge He fell from the cliff and landed on a narrow ledge.narrow hips She had narrow hips like a boy.adverbsvery narrow Cats can squeeze through very narrow gaps.quite/fairly/rather narrow The streets are quite narrow and full of people.relatively/comparatively narrow The path is relatively narrow.THESAURUS: narrow thinline | slice | strip | layer measuring only a small distance from one side to the other: She noticed a thin line of sweat on his upper lip. | Ben cut a thin slice of bread. | Cut the peppers into thin strips. | The road was covered with a thin layer of ice. finehair | thread | wire | needle | tip extremely narrow – used especially about hair, thread etc: Polly felt the fine hairs on her arm rise. | The cotton is spun to a fine thread. | The cloth is richly decorated with fine gold wire. | A fine needle is inserted into the patient’s skin. | The plant’s broad leaves curve to a fine tip.ANTONYMS wide (1)2. limited and not including many thingsnounsa narrow range The shop stocks a narrow range of products.narrow scope The main weakness of the review is its narrow scope.a narrow focus The report has an unnecessarily narrow focus.a narrow view You have a very narrow view of what is normal.narrow limits The date of the temple can be identified to within fairly narrow limits.narrow confines (=used to refer to something that does not include or allow many different things) She was tired of the narrow confines of boarding school life.a narrow sense In that narrow sense, Reagan was right.a narrow definition This is a fairly narrow definition of income.adverbsvery narrow This definition is a very narrow one.quite/fairly/rather narrow The range of options is fairly narrow.relatively/comparatively narrow The focus of this study was relatively narrow.ANTONYMS wide (2)3. used when something could easily not have happenednounsa narrow escape They had a narrow escape when their car suddenly burst into flames.a narrow victory The result was a narrow victory for Arsenal.a narrow defeat It was a narrow defeat for France.a narrow margin Kennedy won the election by a narrow margin.
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