narrower

英 [ˈnærəʊə] 美 [ˈnɛroʊər]

adj.  狭窄的; 窄小的; 勉强的; 刚刚好的; 狭隘的; 目光短浅的
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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.
    1. ...through the town's narrow streets...
      穿过该镇狭窄的街道
    2. She had long, narrow feet.
      她的双脚瘦长。
    3. ...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
  2. VERB 变狭窄;变窄
    If something narrows, it becomes less wide.
    1. 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.
    1. 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？”
    2. 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.
    1. ...a narrow and outdated view of family life...
      对家庭生活狭隘过时的看法
    2. 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。
  5. V-ERG 缩小;(使)变小
    If something narrows or if you narrow it, its extent or range becomes smaller.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
  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.
    1. 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。
  7. ADJ-GRADED 很险的;勉强的
    If you have a narrow escape, something unpleasant nearly happens to you.
    1. 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。
  8. → see: on the straight and narrow straight
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双语例句

  1. The mini is narrower and lighter, sure, but not dramatically so.
    虽然Mini的确更小、更轻了，但其实并不显著。
  2. It has not become longer or narrower.
    它没变长，也没变窄啊。
  3. The scope of SVG is far narrower than these other partitions.
    SVG的范围比其他划分要窄得多。
  4. But in comparison with dogs, cats have a narrower range of variation in size and form.
    但和狗相比，不同种类的猫在大小和外形上的差异不是太大。
  5. It's as wide as our old sofa, but it looks narrower because it's longer.
    我们的旧沙发一样宽，但因为长一些，看起来窄一点。
  6. The lower you go with the volume setting, the narrower the bandwidth becomes right in the audio band!
    你越低的音量设置去，成为较窄的权利在音频频带的带宽！
  7. Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We pitched upon a day for our picnic.
    我们随便地挑选了一个野餐的日子。
  8. We have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
    我们有更高耸的大厦，但更短的量度；拥有更宽阔的公路，但更狭窄的心胸。
  9. Businesses feel the market is growing but the access is getting narrower.
    企业感到市场在增长，但进入渠道越来越窄。
  10. In other words, studies with more precise results ( narrower confidence intervals) are given more weight.
    换言之，研究越精确（可信区间越窄）则给予越高的权重。
  11. This may mean protecting a narrower set of crucial secrets better.
    这可能意味着要更好地保护范围更窄的重要机密。
  12. From now on, the Renminbi basically will maintain to US dollar exchange rate in a narrower space undulates.
    自此，人民币对美元汇率基本维持在较窄的空间里波动。
  13. And narrower than the streets they are on.
    比街道都要窄。
  14. Narrower and more compact indexes.
    索引更窄、更紧凑。
  15. The street glows narrower and deeper, every space is overwhelmed and disappears.
    街道越来越深，愈来愈窄；任何空地都填满了，消失了。
  16. Nevertheless, the gap between her guilty self and her husband was narrower than she had dreamed.
    无论如何，她的自惭形秽之身和她丈夫的差距是缩小了，这毕竟是她做梦也想不到的。
  17. After a while, the road became narrower and steeper.
    过了一会儿，路变得又窄又陡。
  18. The road appears to bee narrower as you look into the distance, but it's just an illusion.
    朝选出看这条路似乎窄了，实在是一种错觉。
  19. Higher asset prices have propped up consumer spending and narrower corporate bond spreads have eased firms'borrowing costs.
    更高的资产价格支撑着消费支出，债券发行范围的收缩也减少了公司的借款成本。
  20. The effects are even more significant for higher frequency harmonic waves incoming horizontally to the narrower canyons.
    这一影响对狭窄河谷在较高频率的谐波水平入射的情况下更为显著。
  21. In narrower and narrower fields, people acquire deeper and deeper skills.
    人们在越来越窄的领域，获得了越来越深入的技术。
  22. The scope is narrower than expected, he said.
    他说：（协议的涵盖）范围要窄于预期。
  23. The waveforms show what happens if the VRTS waveform is narrower than the data VSD.
    波形图显示了如果VRTS波形比VSD要窄时，将会发生的情况。
  24. I think investors will view them in a narrower scope.
    我认为投资者会以更狭窄的视角来看待它们。
  25. The base region is always very much narrower than the emitter or collector regions.
    冷轧不锈薄板（带）基极总是比发射极和集电极薄得多。
  26. Other distinctive taxonomic activities which have been considered worthy of a name are narrower and more easily defined.
    其它一些被认为是名符其实的明显的分类学活动，其涵义较窄，易于下定义。
  27. The thickness of each arm decreased from a wide center to a narrower tip.
    各条胳膊的厚度从宽大的中心向顶端逐渐变得更加狭窄。
  28. Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view;
    现在我们的楼更高了，路更宽了；性格却更急躁了，观点更狭隘了。
  29. This street is narrower than that one.
    这条街比那条街窄。
  30. Already we feel gravitational forces pulling a world of nation-states back to the pursuit of narrower interests.
    目前令人担忧的是，随着对危机恐惧的消退，合作的意愿也会消退。我们已经感觉到了将民族国家拉回到追求狭隘民族利益轨道的引力。
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