narrow 音标拼音: [n'ɛro] [n'æro]
n . 狭窄部分,海峡,隘路
a . 狭窄的,精密的,有限的,勉强的,眼光短浅的
狭窄部分,海峡,隘路狭窄的,精密的,有限的,勉强的,眼光短浅的
narrow 窄
narrow adj 1 :
not wide ; "
a narrow bridge "; "
a narrow line across the page " [
ant : {
broad }, {
wide }]
2 :
limited in size or scope ; "
the narrow sense of a word "
3 :
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view ; "
a brilliant but narrow -
minded judge "; "
narrow opinions " [
synonym :
{
narrow -
minded }, {
narrow }] [
ant : {
broad -
minded }]
4 :
very limited in degree ; "
won by a narrow margin "; "
a narrow escape " [
ant : {
wide }]
5 :
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination ;
"
a minute inspection of the grounds "; "
a narrow scrutiny ";
"
an exact and minute report " [
synonym : {
minute }, {
narrow }]
n 1 :
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water v 1 :
make or become more narrow or restricted ; "
The selection was narrowed "; "
The road narrowed " [
synonym : {
narrow },
{
contract }] [
ant : {
widen }]
2 :
define clearly ; "
I cannot narrow down the rules for this game " [
synonym : {
pin down }, {
peg down }, {
nail down }, {
narrow down }, {
narrow }, {
specify }]
3 :
become more focus on an area of activity or field of study ;
"
She specializes in Near Eastern history " [
synonym : {
specialize },
{
specialise }, {
narrow }, {
narrow down }] [
ant : {
branch out },
{
broaden }, {
diversify }]
4 :
become tight or as if tight ; "
Her throat constricted " [
synonym :
{
constrict }, {
constringe }, {
narrow }]
Narrow \
Nar "
row \ (
n [
a ^]
r "
r [-
o ]),
a . [
Compar . {
Narrower }
(
n [
a ^]
r "
r [-
o ]*[~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Narrowest }.] [
OE .
narwe ,
naru ,
AS .
nearu ;
akin to OS .
naru ,
naro .]
1 .
Of little breadth ;
not wide or broad ;
having little distance from side to side ;
as ,
a narrow board ;
a narrow street ;
a narrow hem .
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Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas .
--
Shak .
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2 .
Of little extent ;
very limited ;
circumscribed .
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The Jews were but a small nation ,
and confined to a narrow compass in the world . --
Bp .
Wilkins .
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3 .
Having but a little margin ;
having barely sufficient space ,
time ,
or number ,
etc .;
close ;
near [
5 ]; --
with special reference to some peril or misfortune ;
as ,
a narrow shot ;
a narrow escape ;
a narrow miss ;
a narrow majority . --
Dryden .
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4 .
Limited as to means ;
straitened ;
pinching ;
as ,
narrow circumstances .
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5 .
Contracted ;
of limited scope ;
illiberal ;
bigoted ;
as ,
a narrow mind ;
narrow views . "
A narrow understanding ."
--
Macaulay .
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6 .
Parsimonious ;
niggardly ;
covetous ;
selfish .
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A very narrow and stinted charity . --
Smalridge .
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7 .
Scrutinizing in detail ;
close ;
accurate ;
exact .
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But first with narrow search I must walk round This garden ,
and no corner leave unspied . --
Milton .
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8 . (
Phon .)
Formed (
as a vowel )
by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate ;
or (
according to Bell )
by a tense condition of the pharynx ;
--
distinguished from wide ;
as [=
e ] ([=
e ]
ve )
and [=
oo ]
(
f [=
oo ]
d ),
etc .,
from [
i ^] ([
i ^]
ll )
and [
oo ^] (
f [
oo ^]
t ),
etc .
See Guide to Pronunciation , [
sect ]
13 .
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Note :
Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words ,
especially to participles and adjectives ,
forming compounds of obvious signification ;
as ,
narrow -
bordered ,
narrow -
brimmed ,
narrow -
breasted ,
narrow -
edged ,
narrow -
faced ,
narrow -
headed ,
narrow -
leaved ,
narrow -
pointed ,
narrow -
souled ,
narrow -
sphered ,
etc .
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{
Narrow gauge }. (
Railroad )
See Note under {
Gauge },
n .,
6 .
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Narrow \
Nar "
row \,
v .
i .
1 .
To become less broad ;
to contract ;
to become narrower ;
as ,
the sea narrows into a strait .
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2 . (
Man .)
Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other ;
as ,
a horse narrows . --
Farrier '
s Dict .
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3 . (
Knitting )
To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article ,
by taking two stitches into one .
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Narrow \
Nar "
row \,
n .;
pl . {
Narrows }.
A narrow passage ;
esp .,
a contracted part of a stream ,
lake ,
or sea ;
a strait connecting two bodies of water ; --
usually in the plural ;
as ,
The Narrows of New York harbor .
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Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous narrow . --
Gladstone .
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Narrow \
Nar "
row \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Narrowed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Narrowing }.] [
AS .
nearwian .]
1 .
To lessen the breadth of ;
to contract ;
to draw into a smaller compass ;
to reduce the width or extent of . --
Sir W .
Temple .
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2 .
To contract the reach or sphere of ;
to make less liberal or more selfish ;
to limit ;
to confine ;
to restrict ;
as ,
to narrow one '
s views or knowledge ;
to narrow a question in discussion .
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Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings . --
I .
Watts .
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3 . (
Knitting )
To contract the size of ,
as a stocking ,
by taking two stitches into one .
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405 Moby Thesaurus words for "
narrow ":
Lenten ,
Quakerish ,
Spartan ,
Victorian ,
abate ,
abbreviate ,
abstemious ,
accented ,
accurate ,
adjust to ,
alter ,
alveolar ,
angustifoliate ,
angustirostrate ,
angustisellate ,
angustiseptal ,
apical ,
apico -
alveolar ,
apico -
dental ,
articulated ,
ascetic ,
assimilated ,
assuage ,
attentive ,
attenuated ,
austere ,
authoritarian ,
back ,
badly off ,
barytone ,
be into ,
be strong in ,
bigot ,
bigoted ,
bilabial ,
borne ,
bound ,
bounded ,
box ,
box in ,
box up ,
broad ,
cacuminal ,
careful ,
censorious ,
central ,
cerebral ,
channel ,
checked ,
chinchy ,
circumscribe ,
circumscribed ,
close ,
close -
fitting ,
closed ,
coarct ,
compact ,
compress ,
concentrate ,
condense ,
condition ,
conditioned ,
confine ,
confined ,
confining ,
conscientious ,
consolidate ,
consonant ,
consonantal ,
constrict ,
constricted ,
constringe ,
contain ,
continuant ,
contract ,
copyright ,
copyrighted ,
correct ,
cramp ,
cramped ,
creedbound ,
critical ,
crowded ,
curtail ,
deaf ,
deaf to reason ,
decrease ,
delicate ,
demanding ,
demure ,
denotative ,
dental ,
detailed ,
determinate ,
diminish ,
discipline ,
disciplined ,
dissimilated ,
distill ,
distressed ,
dorsal ,
down to bedrock ,
draw ,
draw in ,
draw the line ,
draw together ,
dwarfed ,
dwarfish ,
embarrassed ,
ethnocentric ,
exact ,
exacting ,
exceptional ,
excluding ,
exclusive ,
exclusory ,
exigent ,
exiguous ,
exquisite ,
fanatical ,
feature ,
feeling the pinch ,
fine ,
finical ,
finicking ,
finicky ,
finite ,
fixed ,
flat ,
focus ,
follow ,
front ,
frugal ,
fussy ,
glide ,
glossal ,
glottal ,
go in ,
go in for ,
guttural ,
hairbreadth ,
hard ,
hard up ,
heavy ,
hedge ,
hedge about ,
hem ,
hem in ,
hidebound ,
high ,
ill off ,
illiberal ,
impecunious ,
impoverished ,
in Queer Street ,
in narrow circumstances ,
in reduced circumstances ,
in straitened circumstances ,
inadmissible ,
incapacious ,
incommodious ,
ineffectual ,
inexorable ,
inflexible ,
insular ,
intolerant ,
intonated ,
isthmian ,
isthmic ,
jejune ,
keep from spreading ,
keep within bounds ,
knit ,
labial ,
labiodental ,
labiovelar ,
land -
poor ,
lateral ,
lax ,
lean ,
leaven ,
lessen ,
light ,
limit ,
limited ,
lingual ,
liquid ,
little ,
little -
minded ,
localize ,
low ,
lucky ,
major in ,
meager ,
mean ,
mean -
minded ,
mean -
spirited ,
mercenary ,
meticulous ,
mid ,
mid -
Victorian ,
mingy ,
minor in ,
minute ,
miserly ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
moderated ,
modify ,
modulate ,
monophthongal ,
muted ,
narrow -
hearted ,
narrow -
minded ,
narrow -
souled ,
narrow -
spirited ,
narrowed ,
narrowing ,
narrows ,
nasal ,
nasalized ,
near ,
nearsighted ,
nice ,
niggard ,
niggardly ,
obdurate ,
occlusive ,
old -
maidish ,
on the edge ,
open ,
out of pocket ,
overmodest ,
oversimplify ,
oxytone ,
palatal ,
palatalized ,
palliate ,
paltry ,
parochial ,
parsimonious ,
particular ,
passage ,
patent ,
patented ,
petty ,
pharyngeal ,
pharyngealized ,
phonemic ,
phonetic ,
phonic ,
pinched ,
pitch ,
pitched ,
poor ,
poorly off ,
posttonic ,
precise ,
precisianistic ,
precisionistic ,
preclusive ,
prescribed ,
prescriptive ,
preventive ,
priggish ,
prim ,
prohibitive ,
proscribed ,
provincial ,
prudish ,
pucker ,
pucker up ,
punctilious ,
punctual ,
puny ,
purblind ,
purify ,
puritanical ,
purse ,
pursue ,
qualified ,
qualify ,
reduce ,
reduce to elements ,
reduced ,
refine ,
refined ,
register ,
regulate by ,
religious ,
restrain ,
restrict ,
restricted ,
restrictive ,
retroflex ,
rigid ,
rigorous ,
rounded ,
sanctimonious ,
scant ,
scanty ,
scrawny ,
scrimp ,
scrimpy ,
scrupulous ,
scrutinizing ,
searching ,
season ,
seclusive ,
segregative ,
select ,
selective ,
semivowel ,
separative ,
set ,
set conditions ,
set limits ,
sharp ,
short ,
short of cash ,
short of funds ,
shorten ,
shortsighted ,
simplify ,
skimp ,
skimpy ,
slender ,
slight ,
slim ,
small ,
small -
minded ,
smug ,
snape ,
snobbish ,
soft ,
soften ,
solidify ,
sonant ,
spare ,
sparing ,
specialize ,
specialize in ,
squeezed ,
starvation ,
stiff -
necked ,
stingy ,
stint ,
stinted ,
stopped ,
strait ,
straiten ,
straitened ,
straitlaced ,
straits ,
strangle ,
strangulate ,
strapped ,
streamline ,
stressed ,
strict ,
strip down ,
strong ,
stuffy ,
stunted ,
subsistence ,
subtle ,
surd ,
syllabic ,
taper ,
tapering ,
temper ,
tense ,
thick ,
thin ,
throaty ,
tight ,
tight -
fisted ,
tighten ,
tonal ,
tonic ,
twangy ,
unaccented ,
uncatholic ,
uncharitable ,
ungenerous ,
unliberal ,
unmoneyed ,
unnourishing ,
unnutritious ,
unprosperous ,
unrounded ,
unstressed ,
velar ,
vocalic ,
vocoid ,
voiced ,
voiceless ,
vowel ,
vowellike ,
watered ,
watery ,
weak ,
wide ,
wrinkle ,
xenophobic
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