narrow

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈnæɹəʊ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water. in-plural
    — the narrows of New York harbor
动词 v.
  1. To reduce in width or extent; to contract. transitive
    — We need to narrow the search.
  2. To get narrower. intransitive
    — The road narrows.
  3. To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
    — He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.
  4. To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
  5. To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values. transitive
    — to narrow an int variable to a short variable
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
    — a narrow hallway
  2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
    — The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world.
  3. Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude. figuratively
    — a narrow interpretation
  4. Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted alt-of,contracted
    — a narrow mind
  5. Having a small margin or degree.
    — a narrow escape
  6. Limited as to means; straitened dated
    — narrow circumstances
  7. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
    — a very narrow […] and stinted charity
  8. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
    — But first with narrow search I must walk round / This garden, and no corner leave unspied.
  9. 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.
  10. Of or supporting only those text characters that can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
    — a narrow character; a narrow stream

词形变化

narrower comparative narrowest superlative narrowe alternative narrows plural narrowe alternative narrows present,singular,third-person narrowing participle,present narrowed participle,past narrowed past narrowe alternative

词汇关系

近义词
close filamentous fine narrow slender slim strait thin tight taper
反义词
wide broad
上位词
small
衍生词
go narrow narrow AI narrow angle narrow-angle lens narrow artificial intelligence narrow-assed narrowband narrow-banded dartwhite narrow bank narrow banking narrow-bellied seahorse narrowboat narrow boat narrowbody narrowcast narrow cloth narrow construction narrow-cut narrower narrow escape narrowfield narrow-fisted narrow-gage narrow-gauge narrow gauge narrow-gutted narrowhead narrow house narrowing narrowish narrowleaf narrow-leaf ash narrow-leaved mallee narrow-leaved poison narrow-minded narrow minded narrow mindedness narrow-nosed rhino narrow-nosed rhinoceros narrow road narrow sea narrow-sighted narrowsome narrow-souled narrow-spectrum narrow squeak narrow tailoring narrow transcription narrow-width effect narrow-winged tree cricket narrow work overnarrow straight and narrow supernarrow ultranarrow unnarrow narrowable narrow down narrow up renarrow
相关词
narrowly narrowness

词源

词源 1
From Middle English narow, narowe, narewe, narwe, naru, from Old English nearu (“narrow, strait, confined, constricted, not spacious, limited, petty; limited, poor, restricted; oppressive, causing anxiety (of that which restricts free action of body or mind), causing or accompanied by difficulty, hardship, oppressive; oppressed, not having free action; strict, severe”), from Proto-West Germanic *naru, from Proto-Germanic *narwaz (“constricted, narrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- (“to turn, bend, twist, constrict”).
Cognates
Cognate with North Frisian naar, noar, noor, nåår (“narrow”), Saterland Frisian noar (“narrow”), Dutch naar (“nasty, scary; sickening, unpleasant”), Danish and Swedish nor (“narrow strait”); also Sanskrit नृत् (nṛt, “to dance; act on stage, represent”).
词源 2
From Middle English narwen (“to narrow”); see there for more details, but ultimately derived from the noun.
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