narrowed

英 [ˈnærəʊd]

美 [ˈnæroʊd]

v.  使窄小; 变窄; 缩小
narrow的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：narrowed　过去式：narrowed　

医学

BNC.25711 / COCA.28066

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 狭窄的;狭小的
  Something that isnarrowmeasures 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
• VERB 变狭窄;变窄
  If somethingnarrows, 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。
• V-ERG (使)(眼睛)眯起
  If your eyesnarrowor if younarrowyour 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。
• 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 asnarrow, 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 ...a narrow and outdated view of family life...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。
• V-ERG 缩小;(使)变小
  If somethingnarrowsor if younarrowit, 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (胜利)勉强的;(胜负)差距微弱的;险胜的
  If you have anarrowvictory, 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 很险的;勉强的
  If you have anarrowescape, 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。
• → see:on the straight and narrow straight

英英释义

adj

• made narrow
  1. narrowed arteries impair blood circulation
  2. a narrowed view of the world
• reduced in size as by squeezing together
  1. his narrowed eyes

双语例句

• We have moved much closer, narrowed our differences.
  我们之间比以前接近多了，分歧缩小了。
• The police have narrowed down their list of suspects.
  警察缩小了嫌疑人的范围。
• He was studying a painting with narrowed eyes.
  他觑着眼睛仔细地看一幅画。
• Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily through narrowed blood vessels.
  阿司匹林可以稀释血液，使其在变窄的血管里更顺畅地流动。
• As I replied his eyes narrowed.
  我回答时，他却眯起了眼睛。
• By 1973, this gap had narrowed almost to vanishing point
  到1973年，这一差距已缩小到几乎为零。
• He paused and narrowed his eyes in concentration.
  他停下来，眯起眼睛专注地看着。
• The river has narrowed down over the past 20 years.
  这条河在过去的二十年变窄了许多。
• The highway stretched out ahead of me until it narrowed to a vanishing point some miles away.
  公路在我面前延伸开去，直至在几英里外的远处变成一个小点。
• Union power soared and minimum wages enshrined in law narrowed the gap between workers and managers.
  工会的力量飙升，法律规定的最低工资缩小了工人和管理者的差距。