narrow
/ˈnɛro/KK
/ˈnɛɹoʊ/IPA
nɛ·ro
變化形
narrower
narrowest
1.
狹窄的；窄的
寬度很小，或兩側之間的距離不大。
用法：常放在名詞前，或用於「be＋narrow」結構。
The road behind the night market is too narrow for cars.
夜市後面的路太窄了，汽車無法通過。
Be careful on the narrow stairs when carrying the boxes.
搬箱子走這段狹窄的樓梯時要小心。
2.
有限的；狹隘的
範圍、選擇、興趣或觀點不夠廣泛。
用法：常見搭配有「a narrow range of…」、「a narrow view of…」。
The store has a narrow list of food for people who do not eat meat.
這家店提供給不吃肉的人的食物種類很少。
It is narrow to think that success is only about test scores.
認為成功只和考試分數有關，是很狹隘的想法。
3.
勉強的；些微的
表示差距、機會或結果非常接近，只有一點點不同。
用法：常見於「a narrow victory」、「by a narrow margin」與「a narrow escape」等搭配。
Our class won the race with a narrow lead.
我們班以些微的領先贏得了比賽。
The man was almost hit by a car on the narrow road.
那名男子在狹窄的路上差點被一輛車撞到。
4.
縮小；變窄
使寬度、範圍、差距或可能性變小，或自己變小。
用法：作及物動詞時可接受詞，例如「narrow the gap」；作不及物動詞時常用「narrow to＋數量或範圍」。
The school narrowed the list to five students for an interview.
學校把名單縮小到五名學生，讓他們參加面試。
After several good games, the team narrowed the difference between them and the top team.
幾場精彩的比賽後，這支隊伍縮小了他們和第一名隊伍之間的差距。
常見錯誤
We narrowed down the choices to five ones.
We narrowed the choices down to five.
This road is very thin.
This road is very narrow.
There are narrow choices in this restaurant.
There are limited choices at this restaurant.
The gap between the two teams narrowed down.
The gap between the two teams narrowed.
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學習提示
・描述實體的寬度時用「narrow」，不要和指厚度或細瘦的「thin」混淆。
・「narrow down」常用於做報告、選校或挑選商品時縮小選項。它可分開使用：narrow the options down，也可不分開：narrow down the options。
・「a narrow escape」是固定常見搭配，指驚險地逃過危險或避免壞結果。