narrowed

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 ...a narrow and outdated view of family life...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

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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. He was studying a painting with narrowed eyes.
   他觑着眼睛仔细地看一幅画。
9. The living in the convent narrowed her views.
   修道院的生活使她的视野变窄了。
10. We had looked at color charts, painted sample patches and narrowed down the choices.
    我们一起看了比色图表和刷好的样品，并缩小了选择范围。
11. By various tests I narrowed down the possibilities.
    通过各种试验，我缩小了范围。
12. 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。
13. The doctor narrowed his interest.
    医生缩小了他的研究范围。
14. This was also a time when the gulf between rich and poor narrowed.
    那时的贫富差距也缩小了。
15. I know. I have it narrowed down to three.
    我知道，我已经把范围缩小到三首歌了。
16. Global imbalances, especially between China and the US, have also narrowed.
    全球经济失衡（尤其是中国和美国之间的失衡）也减轻了。
17. But by updating the costs of goods and services, economists have narrowed the gap significantly.
    但在更新了商品与服务的成本之后，经济学家发现美中经济规模之间的差距大为缩小。
18. But the focus and ambition of its world view have narrowed.
    但美国世界观的焦点和雄心均已收窄。
19. 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。
20. They claim that their differentials have been narrowed by inflation.
    他们声称他们的工资级差由于通货膨胀而缩小了。
21. The police have narrowed down their list of suspects.
    警察缩小了嫌疑人的范围。
22. The river has narrowed down a lot since I saw it five years ago.
    自从五年前我见到这条河以来，它已变窄了很多。
23. Many of their proposals and suggestions narrowed the serious consideration of the government.
    他们许多建议和意见是值得我和我们政府认真考虑的。
24. His eyes narrowed for a moment.
    他的眼睛眯了一会儿。
25. But I narrowed them down to a number in brussels.
    但是我筛选出了一个布鲁塞尔的号码。
26. As I replied his eyes narrowed.
    我回答时，他却眯起了眼睛。
27. We have moved much closer, narrowed our differences.
    我们之间比以前接近多了，分歧缩小了。
28. We have narrowed it down to you and two other candidates.
    我们已经把范围缩小到你和另外两个应聘者了。
29. As the waters of the lake turned and narrowed, the trees and house gradually disappeared.
    湖水渐渐地在转弯，水面也渐渐地窄了，后来树木和房屋都看不见了。

adj

1. made narrow
   1. narrowed arteries impair blood circulation
   2. a narrowed view of the world

2. reduced in size as by squeezing together
   1. his narrowed eyes