narrowing

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 ...a narrow and outdated view of family life...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. Polls show the gap between the two narrowing.
   民意调查显示两者之间的距离在缩小。
2. They had an average 'retinal arteriolar' narrowing of 2.3 microns.
   他们的视网膜神经平均缩小了2.3微米。
3. There has been no progress in narrowing these differences recently.
   近期双方在缩小这些分歧方面没有取得任何进展。
4. Squinting or narrowing the eye orbits indicates with great accuracy discomfort, stress, evaluation and even anger.
   眯眼或者收缩眼眶准确显示出了不安、压力、评判、甚至是愤怒。
5. Nevertheless, there are signs of a narrowing in the spread between the highest-and lowest-taxing jurisdictions.
   然而，最高税收辖区和最低税收辖区之间的扩展存在着日益缩小的迹象。
6. The decline was less severe than original projections due to slower liquidation of inventories and the narrowing trade gap.
   由于清理库存的速度放缓及贸易逆差不断收窄，这一降幅没有最初预测的那么严重。
7. This is the chief way of narrowing the differences between them.
   这是缩小他们之间差距的主要办法。
8. The internationally oriented Hong Kong market has recovered from 2008's lows more quickly, narrowing the price gap.
   面向国际的香港股市更快从2008的低点恢复，使其与内地股市价差逐渐缩小。
9. Do you mean that the gap between the American team and other teams is narrowing?
   你是说美国队和其他队的差距在缩小？
10. The Manila-based bank said high priorities for China were creating jobs and narrowing the income gap.
    总部位于马尼拉的亚行表示，中国目前的当务之急是创造就业机会和缩小收入差距。
11. The final part is mainly concerned with the suggestion of the policy of narrowing the differences.
    第四章主要研究结论和缩小不同社会阶层子女高中阶段教育入学机会差异的政策建议。
12. Leukadherins also decreased leukocyte recruitment and reduced arterial narrowing after injury in rats.
    白细胞黏附素还可减少白细胞的募集并减少在大鼠中的损伤后动脉狭窄。
13. The narrowing of the gap between average US and European compensation reflects several key economic shifts.
    美欧首席执行官平均薪酬之间差距的缩小反映出几项关键的经济变化。
14. The most valuable thing that can be taught to an ENP is the concept of narrowing their focus.
    最有价值的事，人们可以学习到一个ENP的概念是缩小他们关注的焦点。
15. Profit margins in some key industrial sectors are narrowing.
    一些重要行业的利润率已开始收窄。
16. Impacts of Individual Income Tax and Social Security System on Narrowing the Income Gap in Japan
    日本个人所得税与社会保障对缩小收入差距的影响
17. The gap between the rich and the poor is probably narrowing.
    贫富之间的差距可能正在缩小。
18. This should get you started on narrowing down the problem.
    这会使你把错误发生的可能的原因范围开始缩小。
19. The differences in labour costs compared with China are narrowing.
    与中国在劳动力成本方面的差距正在缩窄。
20. This approach can be especially effective for narrowing the search result set for a complex search request.
    如果要缩小复杂搜索请求的搜索结果集，此方法可能尤其有效。
21. This paper explains the relationship between the narrowing and filling of information gap and the extending and altering of schema knowledge.
    本文主要阐释了信息差缩小和填补与图式知识扩展、延伸和改变的相互关联。
22. A stable trend in nominal consumption inequality can mask a narrowing of real or "utility-adjusted" consumption inequality.
    一直以来名义消费的不平等掩盖了真实消费，或者说效用调整后消费不平等逐渐减小的状况。
23. Thinking of Narrowing the Gap between Urban and Rural Areas and the Basic Public Services in Rural Areas
    缩小城乡差距和农村基本公共服务的思考
24. Define conversion operators to simplify narrowing and widening conversions between numeric types.
    ·定义转换操作符来简化数字类型之间的缩小和放大转换。
25. Narrowing spreads, falling rates and a reassessment of the credit quality in Asia have combined to fuel demand.
    亚洲息差收窄、利率下降加上信用质量重新评估，都刺激了需求。
26. The financial development is of active significance to narrowing urban-rural income gap, especially, the rural finance development plays a direct role in narrowing urban-rural income gap.
    金融发展对缩小城乡收入差距具有积极意义，特别是农村金融的发展对缩小城乡收入差距具有直接的作用。
27. A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel.
    减少流量通过的窄化通道。
28. As the rebels close in on Tripoli, the window of opportunity for evacuating foreign migrants is narrowing.
    随着反政府武装向的黎波里逼近，撤离外国移民的机会越来越少了。
29. It is unknown whether MAT can delay or prevent the progression of degenerative changes and joint space narrowing.
    目前还不清楚是否共同商定可延缓或防止缩小进展的退行性改变和关节间隙。
30. But the news is not all good& even if the science gap is narrowing, it remains vast.
    但是消息并不都是好的&即便这个科学鸿沟正在缩小，它仍然很大。

noun

1. the act of making something narrower

2. an instance of becoming narrow

3. a decrease in width

adj

1. (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

   Synonym:    constrictingconstrictive

2. becoming gradually narrower
   1. long tapering fingers
   2. trousers with tapered legs

   Synonym:    taperedtapering