​每日一词 | narrow 详解

每日一词 | narrow 详解

每日一词 | narrow

高中 CET4 CET6 考研

英 [ˈnærəʊ] 美 [ˈnæroʊ]

例句

1.Since setting out in spring last year from Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, the elephants have walked down the middle of a narrow county street, past a closed car dealership and astonished residents.

自从去年春天从西双版纳国家级自然保护区出发以来，大象们已经顺着道路中央走过一条狭长的县道，经过一家关门的汽车代理店，令居民们大吃一惊。

——21-22《英语周报·高考阅读综合版》第8期

文章标题：15 elephants are on a long march

2.Many tropical species can only tolerate a narrow range of temperatures because the climate they experience is pretty constant throughout the year.

许多热带物种只能忍受很小的温度范围，因为它们所经历的气候一年四季都非常恒定。

——20-21《英语周报·高二牛津版》

3.Most of us, in fact, progressively narrow the variety of our lives.

事实上，我们大多数人逐渐缩小了生活的多样性。

——2019高考天津卷

基本释义

[adj]

1.measuring a short distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to length

2.limited in variety or numbers

[verb]

to become or make something more limited in range or extent

[形容词]

1.狭窄的；窄小的；

2.有限的；范围小的

[动词]

使窄小；变窄；缩小

近义词

thin: (of a person or part of the body) not covered with much fat or muscle

limited: not very great in amount or extent; having a particular limit of time, numbers, etc.

互动问题

1.下边这句话中的narrow为何意？

The gap between the two teams has narrowed to three points.

2.你能否准确翻译出这句话的含义呢？试一试，在留言区写下来吧！

3.你哪个词感兴趣，也可以留言告诉我们！

（下周一公布参考答案）