nar‧row 1 S3 W2 / nærəʊ $ -roʊ / 形容词

1 not wide measuring only a small distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to the length 反义词 wide → broad

narrow street/road/path etc

a long narrow road

the narrow passage between the cottage and the house

his narrow bed

The stairs were very narrow.

a long, narrow band of cloud

2 narrow escape a situation in which you only just avoid danger, difficulties, or trouble :

A woman had a narrow escape yesterday when her car left the road.

He was shaken by his narrow escape from death.

3 narrow victory/defeat/majority/margin etc a win etc that is only just achieved or happens by only a small amount → slim :

The president won a narrow victory in the election.

He persuaded a narrow majority of the party to support the government.

Scotland eventually won the match by the narrow margin of 5–4.

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The expression a narrow victory/defeat is used mostly in writing. In everyday British English, people often say that someone only just won/lost or, in everyday American English, barely won/lost .

4 ideas/attitudes a narrow attitude or way of looking at a situation is too limited and does not consider enough possibilities 反义词 broad :

You’ve got a very narrow view of life.

Some teachers have a narrow vision of what art is. → narrow-minded

5 narrow sense/definition a meaning of a word that is exact or limited 反义词 broad :

I use the word ‘neighbour’ in its more precise or narrower sense.

6 limited limited in range or number of things 反义词 broad :

The company offered only a narrow range of financial services.

— narrowness 名词 [不可数名词] → narrowly , narrows , → the straight and narrow at straight 3 ( 2 )