[] to become less or smaller; to make sth become less or smaller 使窄小；变窄；缩小；缩减◆The gap between short- and long-term interest rates is likely to narrow. 短期利率和长期利率的差距可能会缩小。◆The company saw its losses narrow in the third quarter. 这家公司发现其第三季度的亏损减少了。◆Exports to the US helped narrow Britain's trade gap. 对美出口有助於缩小英国的贸易逆差。 ●ˌnarrow sth ˈdown (to sth)to reduce the number of possibilities or choices 把（可能性或选择）缩小；缩小范围◆We have narrowed down the list to four candidates. 我们把范围缩小到四位候选人。
