[intransitive, transitive] 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。