单词 | narrow |
释义 | narrow narrow /; AmE / adjective, verb
■ adjective
1 small: a narrow majority a narrow sales rise of 0.5 per cent The dollar kept in narrow ranges today (= the difference between its lowest and highest values was small).
2 limited in variety or numbers: The store sells only a narrow range of goods.
■ verb [+ obj or no obj]
to become less or smaller; to make sth become less or smaller: The gap between short- and long-term interest rates is likely to narrow. The company saw its losses narrow in the third quarter. Exports to the US helped narrow Britain's trade gap.
PHRASAL VERBS
narrow sth down (to sth) to reduce the number of possibilities or choices: We have narrowed down the list to four candidates. |
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