the narrows of the river
collocation河流的狭窄段
The narrows of the river are only a hundred meters wide.
河流的狭窄段只有一百米宽。
狭窄水道；海峡
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狭窄水道；海峡
A narrow passage of water, especially a strait connecting two bodies of water or a narrow part of a stream, lake, or sea.
The ship passed through the narrow safely.
那艘船安全地穿过了狭窄的海峡。
狭窄的通道,尤其是河流、湖泊或海洋的收缩部分；连接两个水体的海峡。
A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
连接两个水体的狭窄海峡
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
The narrow between the islands is known for strong currents.
岛屿之间的狭窄海峡以强劲的水流闻名。
Fishermen often navigate the narrow at dawn.
渔民们常在黎明时分驶过狭窄的海峡。
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河流的狭窄段
The narrows of the river are only a hundred meters wide.
河流的狭窄段只有一百米宽。
两座岛屿之间的狭窄水道
The narrows between the two islands are dangerous for small boats.
两座岛屿之间的狭窄水道对小船来说很危险。
穿过狭窄水道
The ferry passes through the narrows twice a day.
渡船每天两次穿过狭窄水道。
在狭窄水道处
The boat anchored at the narrows to wait for the tide.
船在狭窄水道处抛锚，等待潮水。
连接两湖的狭窄水道
The narrows connecting the two lakes freeze over in winter.
连接两湖的狭窄水道冬天会结冰。
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把 narrow 想成一条两岸紧夹的窄河道，船要侧身才能过——名词就指‘狭窄水道、海峡’。
语域：formal 常见场景：地理或航海描述、专有地名（如 the Narrows） 作名词时多用于地理或航海语境，常以复数形式 narrows 出现，指连接两个水体的狭窄水道；在日常口语中较少使用，比较常见于书面或专有地名中。
narrow 在此读 /ˈnɛroʊ/。拼写相近的词 arrow、sparrow、marrow 读 /ˈæroʊ/，borrow、sorrow、tomorrow 读 /ˈɑːroʊ/ 或 /ˈɒroʊ/，均不押韵。未见常用且押 /ˈɛroʊ/ 的单词，故以下词仅作拼写对照。
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