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narrow

/ˈnæroʊ/

noun

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.

1.
A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
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。
2.
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
连接两个水体的狭窄海峡

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。；连接两个水体的狭窄海峡；狭窄部分；隘路

In use

The ship passed through the narrow safely.

那艘船安全地穿过了狭窄的海峡。

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。

the narrows of the river: 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。
the narrows between the islands: 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。
pass through the narrows: 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。
at the narrows: 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。
the narrows connecting the two lakes: 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。

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。

该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。

Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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