narrow sth
及物用法，后面接名词宾语，表示使某物变窄或变小。
The city narrowed the road to slow traffic down.
市政部门把这条路改窄，以减缓车速。
变窄；使变窄；收窄
narrowed — past of narrow
缩小范围；明确界定；眯起（眼睛）；眯眼；收针；减针；窄化；缩小（数据类型）；减少宽度或范围；收缩。
To become or make narrower in width or extent.
减少宽度或范围；收缩。
To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
变窄。
To get narrower.
使变窄或受到限制
make or become more narrow or restricted
部分地降低眼睑,通常表示防御、攻击或穿透的目光。
To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
明确界定
define clearly
通过将两针并成一针来缩小尺寸,如在编织袜子时。
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
转换为不能容纳那么多不同值的数据类型。
To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
一般现在时
The road narrows here.
这条路在这里变窄了。
一般过去时
They narrowed the search area.
他们缩小了搜索范围。
现在进行时
The gap is narrowing.
差距正在缩小。
规则动词，过去式直接加-ed。
We need to narrow the entrance to keep animals out.
我们需要把入口变窄以防动物进入。
用法提示：动词：使变窄
AI contextual example
They narrowed the list of candidates to five.
他们把候选人名单缩小到五个人。
用法提示：动词：缩小范围
AI contextual example
The detective narrowed his focus to the suspect's alibi.
侦探把注意力集中到嫌疑人的不在场证明上。
用法提示：动词：缩小范围
AI contextual example
及物用法，后面接名词宾语，表示使某物变窄或变小。
The city narrowed the road to slow traffic down.
市政部门把这条路改窄，以减缓车速。
不及物用法，主语本身变窄，后面不接宾语。
The path narrows just before the bridge.
小路在桥前变窄了。
此搭配表示眯眼，常暗示怀疑、防备或专注。
She narrowed her eyes and stared at him.
她眯起眼睛盯着他。
narrow down 强调逐步缩小范围，后面的 to 引出最后剩下的选项。
We narrowed the list down to three candidates.
我们把名单缩小到三名候选人。
grammar · medium
易错句子They narrowed the list three names.
正确表达They narrowed the list to three names.
narrow 表示“把……缩小到某一范围”时用 narrow sth to sth，要用介词 to 引出缩小后的结果，不能像汉语“把名单缩小到三个名字”那样把两个宾语直接并排放在动词后面。汉语的“到”正对应英文的 to，学习者容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The path narrow after the bridge.
正确表达The path narrows after the bridge.
一般现在时中主语是第三人称单数时，动词词尾要加 -s。汉语动词不随人称和数变化，学习者容易直接使用原形 narrow；此处主语 The path 为第三人称单数，应用 narrows。
grammar · medium
易错句子The road narrows down at the bridge.
正确表达The road narrows at the bridge.
narrow down 是短语动词，只表示“缩小选择、范围或数量”（如 narrow down the options）；表示道路、河流等实体宽度变窄时只用 narrow，不能加 down。汉语“缩小”和“变窄”都可说，学习者容易把 down 一并带上。
缩小（范围）
We need to narrow down the list of candidates.
我们需要缩小候选人名单的范围。
缩小差距
The new policy aims to narrow the gap between rich and poor.
新政策旨在缩小贫富差距。
眯起眼睛
She narrowed her eyes at the suspicious stranger.
她眯起眼睛看着那个可疑的陌生人。
缩小关注范围
Let's narrow the focus to the most important issues.
让我们把关注范围缩小到最重要的问题上。
缩小搜索范围
Using specific keywords can narrow the search.
使用特定的关键词可以缩小搜索范围。
常与 narrow 搭配，表示缩小差距或缩短距离。
强调使可选或可能的范围变小。
指把注意力或目标集中到更小的范围。
描述某物宽度变小，如道路逐渐变窄。
表示可做的事或可选的方案变少。
缩小范围；减少选项
We narrowed down the choices to five.
我们把选择范围缩小到五个。
缩小差距
Education can help narrow the gap between the rich and the poor.
教育能帮助缩小贫富差距。
减少候选者或竞争者的数量
The early rounds narrowed the field to eight teams.
早期的比赛把参赛队伍减少到八支。
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