Word · Frequency #1725
narrows
狭窄水道；海峡
narrows is the plural of narrow.
核心释义
A narrow passage of water, especially a strait connecting two bodies of water or a narrow part of a stream, lake, or sea.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
连接两个水体的狭窄海峡
a narrow 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。；连接两个水体的狭窄海峡；狭窄部分；隘路
用法In use
The ship passed through the narrow safely.
用法提示：名词narrow指连接两个水域的狭窄海峡。
The narrow between the islands is known for strong currents.
用法提示：名词narrow指代两个岛之间的狭窄水道。
Fishermen often navigate the narrow at dawn.
用法提示：名词narrow作为航行中的地理特征，指狭窄的海峡。
the narrows of sth
narrows 常用复数形式，指河流或海峡的狭窄部分。
The narrows of the river are dangerous for small boats.
这条河的狭窄段对小船来说很危险。
a narrow between A and B
单数形式 a narrow 较少见，通常指连接两个水体的海峡。
A narrow between the two islands connects the two seas.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- 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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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’。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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