narrow學測 L2KK [ˈnɛro] ｜ /ˈnɛroʊ/
狹窄的；不寬的·變窄；收窄·縮小；篩選範圍·狹隘的；有限的·心胸狹隘的
常考字，形容詞動詞用法易混淆
The mountain road became so narrow that only one car could pass.
這條山路變得非常狹窄，只能容納一輛車通過。
一個畫面：從寬變窄
窄巷兩側牆壁貼近身體，只能側身通過
收窄寬度或範圍一點一點變小
心胸小只接受單一想法，聽不進不同意見
義項
窄巷穿行A2adjective狹窄的；不寬的
The street near my school is very narrow.
我學校附近的那條街非常窄。
a narrow streeta narrow room
路面收窄B1verb變窄；收窄
This road narrows near the bridge.
這條路在橋附近變窄。
the road narrows
篩選名單A2verb縮小；篩選範圍
We need to narrow down our choices before dinner.
我們得在晚餐前縮小選擇範圍。
narrow down the listnarrow down the choices
範圍有限A2adjective狹隘的；有限的
This test only asks about a narrow part of the book.
這次考試只考課本裡很小的一部分。
a narrow focusa narrow range
想法侷限B1adjective心胸狹隘的
He always thinks in a narrow way and never changes his mind.
他想法一直很狹隘，從來不改變心意。
a narrow mind
片語
narrow down篩選縮小 →從多個選項中縮小範圍
a narrow escape驚險逃脫 →千鈞一髮般驚險脫困
narrow-minded眼界狹小 →心胸狹隘，不能接受他人意見
你會不會這樣說？
This road is very ___. Only one car can pass. (narrow / narrowly)
看答案
narrow
narrow是形容詞「狹窄的」，narrowly是副詞「差一點」。
'We need to narrow down the list.' 這裡的 narrow down 意思最接近？(A) 拓寬 (B) 縮小 (C) 遺失
看答案
(B)
narrow down表示縮小範圍，已在片語欄呈現過。
字族
narrowly 差一點；勉強地