
好词典

源自中古英语 'narwen',与古英语 'nearu'(狭窄的)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语。
❶ 指物体或空间逐渐变窄的过程或结果,常用于描述道路、通道或身体部位等物理变化。
“The narrowing of the road caused traffic congestion.”
(道路变窄导致了交通拥堵。)
“The doctor noticed a narrowing in the patient's arteries.”
(医生发现病人的动脉有狭窄现象。)
❶ 指范围、选择或可能性逐渐减少的过程,常用于抽象概念。
“The narrowing of job opportunities worried the graduates.”
(工作机会的减少让毕业生们感到担忧。)
“The narrowing of options left us with little choice.”
(选项的减少让我们几乎没有选择余地。)
❶ 使某物变窄或范围缩小,可以是物理或抽象意义上的动作。
“The workers are narrowing the sidewalk for construction.”
(工人们正在为施工而缩窄人行道。)
“She narrowed her eyes to see the small print.”
(她眯起眼睛看小字。)
narrowing down — 指通过排除或筛选将范围或选项逐渐减少,常用于决策或研究过程。
“We are narrowing down the candidates for the job.”
(我们正在缩小这份工作的候选人范围。)