narrowest

英 [ˈnærəʊɪst]

美 [ˈnɛroʊəst]

adj.  狭窄的; 窄小的; 勉强的; 刚刚好的; 狭隘的; 目光短浅的
narrow的最高级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 狭窄的;狭小的
  Something that isnarrowmeasures a very small distance from one side to the other, especially compared to its length or height.
  1. ...through the town's narrow streets...
     穿过该镇狭窄的街道
  2. She had long, narrow feet.
     她的双脚瘦长。
  3. ...the narrow strip of land joining the peninsula to the rest of the island.
     把半岛和岛屿其他部分连在一起的狭长陆地
• VERB 变狭窄;变窄
  If somethingnarrows, it becomes less wide.
  1. The wide track narrows before crossing another stream.
     宽宽的小径在穿过另一条小溪前逐渐收窄。
• V-ERG (使)(眼睛)眯起
  If your eyesnarrowor if younarrowyour eyes, you almost close them, for example because you are angry or because you are trying to concentrate on something.
  1. Coggins' eyes narrowed angrily. 'You think I'd tell you?'...
     科金斯气得眯起眼睛。“你认为我会告诉你？”
  2. He paused and narrowed his eyes in concentration.
     他停下来，眯起眼睛专注地看着。
• ADJ-GRADED (想法、态度或信仰)狭隘的，有局限的
  If you describe someone's ideas, attitudes, or beliefs asnarrow, you disapprove of them because they are restricted in some way, and often ignore the more important aspects of an argument or situation.
  1. ...a narrow and outdated view of family life...
     对家庭生活狭隘过时的看法
  2. I would have preferred somebody who had wider ideas, and he was rather narrow.
     我会更倾向于一个思路开阔些的人，他的想法太狭隘了。
• V-ERG 缩小;(使)变小
  If somethingnarrowsor if younarrowit, its extent or range becomes smaller.
  1. Most recent opinion polls suggest that the gap between the two main parties has narrowed...
     最新的民意测验显示这两大主要政党之间的差距已经缩小了。
  2. Senate negotiators further narrowed their differences over the level of federal spending for anti-drug programs.
     关于联邦政府在反毒品项目上的支出问题，参议院的谈判代表们进一步缩小了分歧。
• ADJ-GRADED (胜利)勉强的;(胜负)差距微弱的;险胜的
  If you have anarrowvictory, you succeed in winning but only by a small amount.
  1. Delegates have voted by a narrow majority in favour of considering electoral reform.
     代表们投票表决，以微弱多数票赞同考虑选举制度的改革。
• ADJ-GRADED 很险的;勉强的
  If you have anarrowescape, something unpleasant nearly happens to you.
  1. Two police officers had a narrow escape when separatists attacked their vehicles.
     分裂主义者袭击他们的车辆时，两名警官死里逃生。
• → see:on the straight and narrow straight

双语例句

• We followed a tight, winding road into Podgorica and then after lunch at a beachside cafe we drove the narrowest road, almost a one way road around the villages and towns of the coastal inlets.
  我们采取了严密，到波德戈里察曲折的道路，在一个海边的咖啡馆，然后午饭后我们开车最狭窄的道路，几乎周围的村庄和城镇的沿海口单向道路。
• The lamella of oropharyngeal cavity ( the narrowest place of oropharyngeal cavity);
  口咽腔层面（口咽腔最狭小的层面）；
• It is shown that the government is leading by the narrowest of margins.
  据显示，政府以最微弱的优势领先。
• Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off.
  名誉就象一朵河，源头最狭窄，远处最宽广。
• A cat's pupils are narrowest at noon when the Sun is at its peak.
  到了中午，日照达到顶峰时，猫的瞳孔则会变得最小。
• Last time I only failed by the "narrowest" of narrow margins.
  上次我差一点点就合格了。
• However, if a service call to be opened with IBM support, not narrowing down enough to the narrowest possible set of methods and JIT optimizations involved will complicate resolution of a problem.
  然而，如果已经使用了IBM的技术支持的服务请求，假设没有将所涉及的方法和JIT优化选项的范围定位到最窄的范围，就可能会使问题的解决方案变得复杂。
• Without such a unity, the highest art of any expert cannot help being utilitarian in the narrowest sense;
  不统一，任何专门家的最高级的艺术也不免成为最狭隘的功利主义；
• Some of the melted fuel may have leaked into the concrete vessels that form the next layer of protective containment, making for a meltdown by even the narrowest industry standards.
  熔化的燃料可能有一部分渗进了混凝土容器（次一层的保护壳），造成了即使按最严格的行业标准也可归为熔毁的现象。
• In the narrowest sense, yes.
  从最狭隘的意义上来说，答案是肯定的。