narrowness

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美

网络  狭隘; 心胸狭小; 狭窄; 狭隘性

BNC.19021 / COCA.27659

英英释义

noun

• a small margin
  1. the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory
  2. the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote
  Synonym:narrow marginslimness
• the property of being narrow
  1. the narrowness of the road
• a restriction of range or scope
  1. the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students
  2. the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus
  3. frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons
• an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
  Synonym:narrow-mindedness

双语例句

• Due to the sudden narrowness of the estuary, the flood flowed higher and higher.
  因河口急骤缩小，洪水流势愈来愈大。
• Urethra damage showed the temporary filling defect or rigid marginated narrowness, with typical damage history.
  尿道损伤则表现为暂时性的充盈缺损或边缘较僵直的狭窄段，有典型的外伤史；
• Our parochial narrowness and cultural hubris are a dangerous combination.
  我们本位主义的狭隘性和傲慢文化是一个危险的结合。
• Middle age is when broadness of mind and narrowness of waist change places.
  人到中年就是思想的宽度和腰围的纤度对调。
• I have done so myself, castigating Chinese policymakers for the narrowness of their perspective.
  我自己就这样做过：严厉斥责中国政策制定者视野狭窄。
• Regarding the understanding of "dance" and "modern dance," to different degrees of narrowness many people simply believe that it is an artistic activity only for professionals.
  而且在对“舞蹈”或“现代舞”的理解上，存在不同程度的狭囿，简单地认为它是一项专属业内人士的艺术活动。
• I could not avoid communicating to her something of what lay hardest upon my mind and particularly the narrowness of my circumstance.
  我免不了告诉她一些压在我心头上的最沉重的事情，尤其是我财力拮据的情况。
• Given that an election is a market in which politicians offer goods they think voters want, it makes more sense to blame the narrowness on the electorate.
  考虑到大选是一个政客们提供他们认为选民想要的商品的市场，把议题狭窄归咎于选民更讲得通。
• Two beds taking up nearly the whole space, the narrowness of this house could even barely allow a small area for a table.
  就在这狭小的里间，还被两张床占去了几乎所有空间，只留下不足一面桌子大小的地方。
• And while I may speak more about the narrowness of my very circumscribed life than their real worth, just the fact that they're sitting there, waiting for me, makes me happy.
  也许我更经常提到自己那比其实际价值更加狭隘的局限生活，仅仅看着它们坐在那儿，等待着我，我就感到幸福不已。