narrow
(幅が)狭い;(範囲が)限られた;かろうじての;〜を狭める(down)
入試の言い換え
- thin / slim 細い — (幅の狭さの意味で)
- limited / restricted 限られた — (範囲の意味で)a narrow range ≒ a limited range
- close / slim 僅差の — (a narrow victory ≒ a close victory)
- narrow-minded / intolerant 心の狭い;偏狭な — (考え方の意味で)
- barely かろうじて — (narrowly の言い換え)narrowly escape ≒ barely escape
- reduce / cut down 〜を絞り込む — (narrow down the options の意味で)
- shrink / close (差が)縮まる — (The gap narrowed. の意味で)
a narrow escape(狭い脱出)は『ぎりぎりの脱出』。『幅が狭い』→『余裕がない』→『かろうじて』とつながる。have a narrow escape ≒ have a close call / escape by a hair が言い換え定番。
narrow の類語
thin / slim, limited / restricted, close / slim, narrow-minded / intolerant, barely, reduce / cut down, shrink / close, thin, strait, limited, contract, narrow-minded, confined, accurate, strict, wide, slender, close, small, precise, stopped, mid, small-minded, petty, detailed, restricted, stressed, illiberal, dental, exact, pitched, voiced, cerebral, central, hard, mean, strong, back, low, little, high, poor, front, open, light, short, season, nice, particular, near, fine, minute, heavy, closed, dorsal, narrowed, religious, muted, critical, parochial
narrow の反意語
broad, open-minded, wide, widen, unlimited, thicken, careless, widening
例文
- The gate is too narrow for the car.
門はその車には狭過ぎる。 - He had a narrow escape at that fire.
彼はその火事で九死に一生を得た。 - The gate is too narrow for a car.
その門は狭すぎて車は入れません。
関連語
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