narrow
gb/nˈɛɹoʊ/ us/nˈɛɹoʊ/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 1800
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective
A2
property
1
small in width
Not wide; having little space from side to side.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a narrow [street/road/path]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'narrow' with 'thin'. 'Thin' usually describes thickness, while 'narrow' describes width from side to side.
คำพ้องความหมาย
slim (Suggests thinness, often used for objects or people, sometimes with a positive connotation.)
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thin (General term for having little thickness; can refer to width in some contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
wide (Describes something with a large distance from side to side.)
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broad (Similar to 'wide', often used for roads, shoulders, or expanses.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
narrow street
|narrow path
|narrow escape
|narrow corridor
|narrow passage
หัวข้อ
measurement
|description
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The car could barely fit down the narrow street.
- We crossed a narrow bridge over the river.
- The hallway was too narrow for two people to walk side by side.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The road is very narrow.
- I walk on a narrow path.
- This table is long and narrow.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
make or become smaller in width/scope
To make something smaller in size or range; to become smaller.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to narrow [something] down to [options/choices]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may forget that 'narrow down' is common when talking about reducing options, and just say 'narrow' instead.
คำพ้องความหมาย
tighten (Can mean making something more limited or strict, not just physically smaller.)
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reduce (A general term for making something less in amount, size, or scope.)
คำตรงข้าม
widen (To make something larger in width or scope.)
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broaden (To increase the range, scope, or width of something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
narrow down
|narrow gap
|narrow focus
หัวข้อ
change
|decision making
|core_vocabulary
|space
ตัวอย่าง
- The path narrows as you go up the hill.
- We need to narrow the list of candidates to three.
- The river narrows before it reaches the falls.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The road will narrow ahead.
- We narrow the choices to two.
- The river narrows here.
adjective
B2
property
3
limited in interests/views
Not willing to accept different ideas or ways; not open-minded.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a narrow [mind/view/perspective]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this sense with physical narrowness. Context about ideas or attitudes is key.
คำพ้องความหมาย
close-minded (Directly emphasizes refusal to consider different ideas.)
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limited (General term for having a small range of ability, knowledge, or openness.)
คำตรงข้าม
open-minded (Willing to consider new and different ideas.)
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broad-minded (Tolerant and willing to accept many different opinions or behaviors.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
narrow view
|narrow mind
|narrow perspective
หัวข้อ
personality
|social
|core_vocabulary
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- He has a narrow view of what success means.
- Her thinking is too narrow for this creative project.
- We should avoid being narrow in our judgments.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He has a narrow mind.
- She is narrow about new ideas.
- Do not be narrow when you listen.
คำนาม
C1
entity
4
small strip of land/water
A thin piece of land or water between bigger areas.
คำพ้องความหมาย
strait (Specifically refers to a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large areas of water.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sea narrow
หัวข้อ
geography
|nature
|space
|travel
ตัวอย่าง
- Ships passed through the narrow between the two islands.
- They camped on a narrow of land by the lake.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We walk across the narrow between lakes.
- The boat goes through the narrow.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
narrow
IPA
GB/nˈɛɹoʊ/
US/nˈɛɹoʊ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
nar - row (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (nar)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: narrow
- Comparative: narrower
- Superlative: narrowest
Verb
- Base: narrow
- 3rd Person Singular: narrows
- Present Participle: narrowing
- Past: narrowed
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
a narrow escape
1/ə nˈɛɹoʊ ɪskˈeɪp/
fixed phrase
almost avoiding danger/harm
When someone almost has an accident or bad thing happen but avoids it just in time.
ตัวอย่าง
- It was a narrow escape when the tree fell just behind us.
- She had a narrow escape from injury in the crash.
narrow down
1/nˈɛɹoʊ dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb
reduce number of choices
To make a list or group smaller by removing things that are not needed.
ตัวอย่าง
- We need to narrow down our options before deciding.
- The police narrowed down the list of suspects to two men.
narrow margin
1/nˈɛɹoʊ mˈɑɹd͡ʒən/
fixed phrase
very small difference in result/amount
A result that is only just different from another result; not by much.
ตัวอย่าง
- They won by a narrow margin of two votes.
- The team lost by a narrow margin.