narrow
gb/nˈɛɹoʊ/ us/nˈɛɹoʊ/
A2
İngilizce
~ 1800
keskeny, szűkül, szűkít, szűklátókörű, korlátolt, szoros, földszoros, keskeny földsáv
A2
1
keskeny
A2
Kullanım kalıbı:
a narrow [street/road/path]
The car could barely fit down the narrow street.
Az autó alig fért el a keskeny utcán.
We crossed a narrow bridge over the river.
Átkeltünk egy keskeny hídon a folyó felett.
The hallway was too narrow for two people to walk side by side.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
The road is very narrow.
Az út nagyon keskeny.
I walk on a narrow path.
Egy keskeny ösvényen sétálok.
This table is long and narrow.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'narrow' with 'thin'. 'Thin' usually describes thickness, while 'narrow' describes width from side to side.
Anlam
small in width
Eşdizimler
narrow street
|narrow path
|narrow escape
|narrow corridor
|narrow passage
Eş anlamlılar
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.)
Zıt anlamlılar
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.)
Konular
measurement
|description
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
Not wide; having little space from side to side.
Having a small distance from one side to the other compared to length or height.
FIIL
B1
2
Kullanım kalıbı:
to narrow [something] down to [options/choices]
The path narrows as you go up the hill.
Az ösvény egyre szűkül, ahogy felfelé mész a dombon.
We need to narrow the list of candidates to three.
Háromra kell szűkítenünk a jelöltek listáját.
The river narrows before it reaches the falls.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
The road will narrow ahead.
Előrébb szűkül az út.
We narrow the choices to two.
Két lehetőségre szűkítjük a választást.
The river narrows here.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may forget that 'narrow down' is common when talking about reducing options, and just say 'narrow' instead.
Anlam
make or become smaller in width/scope
Eşdizimler
narrow down
|narrow gap
|narrow focus
Eş anlamlılar
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.)
Zıt anlamlılar
widen (To make something larger in width or scope.)
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broaden (To increase the range, scope, or width of something.)
Konular
change
|decision making
|core_vocabulary
|space
Tanım
To make something smaller in size or range; to become smaller.
To reduce or become reduced in width, range, or extent.
B2
3
szűklátókörű
B2
korlátolt
B2
Kullanım kalıbı:
a narrow [mind/view/perspective]
He has a narrow view of what success means.
Szűklátókörűen gondolkodik arról, hogy mit jelent a siker.
Her thinking is too narrow for this creative project.
A gondolkodása túl szűklátókörű ehhez a kreatív projekthez.
We should avoid being narrow in our judgments.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
He has a narrow mind.
Szűklátókörű.
She is narrow about new ideas.
Szűklátókörű az új ötletekkel kapcsolatban.
Do not be narrow when you listen.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse this sense with physical narrowness. Context about ideas or attitudes is key.
Anlam
limited in interests/views
Eşdizimler
narrow view
|narrow mind
|narrow perspective
Eş anlamlılar
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.)
Zıt anlamlılar
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.)
Konular
personality
|social
|core_vocabulary
|education
Tanım
Not willing to accept different ideas or ways; not open-minded.
Having a limited range of interests, knowledge, or tolerance.
İSIM
C1
4
Ships passed through the narrow between the two islands.
A hajók áthaladtak a két sziget közötti szoroson.
They camped on a narrow of land by the lake.
A tó mellett egy keskeny földsávon táboroztak.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
We walk across the narrow between lakes.
Átsétálunk a tavak közötti földszoroson.
The boat goes through the narrow.
A hajó áthalad a szoroson.
Anlam
small strip of land/water
Eşdizimler
sea narrow
Eş anlamlılar
strait (Specifically refers to a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large areas of water.)
Konular
geography
|nature
|space
|travel
Tanım
A thin piece of land or water between bigger areas.
A place where land or water is much narrower than usual between two larger areas.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
narrow
IPA
GB/nˈɛɹoʊ/
US/nˈɛɹoʊ/
Heceler ve vurgu
nar - row (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (nar)
Kelime biçimleri
Adjective
- Base: narrow
- Comparative: narrower
- Superlative: narrowest
Verb
- Base: narrow
- 3rd Person Singular: narrows
- Present Participle: narrowing
- Past: narrowed
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- They won by a narrow margin of two votes.
- The team lost by a narrow margin.