narrow

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Narrow, hẹp

BrE /ˈnærəʊ/ AmE /ˈneroʊ/

adjective / verb en → vi

1 WIDTH [attributive / predicative] A2

Narrow, hẹp

not wide; having a small distance from one side to the other

  • a narrow street/path

Collocations narrow alleyway · narrow gap

  • The road was too narrow for a bus to pass.

    Đường quá hẹp để xe buýt đi qua.

2 SPACE [attributive / predicative] B1

Hẹp, chật hẹp

not wide enough; not having enough space

  • a narrow room/bed

Collocations narrow desk · narrow bed

  • The bedroom was so narrow that they could barely turn around.

    Phòng ngủ quá hẹp đến nỗi họ khó lòng xoay người.

3 MARGIN [adverb] B1

Cận, sát

by a small amount; not by much

  • win/lose narrowly

Collocations narrow victory · narrow defeat

  • They won the game by a narrow margin.

    Họ đã thắng trận đấu với cách biệt rất sát.

4 REDUCE [transitive] B2

Giảm chiều rộng, thu hẹp

to make something narrower or less wide; to reduce the width of something

  • narrow down

Collocations narrow down a list · narrow down options

  • We need to narrow down our choices.

    Chúng ta cần thu hẹp lại các lựa chọn.

5 LIMIT [transitive] B2

Giới hạn, thu hẹp phạm vi

to limit or restrict something; to make something less wide-ranging

  • narrow down

Collocations narrow the focus · narrow the scope

  • The committee decided to narrow the scope of the project.

    Ủy ban đã quyết định thu hẹp phạm vi của dự án.

6 BECOME [intransitive] C1

Trở nên hẹp hơn, thu hẹp lại

to become narrower or less wide; to reduce in width

  • narrow down

Collocations the river narrows · the road narrows

  • The path narrowed as it went on.

    Con đường càng đi càng hẹp lại.

7 INTERPRETATION [transitive] C1

Giải thích, hiểu theo cách riêng

to interpret or understand something in a particular way; to view or regard something as having a specific meaning

  • narrow down

Collocations narrow an interpretation · narrow a meaning

  • They tend to narrow the definition of success.

    Họ thường giải thích thành công một cách hạn chế.

8 CONTRACT [intransitive] C1

Trở nên hẹp hơn, thu hẹp lại

to become narrower or less wide; to contract in width

  • narrow down

Collocations the river contracts · the road contracts

  • The river contracted in winter.

    Con sông thu hẹp lại vào mùa đông.