narrow

狭い

両側の間の距離が小さいこと。

やさしい英語で： Having little space between its sides.

• The road is narrow.
• We walked through the narrow streets.
• This doorway is too narrow for the sofa.

類義語： thin

反対語： wide, broad

よく使う表現： narrow road, narrow gap, narrow street

限られた、狭い

扱う話題、活動、可能性などの範囲が小さいこと。

やさしい英語で： Covering only a small range of subjects, activities, or possibilities.

• He has a narrow range of interests.
• The study had a very narrow focus.
• Her knowledge is deep but narrow.

類義語： limited, restricted

反対語： broad, wide

よく使う表現： narrow range, narrow focus, narrow interests

僅差の、間一髪の

成功と失敗、または二つの量の間に、ほんの少ししか差がないこと。

やさしい英語で： Involving only a small difference between success and failure, or between two amounts.

• We had a narrow escape.
• The team celebrated a narrow victory.
• She won the election by a narrow margin.

類義語： slight, small

よく使う表現： narrow escape, narrow victory, narrow margin

厳格な、限定的な

解釈や行動の仕方に、ほとんど自由を認めないこと。

やさしい英語で： Allowing very little freedom in how something is understood or done.

• The judge used a narrow interpretation.
• Such a narrow definition excludes many families.
• A narrow reading of the rules left no room for exceptions.

類義語： restrictive, strict

反対語： liberal, flexible

よく使う表現： narrow interpretation, narrow definition, narrow reading

絞り込む、限定する

対象となる範囲や選択肢を少なくすること。

やさしい英語で： To make the range or area of something smaller.

• We need to narrow our search.
• She narrowed her choices to two courses.
• Can you narrow down the possible causes?

使い方： narrow something down to something (We narrowed the list down to three names.)

類義語： limit, restrict, reduce

反対語： broaden, expand

よく使う表現： narrow the search, narrow the options, narrow something down

狭まる、狭める

幅が小さくなること、または幅を小さくすること。

やさしい英語で： To become less wide, or make something less wide.

• The road narrows here.
• They narrowed the entrance to keep cars out.
• The river gradually narrows as you travel upstream.

類義語： contract

反対語： widen

よく使う表現： narrow the gap, narrow the opening, narrow a road

目を細める

怒りや疑いを感じたり、よく見ようとしたりして、目を半ば閉じること。

やさしい英語で： To partly close your eyes, often because you are angry, suspicious, or looking carefully.

• He narrowed his eyes.
• She narrowed her eyes at my explanation.
• His eyes narrowed when he noticed the missing money.

使い方： narrow one's eyes at someone/something (She narrowed her eyes at the stranger.)

類義語： squint

よく使う表現： narrow your eyes, narrow one's eyes

海峡、狭水道

川、湖、海の広い部分の間にある、幅の狭い水の通り道。

やさしい英語で： A thin passage of water between wider areas of a river, lake, or sea.

• The boat entered a narrow between two islands.
• Strong currents flow through the narrows.
• Ships waited outside the narrows until the tide changed.

類義語： strait, channel

よく使う表現： a rocky narrow, a tidal narrow