narrows 常作名词复数,指狭窄水道/海峡的狭窄处,或任何通道、地形中变窄的地段。(也可作动词 narrow 的第三人称单数:使变窄、缩小范围。)
The boat went through the narrows at high tide.
小船在涨潮时穿过了那段狭窄水道。
As the river approaches the city, it twists into a series of narrows, where currents speed up and small mistakes can become dangerous.
河流接近城市时蜿蜒进入一连串狭窄河段,水流加快,轻微失误也可能变得危险。
/ˈnæroʊz/
来自形容词 narrow(狭窄的),其词根可追溯到古英语 *near(u)*(“狭窄、紧迫”之意)。the narrows 作为地理用语常用来指“水域或通道最窄的部分”。