| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_having-a-short-distance-from-one-side-to-another |
| 释义 | having a short distance from one side to anotherOne of the most common words to refer to things that have a short distance from one side to the other, especially compared with the length, is narrow. Narrow is often used of spaces that you travel on or along, such as paths, streets, hallways, or corridors. The streets are very narrow here. The staircase is too narrow to get my dresser up it. The painting was edged with a narrow band of gold. Two opposites of narrow are wide and broad. Broad means very wide. The river is too wide to cross safely. Shops lined the broad avenue. For more opposites of narrow, see the article at wide. Another common word that can be used sometimes for narrow is thin. Thin has many meanings, but when used as a synonym of narrow, it refers to things that are very narrow compared to their length. Cut the pastry into thin strips. She wore a thin ribbon at her throat. The opposite of thin is thick. There was a thick layer of dust on the shelf. Something that is tapered or tapering becomes gradually narrower at one end. She preferred trousers with a tapered leg. The table is supported by tapering steel legs. Things that are attenuated or elongated are long and thin. These words are more formal than narrow. The painter was known for her lithe, attenuated figures. The blimp looks like an elongated balloon. |
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