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nar·rows /ˈnærəʊz $ -roʊz/ noun [plural]  1 a narrow area of water between two pieces of land which connects two larger areas of water 海峡;江峡 There are really three lakes, joined by narrows. 其实有三个湖泊,由峡道相连。2. American EnglishDNSG a narrow part of a river, lake etc 〔江、湖等的〕狭窄处
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narrowsSo Queequeg got in a canoe and paddled to some narrows through which the whaling ship must pass.He continued to bathe in a small cascade that lay in the narrows between Goat and its diminutive neighbor, Moss Island.
nar·rows nounChineseSyllable
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narrows /ˈnærəʊz $ -roʊz/ noun [plural]
1. a narrow area of water between two pieces of land which connects two larger areas of water:
    There are really three lakes, joined by narrows.
2. American English a narrow part of a river, lake etc


nar·rowsBrE /ˈnærəʊz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnæroʊz/ 🔊 noun [plural] a narrow channel that connects two larger areas of water 海峡;(江河的)峡谷