According to lexical pragmatics,words in use involve processes of narrowing,approximation and metaphorical extension.
使用中的词汇涉及收窄、近似和喻化等过程,所表达的意义经常不同于其概念意义和词典意义。
It is the fact that linguistically-specified( literal ) word meanings are always modified or adjusted in contexts,just like narrowing, approximating and metaphorizing extension.
在特定语境条件下,原本明确的(或字面的)词义会因说话人的表达意图而被调整或修饰,包括收窄(narrowing)、近似(approximation)、隐喻化(metaphorizing)等词义语用化现象。
The trouser legs are slightly tapered.
裤腿逐渐向里收窄了一些.
Gather the waist in a little more with fine stitches.
用细密针线把腰围再收窄一点儿。
She ask her mother to nip the dress In at the waist
她让母亲把那连衣裙的腰部收窄一点
Profit margins in some key industrial sectors are narrowing.
一些重要行业的利润率已开始收窄。
She asked her mother to nip the dress in at the waist.
她让母亲把那连衣裙的腰部收窄一点。
Close up: To remove space between elements on a page.
收窄:在一版面内,减少各元素间的空间的情况.
The prospect for the forth quarter of paper industry in 2009
环比向好 增幅收窄——造纸业2009年四季度展望
The yield spread tightened to about 119 basis points in 2001, compared with 135 basis points in 2000.
年内，两者的收益率差距收窄至约119基点，二零零零年则为135基点。
A narrowing or constricting, especially of the aorta or of a blood vessel.
变窄尤指血管或大动脉的变窄或收缩
a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion.
利用狭窄的空气吸收运动引起的震动。
narrow resonance infinite mass of the absorber atom
吸收体原子窄共振无限质量
The sea over which men sail to Gaul shall be contracted into a narrow channel.
海上的人说高卢会收缩成狭窄的海峡。
The Hardware Design for Single Channel Narrowband of DAMB Receiver;
DAMB单信道窄带接收机硬件设计
Study on narrow correlator technology based on Galileo receiver
Galileo接收机中窄相关技术的分析与研究
Algorithms for Removing Narrow-band Interference Based on Software GPS Receiver
基于GPS软件接收机的抗窄带干扰方法
When neckties went from narrow to wide, I kept all my old ones until the style went back to narrow.
领带时兴宽的，我就把旧的窄领带收起来，等待再流行窄的时候用。
an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle.
只能从窄的角度接收或传播信号的天线。
The dress maker gathered the cloth to the narrowest part of the waist.
裁缝把布料向衣服腰间最窄的位置收拢。