narrow-minded
narrow-minded
Meaning of narrow-minded
not willing to accept new or different ideas
思想狭隘，不愿接受新观点
Pronunciation
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narrow-minded usage examples
He is a narrow-minded person who won't listen to other people's ideas.
他是个狭隘的人，不愿意听别人的想法。
Narrow-minded people find it hard to accept different views.
狭隘的人很难接受不同观点。
narrow-minded synonyms
What's the difference between narrow-minded, intolerant, blinkered, bigoted, prejudiced, dogmatic, and provincial
does not accept people or views that differ
ENThe community was intolerant of new lifestyles.
British: seeing only a narrow view
ENThe committee was blinkered and ignored outside experts.
Advanced: broader words
stronger: hostile prejudice against groups
ENCalling him bigoted was fair given his repeated slurs.
biased against a group
ENHe was prejudiced against immigrants, judging them unfairly.
insists beliefs are unquestionably true
ENHis dogmatic stance left no room for discussion.
limited outlook from a small place
ENHis provincial attitudes showed his limited exposure to other cultures.
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What does narrow-minded mean?
not willing to accept new or different ideas
How do you pronounce narrow-minded?
narrow-minded is pronounced [ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndɪd].
How is narrow-minded used in a sentence?
他是个狭隘的人，不愿意听别人的想法。 Translation: He is a narrow-minded person who won't listen to other people's ideas.
Is narrow-minded part of Personality Traits vocabulary?
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