lower
- v.降低;减少;使…降下;缩小;把…放低
- adj.(尤指位于同类物品或成对物品中另一个的)下面的，下方的;在底部的;低洼的;向南的;朝海岸的;近底部的
- v.变昏暗;变恶劣;变阴沉
- adv.低;向下;不高;向…底部;低于通常(或期望)的水平;在靠近…底部的位置
- low的比较级
loweradj.
（尤指位于同类物品或成对物品中另一个的）下面的，下方的
located below sth else, especially sth of the same type, or the other of a pair
the lower deck of a ship
船的下甲板
His lower lip trembled.
他的下唇在颤抖。
在底部的；近底部的
at or near the bottom of sth
the mountain's lower slopes
山麓斜坡
朝海岸的；低洼的；向南的
located towards the coast, on low ground or towards the south of an area
the lower reaches of the Nile
尼罗河的下游
verb
把…放低；使…降下
to let or make sth/sb go down
He had to lower his head to get through the door.
他得低头才能过这道门。
She lowered her newspaper and looked around.
她放低报纸往四下看了看。
They lowered him down the cliff on a rope.
他们用绳索把他放下悬崖。
减少；缩小；降低
to reduce sth or to become less in value, quality, etc.
He lowered his voice to a whisper.
他压低了声音悄悄地说。
This drug is used to lower blood pressure.
这种药用于降血压。
Her voice lowered as she spoke.
她一边说一边压低了嗓音。
to behave in a way that makes other people respect you less
我不会贬低自己的身份去为他工作。
I wouldn't lower myself by working for him.
to expect more/less from a situation
to increase/decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation
他愤然拒不同意，使得会议的气氛紧张起来。
His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting.
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ADJ-COMPAR （成对物中）下方的，下面的
You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things.She bit her lower lip.
她咬了咬下唇。
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ADJ-COMPAR 底端的；底部的
You can use lower to refer to the bottom part of something.Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back.
用一个小靠垫帮助支撑腰部。
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ADJ-COMPAR 较低级的；低等的
You can use lower to refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things.Already the awards are causing resentment in the lower ranks of council officers...
奖项已使政务委员会的低层官员们愤愤不平。
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VERB （缓慢地）降下，放下
If you lower something, you move it slowly downwards.Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave...
两名记者不得不帮忙把灵柩慢慢地放进墓穴中。
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...the extinguishing of the Olympic flame and the lowering of the flag.
奥林匹克圣火的熄灭和五环旗的缓缓降下
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VERB 降低；减少；减弱
If you lower something, you make it less in amount, degree, value, or quality.The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent...
中央银行已将利率调低了两个百分点。
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...a package of social measures which included the lowering of the retirement age.
包括降低退休年龄在内的一揽子社会措施
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VERB 垂下，低下（头或眼睛）
If someone lowers their head or eyes, they look downwards, for example because they are sad or embarrassed.She lowered her head and brushed past photographers as she went back inside...
她再次回到里面时低着头，与摄影师擦身而过。
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VERB 降低，贬低（身份）
If you say that you would not lower yourself by doing something, you mean that you would not behave in a way that would make you or other people respect you less.Don't lower yourself, don't be the way they are...
不要自贬身份,不要学他们那样。
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V-ERG 压低，放低（声音）
If you lower your voice or if your voice lowers, you speak more quietly.The man moved closer, lowering his voice...
那个男子靠上前去，压低了声音。
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See also:low
noun
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- the lower of two berths
- Synonym: lower berth
verb
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- look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
- Synonym: frown glower lour
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- make lower or quieter
- turn down the volume of a radio
- Synonym: turn down lour
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- set lower
- lower a rating
- lower expectations
- Synonym: lour
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- cause to drop or sink
- The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
- Synonym: depress
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- move something or somebody to a lower position
- take down the vase from the shelf
- Synonym: take down let down get down bring down
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Company profits were 5 % lower than last year .
公司的利润比去年降低了5%。
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Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation .
管保你会降低谈话的格调。
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The standard of this year 's applications is very low .
今年的申请标准很低。
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I wouldn 't lower myself by working for him .
我不会贬低自己的身份去为他工作。
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This drug is used to lower blood pressure .
这种药用于降血压。
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Water supplies to the house are at low pressure .
这房子的供水水压低。
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It was concluded that the level of change necessary would be low .
结论是，需要作出的变更程度很低。
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There were low banks of earth between the rice fields .
稻田之间有低矮的田埂。
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Market research has shown us that people want quality , not just low prices .
市场研究告诉我们，人们需要的是高质量，而不仅仅是低价格。
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The temperature reached a record low in London last night .
昨晚伦敦的气温降到了有记录以来的最低点。
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This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back .
这样的运动可以锻炼腰部的肌肉。
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He had to lower his head to get through the door .
他得低头才能过这道门。
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Modern plastics can stand very high and very low temperatures .
新型塑料能承受很高和很低的温度。
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Their standard of living is very low .
他们的生活水平很低。
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The test was pitched at too low a level for the students .
这次考试太低估学生的程度了。
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The text is all in lower case .
正文一律用小写字体。
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I 've searched high and low for those files .
我为了找那些文件，四处都翻遍了。
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The reservoir was low after the long drought .
久旱之后水库的水位下降了。
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She used low cunning to get what she wanted .
她用了卑鄙的欺诈手段来获取她想得到的东西。
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She has a very low opinion of her own abilities .
她认为自己的能力很差。
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There are extra benefits for people on low wages .
低薪者有额外补助。
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It 's only a low wall ─ about a metre high .
那只不过是一堵矮墙——约一米高。
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The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes .
政府未能兑现减税的承诺。
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We 're talking about a figure in the low hundreds .
我们谈论的是一个两三百的数字。
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Many people on low incomes will be hurt by the government 's plans .
很多低收入的人将受到政府这些方案的打击。
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Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy .
降低利率可能给经济带来灾难性后果。
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Cook the meat on a low heat on top of the range .
把肉放在炉灶上用文火炖着。
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The lights were low and romance was in the air .
灯光暗淡，弥漫着浪漫情调。
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The euro hit a record low in trading today .
今天欧元的兑换价降到了历史最低水平。
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Where people were concerned , his threshold of boredom was low .
涉及人的事情，他便极易感到厌烦。
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