lows
- n.低点;低水平;(一生或事业中的)艰难时期，低谷;低气压区;低数目
- v.(牛)哞哞叫
- low的第三人称单数和复数
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ADJ-GRADED （高度）低的，矮的
Something that is low measures only a short distance from the bottom to the top, or from the ground to the top....the low garden wall that separated the front garden from next door...
把前花园和隔壁隔开的低矮的花园围墙
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ADJ-GRADED （位置）低的，近地面的，近底部的
If something is low, it is close to the ground, to sea level, or to the bottom of something.He bumped his head on the low beams...
他的头碰到了低梁上。
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ADJ-GRADED 水位低的；水浅的
When a river is low, it contains less water than usual....pumps that guarantee a constant depth of water even when the supplying river is low.
确保供水河水位较低时水深仍能处于既定水平的水泵
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ADJ-GRADED （数量）少的，接近等级下限的
You can use low to indicate that something is small in amount or that it is at the bottom of a particular scale. You can use phrases such as in the low 80s to indicate that a number or level is less than 85 but not as little as 80.British casualties remained remarkably low...
英国的伤亡人数始终很低。
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ADJ-GRADED （地位）低微的，低下的
Low is used to describe people who are not considered to be very important because they are near the bottom of a particular scale or system.She refused to promote Colin above the low rank of 'legal adviser'.
她拒绝把科林由“法律顾问”这一低级别往上提。
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N-COUNT 低点；最低点
If something reaches a low of a particular amount or degree, that is the smallest it has ever been.Eventually my weight stabilised at seven and a half stone after dropping to a low of five and a half stone...
我的体重在降到5.5英石的最低点后，最终稳定在7.5英石。
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ADJ-GRADED （汽车或自行车的排挡）低速的，低挡的
If you drive or ride a bicycle in a low gear, you use a gear, usually first or second, which gives you the most control over your car or bicycle when travelling slowly.She selected a low gear and started down the track carefully.
她选了低速挡小心翼翼地沿小径下行。
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ADJ-GRADED （质量或标准）低的，差的
If the quality or standard of something is low, it is very poor.A school would not accept low-quality work from any student...
学校不会接受任何学生质量不合格的作业。
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ADJ-GRADED 成分少的；含量低的
If a food or other substance is low in a particular ingredient, it contains only a small amount of that ingredient.They look for foods that are low in calories.
他们要找低卡路里的食物。
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ADJ-GRADED 落后的；后进的
If you describe someone such as a student or a worker as a low achiever, you mean that they are not very good at their work, and do not achieve or produce as much as others.Low achievers in schools will receive priority.
重点将放在学校里的后进生身上。
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ADJ-GRADED （评论）贬低的，轻蔑的
If you have a low opinion of someone or something, you disapprove of them or dislike them.The majority of sex offenders have a low opinion of themselves...
大多数性犯罪者都瞧不起自己。
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ADJ-GRADED 消沉的；消极的
You can use low to describe negative feelings and attitudes.We are all very tired and morale is low...
我们大家都非常疲惫，士气低落。
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ADJ-GRADED （声音或嗓音）低沉的
If a sound or noise is low, it is deep.Then suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently...
她突然发出一声低沉、憋闷的呻吟，身体开始剧烈地颤抖。
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ADJ-GRADED 悄声的；轻声的
If someone's voice is low, it is quiet or soft.Her voice was so low he had to strain to catch it.
她的声音很低，他很费力才听得到。
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ADJ-GRADED （光线）暗淡的，微弱的
A light that is low is not bright or strong.Their eyesight is poor in low light.
光线很暗时他们视力不佳。
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ADJ-GRADED （收音机、烤炉、灯光等调节至）低挡的，低强度的
If a radio, oven, or light is on low, it has been adjusted so that only a small amount of sound, heat, or light is produced.She turned her little kitchen radio on low...
她把厨房用小收音机的音量调低。
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ADJ-GRADED 不足的；短缺的；剩余不多的
If you are low on something or if a supply of it is low, there is not much of it left.We're a bit low on bed linen...
我们的被单枕套有点不够了。
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ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的；不开心的
If you are low, you are depressed.'I didn't ask for this job, you know,' he tells friends when he is low.
“你知道，我可没主动要求要干这份工作，”他情绪低落时会这样跟朋友说。
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PHRASE 使衰弱；使病倒
If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill....an undiagnosed medical condition that laid him low for months.
使他病倒了好几个月的未确诊疾病
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PHRASE 不露面；不引起注意；保持低调
If you are lying low, you are hiding or not drawing attention to yourself.Far from lying low, Kuti became more outspoken than ever.
库蒂不但没暂避风头，而且较以往更加直言不讳。
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to look high and low→ see:high
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If humans are subject to mood swings , the lows of life may thus be most tolerable in an environment in which other humans are unhappy .
如果人类遭受情绪波动，那么在其他人都不快乐的环境下，低水平的生活就会因而变得最可以忍受的了。
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The Commerce Department reported on Wednesday that construction of new homes and applications for permits to build homes plunged to record lows in January .
美国商务部报告说，新房开工率以及建造房屋的许可申请在2010年1月份下跌到创记录的低水平。
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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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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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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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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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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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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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They were low on fuel .
他们的燃料快耗尽了。
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Another low is moving in from the Atlantic .
另一个低气压区正从大西洋逼近。
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We sent out over 1 000 letters but the response rate has been low .
我们寄出了1000多封信，但回信寥寥。
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The island can only be reached at low tide .
这座岛只能在退潮时上去。
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Stealing from your friends ? How could you sink so low ?
偷到你的朋友头上了？你怎么能堕落到这种地步呢？
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A high proportion of candidates get low or unclassified grades .
有很大一部分考生得分很低甚或不获评分。
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Insects are fairly low down the food chain .
在食物链中，昆虫是相当低的一级生物。