lower
['ləuə,'lauə]
adj.低的, 下级的, 下层的
v.降低, 减弱, 跌落
例句与用法:
The meat will scorch if you don't lower the gas.
如果你不把煤气调小一点,肉就要焦了。
They had to lower their sights and buy a smaller house than they would have liked.
他们原来想买一所大房子,後来不得不降低要求买一所较小的。
We didn't win the contract: we were pipped at the post by a firm whose price was lower.
我们未得到那份合同的生意,最後是让一家出价低的公司击败了我们。
Don't lower yourself by asking him for help.
不要向他求助以免降低身分。
Speak to her? I'd never lower myself.
跟她说话?我可不自贬人格。
Tom was lying on the lower bunk.
汤姆躺在下铺。
The deer lowered its head to drink from the pond.
鹿低下头去喝池塘里的水。
词形变化:
副词: loweringly | 异体字: lour | 动词过去式: lowered/loured | 动词过去分词: lowered/loured | 动词现在分词: lowering/louring | 动词第三人称单数: lowers/lours |
a.[B]
1. 较低的
He belongs to the lower middle class.
他来自中产阶级下层。
2. 低级的; 下等的; 下部的
The lower berth is more convenient.
下铺更为方便。
3. 下游的
The lower valley of the river is often flooded.
该河下游区域常遭洪水。
4. 南部的
He lives in lower Manhattan.
他住在曼哈顿南部。
vt.
1. 放下, 降下; 放低
He lowered a bucket into the well to get some water.
他将水桶放下井去取些水。
2. 减低; 减弱
We have to lower our expenses.
我们得减少开支。
3. 贬低
He would never lower himself by taking bribes.
他决不会贬低自己的身份接受贿赂的。
vi.
降落; 降低; 减弱
Food prices lowered during the fall.
秋天食品价格下降了。
vi.
1. (天空等)变得阴沉
2. 皱眉头, 现出愁容[(+at/on/upon)]
lower
形容词比较级:lower
形容词最高级:lowest
过去式:lowered
过去分词:lowered
现在进行时:lowering
词形变化:
副词: loweringly | 异体字: lour | 动词过去式: lowered/loured | 动词过去分词: lowered/loured | 动词现在分词: lowering/louring | 动词第三人称单数: lowers/lours |
同义词:
drop | bring down | let down | decrease | let fall | lessen | reduce | cut | inferior | junior | lesser | minor | poorer | subordinate | worse | hand down | depress | plunge | immerse | douse | vail | submerge | submerse | bury | descend | dip | sink | lour | diminish | abate | bate | mitigate | alleviate | frown | allay | appease | relieve | glower | ease | soften | cushion | quell | minimize | extenuate | downgrade | modify | shorten | depreciate | devaluate | demote | declass | disrate | disbar | defrock | depose | dishonor | droop | sag | flag | swag | slope | incline | stoop | get down | slump | dive | take down | nose dive | darken | darkle | turn down | dusk | blacken | lower berth | gloom | becloud | overshadow | shadow | dim | threaten | pout | sulk | mope | scowl | glare | modulate | subdue | muffle | deaden | dull | mute | stifle | throttle | suppress | repress | degrade | debase | abase | defame | vitiate | discredit | devalue | detract | belittle | demean | deflate | derogate | taint | humble | humiliate | disgrace | subside | moderate | dwindle | intermit | cease | decline | wane | fade away | ebb | slacken | weaken | fail | languish |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
v.放下, 浸入, 夷平, 弯下
drop
depress
plunge
immerse
douse
vail
submerge
submerse
bury
bring down
let down
let fall
descend
dip
sink
v.减低, 减少, 放松, 缓解
reduce
decrease
diminish
lessen
abate
bate
mitigate
alleviate
allay
appease
relieve
ease
soften
cushion
quell
minimize
extenuate
downgrade
modify
cut
shorten
v.调低, 下调
modulate
soften
subdue
muffle
deaden
dull
mute
stifle
throttle
suppress
repress
v.降级, 侮辱, 玷污, 屈尊, 屈从
degrade
debase
abase
defame
vitiate
discredit
devalue
detract
belittle
demean
deflate
derogate
taint
humble
humiliate
disgrace
v.贬低, 使降级, 去掉
depreciate
devaluate
downgrade
demote
declass
disrate
disbar
defrock
depose
dishonor
v.减退, 平息
subside
moderate
dwindle
intermit
cease
decline
wane
fade away
ebb
slacken
weaken
fail
languish
v.下降, 降低
descend
sink
droop
sag
flag
swag
slope
incline
stoop
slump
dive
nose dive
反义:
vt.降下; 减价; 贬抑
heighten
lowerlower[ˈləuə]adj.[low的比较级]1.■较低的2.■下级的, 低级的3.■[Lower ]【地质】早期的4.■下游的5.■[英]低年级的6.■(日期)较近的7.■南部的a lower boy[英]低年级男学生 Lower Permain 二迭纪早期
词性变化lower[ˈləuə]vi.1.■降落, 降低, 减弱2.■放下小艇; 降下帆篷(away)vt.1.■放下, 降下, 放低2.■减弱, 减低3.■吞下, 咽下4.■贬低lower the sails降下帆lower the rent of a house减低房租lower one's voice放低声音
继承用法lower-caseadj.1.■小写的
词性变化lower[ˈləuə]n.1.■小写字母vt.1.■用小写字母排印lower-classadj.1.■具有下层社会的特征的2.■下等或低级种类的lowerclassman[ˈləʊəˈklɑ:smən;-ˈklæsmən]n.1.■低年级生lowerableadj.
adjective
- comparative of low
low 的比较级 - less high
较低的;下层的
the lower levels of the building.
较低的楼层。
managers lower down the hierarchy.
低层管理人员。
■(in names of forms in schools)denoting the first of two conventionally numbered forms through which pupils pass in successive years
[用于学校年级名称]低年级的
he left school in the lower sixth.
他在低六年级时离开了学校。
■(of an animal or plant) showing relatively primitive or simple characteristics
(动物,植物)低等的,较低级的
■(常作 Lower)(Geology & Archaeology)denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited
(地质,考古)早期的
Lower Cretaceous.
早白垩纪。
Lower Palaeolithic.
早旧石器时代。 - [in place names]situated to the south
[用于地名]南部的
the union of Upper and Lower Egypt.
南北埃及联盟。
- in or into a lower position
(降)低
the sun sank lower.
太阳落得更低了。
lowermost
adjective
lower2
verb
- [with obj.]move (someone or something) in a downward direction
将(人,物)放下,降下
he watched the coffin being lowered into the ground.
他看着棺材被移入地下。
■reduce the height, pitch, or elevation of
降低(高度,音调,海拔)
she lowered her voice to a whisper.
她降低声音小声地说。
■make or become less in amount, extent, or value
(在数量、程度或价值上)减低
[with obj.]traffic speeds must be lowered.
交通速度必须减下来。
[no obj.]temperatures lowered.
温度下降。
■direct (one's eyes) downwards
降低(视线)
■(lower oneself)behave in a way that is perceived as unworthy or debased
降低人格
lower the boom on
- (N. Amer. informal)treat (someone) severely
(北美,非正式)严厉对待
■put a stop to (an activity)
使(行为)终止
let's lower the boom on high-level corruption.
我们必须终止高层腐败泛滥的势头。
lower3
verb& noun
- variant spelling of lour
同 lour
lower
名词 lower:
the lower of two berths
同义词:lower berth
动词 lower:
move something or somebody to a lower position
同义词:take down, let down, get down, bring down
set lower
同义词:lour
cause to drop or sink
同义词:depress
make lower or quieter
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
形容词 low:
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
同义词:low
literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
同义词:low
very low in volume
unrefined in character
同义词:low
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
同义词:low, low-pitched
of the most contemptible kind
同义词:abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
low or inferior in station or quality
同义词:humble, low, lowly, modest, small
no longer sufficient
subdued or brought low in condition or status
同义词:broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low
low in spirits
同义词:blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
being the gear producing the lowest drive speed
lower
■Blind-hole lower bushing prevents leakage.
"盲孔"下部衬垫能够防止泄漏。
■A job in the lower echelon of the corporation.
一份公司底层工作
■The higher court upheld the lower court's decision.
上级法院支持下级法院的判决。
■An order issued by a superior court or an official to a lower court.
上级法院给某官员或某下级法院发出的指令
■The appeal court override the decision of the lower court.
上诉法院推翻了下级法院的裁决。
■You'll need to change into a lower gear when going up this hill.
上这座山时得换低挡。
■Anesthesia of the lower half of the body.
下半身麻醉。
■Six passengers can be berthed on the lower deck.
下层舱可为六位乘客提供卧铺。
■The central forward portion of the lower jaw.
下巴下颚中间向前突出的部分
■Lower the canister through bottom of vehicle.
下端的罐穿过车辆的底部。
■The lower level is subordinate to the higher level.
下级服从上级。
■Paralysis of the lower limbs condemned him to a wheelchair.
下肢瘫痪使他只好坐轮椅。
■Partial paralysis of the lower extremities.
下身轻瘫,下肢轻瘫下肢部位部分的瘫痪
■The lower berth is more convenient.
下铺更为方便。
■The outer point on either side of the lower jaw at which the jawbone angles upward.
下颌角点下颚两侧的突出点,在这此下颚骨向上弯曲
■The lower jaw of a vertebrate animal.
下颌骨脊椎运动的下颌骨
■Don't lower yourself by asking him for help.
不要向他求助以免降低身分。
■Personality is lower than partiality.
个人比偏私还要低级。
■A writ issued by a superior court ordering a public official or body or a lower court to perform a specified duty.
书面训令高级法院指令某官员或机构或某下级法院去履行某项特定义务的书面文件
■Man was created a little lower than the angels, and has been getting a little lower ever since.
人类是被造成稍次于天使的,以后更是一点点一点点地愈来愈次了。
■Separate lower B-pillar trim panel from B-pillar.
从B-柱上拆开下部B-柱饰板。
■Remove the tow hook from the lower crossmember.
从下横梁拆卸拖曳钩。
■Lower in rank, power, or authority; subordinate.
从属的,下级的等级、权力或威望低的; 附属的
■Remove the lower insert from the bearing cap.
从轴承盖上拆去下轴瓦。
■He had to lower the rent of his house .
他不得不减低房租。
■They decided to let (off) the smaller flats at lower rents.
他们决定把小单元廉价出租。
■They had to lower their sights and buy a smaller house than they would have liked.
他们原来想买一所大房子,後来不得不降低要求买一所较小的。
■They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge .
他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
■He reappeared lower down the stream.
他又在下游露过几次面。
■He's singing an octave lower than the rest of us.
他唱的比我们其他人都低八度。
■He shall pitch the song a bit lower.
他应该把歌的音调定得再低一点。
■He had to lower his head to get through the door.
他得低头才能过这道门。
■He pitched the tune in a lower key.
他把调子定得较低。
■He belongs to the lower middle class.
他来自中产阶级下层。
■His mother's lower lip was coming at him.
他母亲的下嘴唇向他撇来。
■He - ried his lower lip with his teeth.
他用牙咬着下唇。
■He got jab bed in the lower part of his chest.
他的下胸部被刺。
■He got jabbed in the lower part of his abdomen.
他的下腹部被戳。
■His quotation is much lower than all the others.
他的报价低于所有其他报价。
■The lower hem of his new overcoat rucked up.
他的新大衣的下摆起皱了。
■His prime task is to lower the tax rate.
他的首要任务是降低税率。
■He was forced to lower the rent of his house.
他被迫降低房租。
■His lower lip hung loose in bewilderment.
他迷惑地张着嘴。
■But a lower price will mean a larger order.
但是较低的价格只能在订货量大时才能实现。
■Mark at the lower end needed to be leveled up.
低分的一端分数需往上提。
■Having the lower osmotic pressure of two fluids.
低渗透的两种液体低渗压的
■Do you prefer an upper or a lower berth?
你想要上铺还是下铺?
■You mean you want a lower price,is that right?
你是说要降价,是不是?
■Yours is a lower berth, and mine is an upper one.
你的铺位是个下铺,我是个上铺。
■Any chance of a lower price from you?
你能不能要价低一点?