英:[ˈləʊə(r) , ˈlaʊə(r)]
美:[ˈloʊər , ˈlaʊər]
英:[ˈləʊə(r) , ˈlaʊə(r)]
美:[ˈloʊər , ˈlaʊər]
第三人称单数:lowers
现在分词:lowering
过去式:lowered
过去分词:lowered
词根:lower
adj.lowering 使低劣的;昏暗的;减少体力的
lowermost 最低的;最底下的
verb (1)
intransitive verb
to look sullen : frown
to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening
an overcast sky lowered over the village
noun
frown
adjective
relatively low in position, rank, or order
southern
lower New York State
less advanced in the scale of evolutionary development
situated or held to be situated beneath the earth's surface
capitalized being an earlier epoch or series of the period or system named Lower Paleolithic
Lower Cretaceous
constituting the popular and often the larger and more representative branch of a bicameral legislative body
lower house
verb (2)
intransitive verb
to move down : dropalso: diminish
transitive verb
to let descend : let down
to depress as to direction
lower your aim
to reduce the height of
to reduce in value, number, or amount
to bring down in quality or character : degrade
to reduce the objective of
lower oneself失身份;自甘堕落
lower level下水平,低电平
lower price低价;降价
lower limb[医]下肢;腿
lower end下端
lower limit下限
lower extremity下肢
lower bound下界
lower back下背
lower house下议院;众议院
lower down降低
lower jaw下颌;下颚
lower leg小腿;(侧泳)靠下面的腿;胫
lower abdomen小腹;下腹部
lower layer底层
lower surface下表面;底面
lower class下层阶级;下层社会
lower lip下唇;下唇板
lower reach下游河段
lower case小写字母盘
大约1600年,“下降,下沉,变小或变低”(不及物动词),来自 lower(形容词),比较级为 low(形容词)。及物动词的意思“放下,使下降”可追溯至1650年代。相关词汇: Lowered; lowering。在及物动词“使下降”的意义上,更早的动词是 low(中古英语 lahghenn,约1200年),一直使用到18世纪。
放下
落下
降下
Verb (1) Middle English louren; akin to Middle High German lūren to lie in wait Adjectivelow >entry 1
The first known use of lower was in the 13th century
lowly1 of 2adverb
in a humble or meek manner
in a low position, manner, or degree
not loudly
lowly2 of 2adjective
humble entry 1 sense 1, meek
of low rank or position
lowlandernoun
a person born or living in a lowland region
lowlandnoun
low and usually level country
low1 of 3noun
the deep sound of a cow
low2 of 3adjective
not high or tall a low bridge
a low wall
cut far down at the neck
not extending as high as the ankle
placed or passing below the normal level
low ground
marking a bottom
a low point of his career
stricken sense 1, prostrate
laid low
not loud : soft
a low whisper
deep in pitch
a low note
being near the equator
low northern latitudes
being near the horizon
the sun is low
poor entry 1 sense 1, lower-class
low birth
feeble sense 1, weak
low with fever
not cheerful or lively
in low spirits
less than usual (as in number, amount, degree, or rank) low pressure
a low price
lacking dignity
a low style of writing
morally deserving of criticism : base
a low trick
coarse sense 5, vulgar
low language
being less complex in structure and development than others
low animals
not favorable
a low opinion of their work
low3 of 3noun
something lowespecially: a region of low barometric pressure
the arrangement of gears in an automobile that gives the lowest speed of travel
lower1 of 4verb
to look angry or threatening : frown
to become dark, gloomy, and threatening
lower2 of 4noun
a wrinkling of the brow in displeasure
lower3 of 4adjective
being below another or others in position, rank, or order the lower house of Congress
a lower court
less advanced in the scale of development through evolution
lower animals
capitalized of, relating to, or being an earlier geologic period or formation
Lower Cretaceous
lower4 of 4verb
drop entry 2 sense 2b, diminish
lowered my voice
to let fall
lower a flag
to make the aim or goal lower
lower your aim
to reduce the height of
lower a wall
to reduce in value or amount
lower the price
to bring down : degrade
lowered himself by lying
to reduce in rank or position : humble
lowermostadjective
being the lowest
loweringadjective
looking angry or threatening
overcast entry 2, gloomy
a lowering sky
lower1 of 4verb
to look angry or threatening : frown
to become dark, gloomy, and threatening
lower2 of 4noun
a wrinkling of the brow in displeasure
lower3 of 4adjective
being below another or others in position, rank, or order the lower house of Congress
a lower court
less advanced in the scale of development through evolution
lower animals
capitalized of, relating to, or being an earlier geologic period or formation
Lower Cretaceous
lower4 of 4verb
drop entry 2 sense 2b, diminish
lowered my voice
to let fall
lower a flag
to make the aim or goal lower
lower your aim
to reduce the height of
lower a wall
to reduce in value or amount
lower the price
to bring down : degrade
lowered himself by lying
to reduce in rank or position : humble
lowercaseadjective
being a letter having as its typical form a, b, c rather than A, B, C
lower1 of 4verb
to look angry or threatening : frown
to become dark, gloomy, and threatening
lower2 of 4noun
a wrinkling of the brow in displeasure
lower3 of 4adjective
being below another or others in position, rank, or order the lower house of Congress
a lower court
less advanced in the scale of development through evolution
lower animals
capitalized of, relating to, or being an earlier geologic period or formation
Lower Cretaceous
lower4 of 4verb
drop entry 2 sense 2b, diminish
lowered my voice
to let fall
lower a flag
to make the aim or goal lower
lower your aim
to reduce the height of
lower a wall
to reduce in value or amount
lower the price
to bring down : degrade
lowered himself by lying
to reduce in rank or position : humble
lowernoun
the lower member of a pairespecially: a lower denture
1 I check for footholds and then flip over and start lowering myself down.
2 Then she lowers her voice even more and walks farther away from me.
3 The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.
4 They slosh through the culverts in their rubber boots and swing from trees and from the lower beams of the bridge.
5 As prices fall, the gap between price and cost narrows with resulting lower profit margins.
价格下降后, 它与成本间的差距会减小,这也将导致利润空间的缩小.
6 We lowered the hem, but I still couldn’t button it.
7 Yet he seemed to be looking at it, or as near as Shreve could tell, he was, his face lowered a little, brooding, almost sullen.
8 Outside of there he lowered his eyes and tried to get by on mumbles and smiles.
9 Many states lowered or eliminated the minimum age for trying children as adults, leaving children as young as eight vulnerable to adult prosecution and imprisonment.
10 “The observance of these standards,” Veblen wrote, “in some degree of approximation, becomes incumbent upon all classes lower in the scale.”
11 He flew in circles, lower and lower, brushing the top branches of trees until he heard voices.
12 Then, seeing where the voice came from, she lowered her brows and veiled her eyes.
13 The sight of Johnny Tremain standing there in the lower hall doing nothing, good for nothing, irritated her.
14 In 3100 BC the entire lower Nile Valley was united into the first Egyptian kingdom.
15 Baby tarpon are abundant in all that labyrinth of mangrove-lined streams and canals bordering the lower third of the western coast of Florida.
16 He glanced around suspiciously then lowered his voice to a whisper.
17 He lifted each of us and lowered us into the hole with Mrs. Milgrom.
18 She kept her voice lowered, as he had.
19 This process wasted fuel, and we were running short of that, and we wanted to save what was left to get back down into a lower orbit after we had finished with this Agena.
20 He lowered himself to the ground and wriggled underneath the car.
1 放下
down drop deposit pop sink stick down roll down deposition cast quit draw lay lay down let down fall ground fleet unship
2 降落
ldg descendent backfall stop landing touchdown descent comedown setdown light land rain settle descend fall drop impact precipitation set-in descension haul
3 减价
cut snip markdown knockdown depress depreciate cut-rate depreciative reduction depreciation cheapen disvalue price cutting
5 底部的
7 下方的
8 缩小
contraction diminution dwindle lessen belittle de-escalate reduce fine contract narrow detract calcine cut-down reduction shrinkage close shrink pare cut down cut down on shave off cut down to scale down
9 劣等
bargain-counter mean under bad sad tin skinny mediocre cheesy rotten lousy shoddy villainous lower-class third-class bargain-basement low-class E inferiority for the birds no class
11 低级
low common vulgar low-grade third-class low-class unchaste lowclass unchastity common as dirt off-grade small base humble crude cheesy lowly low-end seedy down-market low-minded inferiority
13 向南的
14 下面的
20 低洼的
22 低洼
23 下游的
25 减少
caducous reduced reductive away fall cut decrease reduction slash drop-off shrinkage attrition abatement drawdown cutback letdown diminution decrement lessening letup wind-down reduce shrink diminish shorten detract abate lose save discount dock lessen whittle attenuate bate attrite subtract from thin down drop away cut into cut down on make a dent in pare down curtailment let-up cut-back minus drop chill curtail ebb dwindle let up take away from waning sagging Down improvement contraction downgrade dilution fall-off falling-off slack improve contract slow decline narrow dull weaken sag wane falter compromise dilute slacken whittle down shave off smooth over loss rundown shed chop shave de-escalate smooth thin relax fall off take from fall away depleted shrunken squeeze moderation depletion slippage clip drain trim counteract depress pare foreshorten ease off go down cut back drop off cut down step down ease up draw down slim down low down dip remission sink buffer lighten lop off whittle away bring down fall back scale down downturn slowdown downswing slide slice deplete erode shrivel slack off roll back
26 下降
katabatic downhill degressive drop loss decline descent slippage fall-off fall slip sink descend shorten down downside falling descending cadent depression settlement degradation lapse sag droop letdown gravitation downbeat downswing declension comedown downslide falloff downwelling downcome descension degression decrease light ease dip deteriorate gravitate recede stoop tarnish vail abate bring low on the downgrade
27 压低
28 让
29 下跌
depressed bearish down drop dip descent tumble sag fall run back soft slip downslide ease sink fetch down
30 贬
34 低级的
low common vulgar low-grade third-class low-class unchaste lowclass common as dirt off-grade small base humble crude cheesy lowly low-end seedy down-market low-minded
35 降低
caducous depression debasement falling-off degression fall tumble recede reduce sink depress abate muffle debase abase downward decrease reduction slippage diminish dilute take away from drop slide dilution pullback diminution write-down fallaway decline dip play down reduced downgrade weakening slip weaken lessen lapse slacken modify minimize impair mute push down scale back scale down loss letup stoop demean cheapen piano cut modification fall-back roll-back attenuate douse downrate degrade detract lower sights step down drain compromise alloy dwindle go down come down bring down put down fall off down fall-off lose ease chop whittle away roll back fall back let down depreciation break limit slow clip descend deflate force down cut down drive down fall away flatten out knock-down extenuation ramp deteriorate kill bate attrit derogatory degradation lowering drawdown derogation Leblang damp dampen deaden disrate
36 贬低
depreciative depreciate vilipend reduce humble lessen downgrade belittle underrate vilify deprecate derogate badmouth detractory derogatory uncomplimentary detractive poorly misprision disvalue diss detract damn diminish signify rubbish demolish downplay dis abase downrate bemean do a number on
37 低年级
39 便宜
twopenny-halfpenny bargain-counter popular economic cheap inexpensive penny slum low-priced cheapie cut-rate two-bit gook bargain-basement threepenny rinky-dink twopenny halfpenny sixpenny cheap-jack unexpensive low expediency a bargain
40 底层的
41 使挫折
42 较低
44 下级的
45 下院
house common assembly parliament Dail h.c. H.K. commons vote gasworks Folketing Odelsting another place
46 使垂下
48 险恶
hard ugly nasty foul wicked ominous threatening forbidding frowning intemperate inclement threateningly sinisterly inclemency
49 挫折
defeat breakdown frustration abortion disappointment wreck setback rebuff discomfiture contretemps backset shake bow damp dampen amate hard knocks
52 阴沉
tenebrific dark gray greasy solemn dun overcast somber surly languid sulky lowery saturnine adust drumly u. heavy darkly shade
53 变险恶
54 减弱
piano let-up fall subside recede discount attenuate ease sink die away dull the edge of take from wear thin die down imperfect attenuation flag slack languish relent deaden slacken break soften blunt subdue wither emaciate emasculate geld unbrace rallentando down subdued watered-down downer fail wane lull swoon allay slake shake buff degrade lighten muffle antagonize soap out
55 降下
lower away strike haul down ring down descent fall alight descend drop let down dip downhill dropping descension stoop
58 衰弱
marantic awane low floppy faded feeble worn-out infirm flaccid flagging broken-down effete enfeebled unstrung seely puling weakish asthenic down infirmly infirmness exinanition collapse breakdown attenuation debility asthenia enervation enfeeblement languishment lose break waste weaken wilt wane sink wither prostrate debilitate enervate enfeeble unstring devitalize
59 下部的
61 近底部的
62 在底部的
63 早期
oldtimey oldtimy early primitive pristine youthful primeval infantile morning earliness nonage springtime Early incipient incunabula incipience early on
68 咽下
72 贬抑
derogatory disparaging decrial detract knock debunk deflate denigrate abase speak the worst of give a bad account of give a poor account of derogation debasement lessen decry disparage mortify deprecate disvalue preach down
77 前期
78 取消
off recall cancellation revocation abolition cancel remove pull scratch scrap scrub undo revoke abolish negate abort rescind abrogate obviate unmake
81 使朝下
83 劣等的
bargain-counter mean under bad sad tin skinny mediocre cheesy rotten lousy shoddy villainous lower-class third-class bargain-basement low-class for the birds no class
85 下层的