low的中文翻译是什么意思

low

US/loʊ/
UK/ləʊ/

adj. 低的,矮小的; 楼下的,低洼的; 沮丧的; 下贱的

adv. 低声地; 谦卑地; 底下地

n. 低点; 低水平; 牛的叫声

vi. (牛)哞哞叫

low柯林斯释义

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

  • She put it down on the low table...

    她把它放在了矮桌上。

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。

  • It was late afternoon and the sun was low in the sky...

    当时是傍晚时分,太阳低悬于空中。

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

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。

  • They are still having to live on very low incomes...

    他们现在还得靠微薄的收入过日子。

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。

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。

  • The dollar fell to a new low.

    美元跌至新低。

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。

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。

  • The inquiry team criticises staff at the psychiatric hospital for the low standard of care.

    调查小组批评该精神病院的员工护理水平低劣。

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。

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。

  • ...if there are strikes by unrewarded low performers.

    如果业绩落后、得不到报偿的工人罢工的话

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。

  • I have an extremely low opinion of the British tabloid newspapers.

    我对英国小报完全没有好感。

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。

  • People had very low expectations.

    人们几乎不抱什么期望。

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。

  • My voice has got so low now I was mistaken for a man the other day on the phone.

    我的声音变得很低沉,以至于前几天在电话里被人误以为是男人。

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。

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。

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。

  • Buy a dimmer switch and keep the light on low, or switch it off altogether...

    买一个调光开关,把灯光调暗,或者干脆把灯关掉。

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。

  • World stocks of wheat were getting very low.

    全球小麦储备严重不足。

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。

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

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。

low英文释义

Noun

1. an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation;

  • a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow

2. a low level or position or degree;

  • the stock market fell to a new low

3. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

    Verb

    1. make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

      Adjective

      1. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount;

      • low prices
      • the reservoire is low

      2. literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension;

      • low ceilings
      • low clouds
      • low hills
      • the sun is low
      • low furniture
      • a low bow

      3. very low in volume;

      • a low murmur
      • the low-toned murmur of the surf

      4. unrefined in character;

      • low comedy

      5. used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

        6. of the most contemptible kind;

        • abject cowardice
        • a low stunt to pull
        • a low-down sneak
        • his miserable treatment of his family
        • You miserable skunk!
        • a scummy rabble
        • a scurvy trick

        7. low or inferior in station or quality;

        • a humble cottage
        • a lowly parish priest
        • a modest man of the people
        • small beginnings

        8. no longer sufficient;

        • supplies are low
        • our funds are depleted

        9. subdued or brought low in condition or status;

        • brought low
        • a broken man
        • his broken spirit

        10. low in spirits;

        • lonely and blue in a strange city
        • depressed by the loss of his job
        • a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
        • downcast after his defeat
        • feeling discouraged and downhearted

        11. being the gear producing the lowest drive speed;

        • use first gear on steep hills

        Adverb

        1. in a low position; near the ground;

        • the branches hung low

        low同义词辨析

        low, mean, cheap, shabby

        这些形容词均有"卑鄙的,卑贱的,卑下的"之意。

        • low : 指行为卑鄙、可耻、下文明,可引申指庸俗。
        • mean : 暗示狠毒、贪婪、缺乏尊严感等为人们所不耻的卑鄙、自私、渺小的行为。
        • cheap : 侧旨人或物的品质低劣下贱。
        • shabby : 指行为的不公和卑劣而使人感到不屑和轻蔑。

        low短语

        1. the lowest of the low

          品德最差或社会最底层的人,社会渣滓

        low场景例句

        She spoke in a low voice, always without inflection.

        她低声说话, 总是声调平平无抑扬变化.

        Without a word spoken, he hurried away, with his hoary head bending low.

        他什么也没说, 低着白发苍苍的头, 匆匆地走了.

        Low sales for turbot during the past months have led to a price drop.

        大菱前几个月交易量偏低,导致价格下降.

        The workers banded themselves together against the low salary.

        工人们联合起来反对低薪.

        There used to be low and dirty houses.

        那里曾是些矮而肮脏的房舍.

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        low词性变形

        lowslowedlowinglowerlowest

        low反义词

        loudhigh