lower的中文翻译是什么意思

lower

US/ˈloʊər , ˈlaʊər/
UK/ˈləʊə(r) , ˈlaʊə(r)/

adj. 下方的; 底部的; 朝海岸的; 向南的; 较小的; 较低级的

v. 降低; 减少

lower柯林斯释义

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。

  • ...the lower deck of the bus...

    公共汽车的下层

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。

  • ...fires which started in the lower part of a tower block.

    从塔楼底部开始烧起的大火

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。

  • The nation's highest court reversed the lower court's decision...

    该国最高法院已推翻了下级法院的判决。

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。

  • Sokolowski lowered himself into the black leather chair...

    索科洛夫斯基缓缓地坐到黑色皮椅上。

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。

  • This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.

    这种药通过黏合肠内的脂肪降低胆固醇水平。

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。

  • She lowered her gaze to the hands in her lap.

    她低头盯着放在大腿上的双手。

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。

  • I've got no qualms about lowering myself to Lemmer's level to get what I want.

    为得到我想要的东西,我一点都不忌讳把自己降格到跟莱麦尔一样。

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。

  • His voice lowers confidentially.

    他神秘地压低了嗓音。

lower英文释义

Noun

1. the lower of two berths

    Verb

    1. move something or somebody to a lower position;

    • take down the vase from the shelf

    2. set lower;

    • lower a rating
    • lower expectations

    3. cause to drop or sink;

    • The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir

    4. make lower or quieter;

    • turn down the volume of a radio

    5. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

      Adjective

      1. (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem;

      • no less a person than the king himself

      2. inferior in rank or status;

      • the junior faculty
      • a lowly corporal
      • petty officialdom
      • a subordinate functionary

      3. the bottom one of two;

      • he chose the lower number

      4. of the underworld;

      • nether regions

      lower短语

      1. lower the boom on

        (北美,非正式)严厉对待

      lower场景例句

      Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous.

      党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层.

      I've got a nagging pain in my lower back.

      我后背下方老是疼.

      The lower level subordinates itself to the higher level.

      下级服从上级.

      High levels of stress may lower your immunity to common illnesses.

      压力过大可能会使你对常见疾病的免疫力下降.

      Her lower members were numb with cold.

      她的下肢冻麻了.

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      lower词性变形

      lowersloweredlowering

      lower反义词

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