1 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. (高度)低的,矮的
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...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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She put it down on the low table.
她把它放在了矮桌上。
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The country, with its low, rolling hills was beautiful.
这个地区山峦低矮起伏,景色秀丽。
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The Leisure Center is a long and low modern building.
休闲中心是一个狭长而低矮的现代建筑。
SYN small, little, short, stunted
2 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. (位置)低的,近地面的,近底部的
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He bumped his head on the low beams.
他的头碰到了低梁上。
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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。
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They saw a government war plane make a series of low-level bombing raids.
他们看见一架政府战斗机连番低空轰炸。
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...nagging low back pain.
烦人的腰疼
SYN low-lying, deep, depressed, shallow
3 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 水位低的;水浅的 When a river is low, it contains less water than usual. 水位低的;水浅的
4 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. (数量)少的,接近等级下限的
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British casualties remained remarkably low.
英国的伤亡人数始终很低。
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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。
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The temperature's in the low 40s.
温度是40度多一点。
SYN meagre, little, small, reduced
5 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (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. (地位)低微的,低下的
6 N-COUNT [usually singular] 低点;最低点 If something reaches a low of a particular amount or degree, that is the smallest it has ever been. 低点;最低点
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Eventually my weight stabilised at seven and a half stone after dropping to a low of five and a half stone. [+ of]
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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The dollar fell to a new low.
美元跌至新低。
SYN lowest level, nadir, low point, rock bottom
7 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. (汽车或自行车的排挡)低速的,低挡的
8 ADJ-GRADED (质量或标准)低的,差的 If the quality or standard of something is low, it is very poor. (质量或标准)低的,差的
SYN inferior, bad, poor, inadequate
9 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. 成分少的;含量低的
Low is also a combining form.
(亦可用于构词) 10 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 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. 落后的;后进的
11 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. (评论)贬低的,轻蔑的
SYN unfavourable, bad, poor, negative
12 ADJ-GRADED 消沉的;消极的 You can use low to describe negative feelings and attitudes. 消沉的;消极的
SYN unambitious, small, limited, ordinary
13 ADJ-GRADED (声音或嗓音)低沉的 If a sound or noise is low, it is deep. (声音或嗓音)低沉的
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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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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。
SYN deep, rich, bass, resonant
14 ADJ-GRADED 悄声的;轻声的 If someone's voice is low, it is quiet or soft. 悄声的;轻声的
SYN quiet, soft, gentle, whispered
15 ADJ-GRADED (光线)暗淡的,微弱的 A light that is low is not bright or strong. (光线)暗淡的,微弱的
16 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. (收音机、烤炉、灯光等调节至)低挡的,低强度的
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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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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。
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Cook the sauce over a low heat until it boils and thickens.
以小火加热酱汁至其沸腾变浓。
17 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 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. 不足的;短缺的;剩余不多的
SYN scarce, diminished, inadequate, insufficient
18 ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的;不开心的 If you are low, you are depressed. 沮丧的;不开心的 [informal]
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'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。
SYN dejected, down, blue, sad
20 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 使衰弱;使病倒 If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill. 使衰弱;使病倒
21 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. 不露面;不引起注意;保持低调 [informal]
SYN hide, lurk, hole up, hide away
22 to look high and low→see: high low profile→see: profile to be running low→see: run
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ADJ. | bottom 6 inferior, second-rate, shoddy 8 |
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