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low SMALL IN AMOUNTHlEJ, $loJadj-er, -est small in size, number, value or amount, or of not good quality（尺寸）小，（数量、价值）少，劣质的Temperatures are very low for the time of year.就这个时节来说，气温很低。The big supermarket offers the lowest prices in town.这个大超市提供全市最低价。These people are living on relatively low incomes.这些人靠较低收入过活。The government is committed to keeping the inflation rate as low as possible.政府承诺尽可能降低通胀率。There is a tremendous need for more low -cost housing.低造价房屋需求量很大。Low-energy light bulbs (= those which use less energy) are expensive to buy but repay the cost in lower electricity charges.节能灯泡售价很高，但省下的电费可以弥补（高售价）。I'm on a low -fat diet (= one with very little fat).我只吃低脂食品。More people are now drinking low -alcohol lager/beer (= that with very little alcohol) when they go out, so that they don't get drunk.越来越多的人外出时只喝低度啤酒，所以不会醉。This chocolate is very low in (= does not contain many) calories.这块巧克力含热量很低。The minister has been keeping a low profile (= has not been seen much in public) recently.首相近日保持低调（很少在公众场合露面）。He said that he deplored television's tendency to be directed towards the lowest common denominator (= things that are of interest or understood by most people in a group).他说他为电视低俗化的趋向而可惜。There has been so little rain recently that the reservoirs are low (= do not have much water in them).最近降雨很少，以致水库蓄水量很低。If you are/run/get low (on something), you have very little of it left.快耗完了，所剩无几We're running low on milk, can you buy some more?我们的牛奶快喝完了，你能买些来吗？The radio batteries are running low.收音机电池快耗完了。Low can also mean producing only a small amount of sound, heat or light.低声，低热，光线暗淡They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.他们低声交谈，所以我听不到在说什么。Turn the oven to a low heat.把烤箱调到低火力。Soft music was playing and the lights were low.灯光幽暗，（四周）响起了轻柔的音乐。Low can also mean of not good quality, esp. when referring to something that is not as good as it should be.低水准的，低质量的（尤指低于应有标准的）Standards in the recent tests were very low.最近的测试标准很低。I have rather a low opinion of him.我对他评价甚低。She has very low self- esteem (= She does not have a very high opinion of herself).她自视很低。In the Church of England, low church means not containing a lot of customary acts and ceremonies, or believing that church services should not contain a lot of customary acts and ceremonies.低教会派（英国教会中一派，主张简化教会的仪式）a low church service低教会派的礼拜Our vicar is quite low church.我们的教区牧师属于低教会派。☆ HIGH 中的high churchA low-key event is one that is quite quiet and without a great show of excitement.悄然进行的，低调处理的The wedding will be a low-key affair, with fewer than thirty people.婚礼将悄然进行，只有不到30人参加。The low season is the period in the year when the fewest number of people visit a place and when the prices are at their lowest level.淡季，削价季节Many hotels are closed during low season, from November to March.许多宾馆在十一月至三月的淡季时节是歇业的。☆HIGH 中的high seasonSomething that is low-tech does not use the most recent equipment or methods.未采用先进技术的，低科技的He prefers to use a low-tech fountain pen to write rather than a word-processor.他宁可使用简单的水笔，也不用文字处理机。☆ HI - TECH(specialized) A lowest common denominator is the smallest number that can be exactly divided by all the bottom numbers in a group of FRACTIONS.最小公分母
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