单词 | low |
释义 | low¹ 1.(in height)+ wall, hill, building矮的;低的 a low wall矮墙 She put it down on the low table.她把它放到矮桌上。 The Leisure Center is a long and low modern building.休闲中心是一座长且低矮的现代建筑。 low, rolling hills连绵起伏的小山丘 2.(with reference to ground)低处的;靠下的 nagging low back pain令人不得安宁的腰痛 He bumped his head on the low beams.他的脑袋撞在低处的横梁上了。 a low ceiling低垂的天花板 The sun was low in the sky.太阳低挂在天空。 low cloud低云 3.【服】(revealing)领口低的;低胸的 a low neckline低胸领口 4.(in number, amount)+ income, price少的;低的 British casualties remained remarkably low.英国伤亡人数一直很低。 low incomes低收入 World stocks of wheat were getting very low.全球小麦储备量正在急剧减少。 to be at a low level处于低水平 Interest rates are now at such a low level.利率现在处于非常低的水平。 to be low on sthorto be running low on sth缺乏…;…快用完了 We're a bit low on bed linen.我们的床上用品快卖完了。 We're always pretty low on cash at the end of the month.我们在月底的时候总是非常缺钱。 We're running low on milk.我们的牛奶快喝完了。 be low in sth + calories, fat, salt…含量低 They look for foods that are low in calories.他们寻找低卡路里的食物。 Fish is high in protein and low in fat.鱼肉是高蛋白、低脂肪的食物。 5.(less than usual)较低的;低于一般标准的 Watch out for the very low clearance under the bridge.在桥下极低矮的空间里走动时要多加小心。 Inflation remained low in the first quarter.通货膨胀率在第一季度保持较低水平。 low blood sugar低血糖 people with a low IQ低智商的人 to cook sth over a low heat小火烹煮 Cook the sauce over a low heat.小火烹煮酱汁。 6.+ used with numbers较小的;较低的 an asking price in the low six figures相对较低的六位数的要价 temperatures in the low 80s80度出头的温度 a low number小数目 7.+ measurement通过小位数标记的 8.(not high in pitch)+ voice, note低的;低沉的 a long low note一个长长的低音 She has a very low voice.她嗓音很低。 9.(quiet)+ murmur, voice低声的;轻声的 a low murmur of conversation轻声细语的对话 They were talking in low voices.他们正在低声交谈。 10.+ quality, standard, rank低等的;低劣的 work of very low quality很次的作品 People had very low expectations.人们的期望很低。 Low achievers in schools will receive priority.在学校里成绩较差的人会拥有优先权。 the low standard of football being played by Bolton博尔顿队低劣的足球水准 11.(in culture)文化低的;低素养的 low entertainments低俗娱乐 low culture低俗文化 12.(unfavourable)+ opinion, view反对的;不赞同的 anti-war protesters in Britain, with their low opinion of Bush英国倒布什的反战示威者 to have a low opinion of sb/sth对…评价很低;瞧不起… I have an extremely low opinion of the British tabloid newspapers.我对英国小报完全没有好感。 They have a very low opinion of themselves.他们对自己的评价很低。 13.【生】进化程度不高的;低等的 low forms of plant life低等植物形态 the lower animals低等动物 14.【地理】+ latitude低的;近赤道的 15.(vulgar)低俗的;下流的;卑劣的 low humour低俗幽默 those low jokes which are almost always guaranteed a laugh那些基本上总能引起笑声的粗俗笑话 16.(depressed)+ person, morale, spirits衰弱的;消沉的;不振的 I was really low after my father died.父亲去世后, 我真是很消沉。 Morale is low.士气低落。 to be in low spirits情绪低落 Charles was in low spirits.查尔斯情绪很低落。 17.【言语】(元音等)低的 18.【工】+ gear低的 She selected a low gear and started down the track carefully.她挂到低速挡, 小心地开下小路。 19.【宗】(英格兰圣公会)低教会派的 low² 1.(in height)fly, sink +低地;不高地 I asked him to fly low over the beach.我让他在海滩上空低飞。 Suddenly I could see it, low down over the water.我突然看到它了, 就在水面上一点点。 He ran fast and low across the open ground.他猫着身子迅速跑过空旷地。 The sun was already sinking low when they reached the road.当他们到达这条路的时候, 太阳已经要没入地平线了。 His head was bowed low.他低垂着头。 2.(in volume, level, or intensity)低地 She turned her little kitchen radio on low.她把厨房小收音机的音量调低。 The readings came in much lower than we expected.阅读材料比我们想象中的要少。 If your body weight drops too low, your periods will stop.如果体重变得太轻的话, 就会停经。 to turn sth down low + light将…调暗;+ volume将…调低 Turn the lights down low and put on some mood music.把灯光调暗, 然后放点调节气氛的音乐。 3.(in pitch)低音调地;低沉地 You're not singing the notes low enough.你这几个音调唱得不够低。 4.(in price)低价地;便宜地 Buy low and sell high should be the mantra of any retailer.低买高卖是任何一个零售商常挂嘴边的口号。 treatments priced low enough to be easily afforded by a housewife on a limited budget开支有限的家庭主妇都能轻松支付的超低价美容护理 5.to lay sb low战胜某人;打败某人;摧毁某人 an undiagnosed medical condition that laid him low for months使他卧床数月的未确诊的疾病 6.to lie low(尤指为等待有利时机)躲藏, 不露面, 不引起注意 He was lying low with her for a few days.他和她在一起好几天不露面了。 low³1.(low level)低点;低水平 Warmer temperatures are forecast, up from Monday's low of 2 degrees.预报天气转暖, 比周一2度的低温有所回升。 an all-time lowora record low历史最低点 Rates of interest have dropped to record lows.利率跌至历史最低点。 at an all-time low处于历史最低点 The shares are now trading at an all-time low.股票交易现在处于历史最低点。 to hit a new loworto plunge to a new low降到新低点 Relations between the two countries hit a new low when a US spy plane was attacked.美国一架侦察机遇袭后, 两国关系降到新低点。 Shares and bonds have plunged to new lows.股票和债券交易跌至新谷底。 2.【气】(depression)低气压区 There is a low lying over much of northern Europe.一个低气压区正处于北欧大部分地区上空。 3.(in life, career)低潮;低谷 I have had some lows in my career.我经历过几次事业上的低谷。 My marriage was hitting its first low.我的婚姻第一次陷入了低谷。 4.【电】低电平 5.+of cow哞哞声 low⁴ 🄰 vi. cow +哞哞叫 Some of the cows lowed.一些母牛哞哞地叫。 🄱 vt. cow +通过哞哞地叫表示 The cows were lowing their unease.这些牛哞哞叫着, 似乎在诉说它们的不安。 |
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