| 释义 |
low adjective—低 adj (almost always used) 低的 adj Examples:can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud take a low one—whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring—morally loose, lewd and low, lascivious and mean—dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc)—high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching the test)—high versus low social hierarchy of ruler people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism—crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors—a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature—low-level officer of the army from the Ming the mid Qing Dynasty—fig. keep low to avoid a difficult situation—period of low water level (winter in north China)—return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)—crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)—conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment—a low stone wall built along the water's edge protect an embankment—housing project for low-income urban residents—prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)—the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing see to the broad horizon—project raise low-lying water for irrigation purposes—a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks [idiom.]—return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions [idiom.]— |