lower
adj
verb
verb
ˈləʊə
adj
1
below
something
else,
especially
below
something
of
the
same
type
〔尤指在同类中处于〕较下的，下层的;
only before noun 仅用于名词前
Nina
chewed
her
lower
lip
anxiously.
尼娜焦虑不安地咬着下唇。
Ruth
went
down
to
the
lower
deck
(=lower
level
on
a
ship)
.
露丝到下层甲板去了。
your
lower
limbs
2
at
or
near
the
bottom
of
something
在底部的; 接近底部的;
only before noun 仅用于名词前
the
lower
slopes
of
the
mountain
山麓的斜坡
She
suffers
with
pain
in
her
lower
back.
她腰痛。
3
smaller
in
number
or
amount
〔数字或数量〕较小的;
Temperatures
will
be
lower
over
the
weekend.
周末气温会下降。
4
less
important
than
something
else
of
the
same
type
〔同类中〕次重要的，较低级的;
only before noun 仅用于名词前
the
lower
levels
of
management
管理层中较低的级别
verb
5
REDUCE
减少
to
reduce
something
in
amount,
degree,
strength
etc,
or
to
become
less
减少，降低
I,T
Do
you
think
we
should
lower
the
price?
你觉得我们应该降价吗？
After
20
minutes
lower
the
temperature
to
325˚.
20 分钟后，把温度降到 325 度。
drugs
to
lower
blood
pressure
降血压药
Helen
lowered
her
voice
(=made
it
quieter)
as
they
approached.
他们走近时，海伦压低了嗓音。
His
voice
lowered
(=became
quieter)
.
他声音轻了下来。
6
MOVE DOWN
降下
to
move
something
down
from
higher
up
把〔某物〕移低，降下;
T
Very
gently,
he
lowered
the
dog
onto
the
rug
by
the
fire.
他非常轻柔地把狗放在炉火边的地毯上。
The
flags
were
lowered
to
half-mast.
下了半旗。
Greg
watched
as
the
coffin
was
lowered.
格雷格看着灵柩放下。
lower
yourself
He
lowered
himself
carefully
down
from
the
top
of
the
wall.
他小心翼翼地从墙头上下来。
7
lower your eyes/head
to
look
down
向下看;
Christina
blushed
and
lowered
her
eyes.
克里丝蒂娜脸红了，并垂下了眼睛。
8
lower yourself
to
behave
in
a
way
that
makes
people
respect
you
less
自降身份
usually in negatives 一般用于否定句
I
wouldn’t
lower
myself
to
speak
to
her
after
what
she’s
done.
她做了那样的事以后，我不会自降身份和她说话。
9
lower the tone (of sth)
to
make
something
not
as
nice
as
it
was
败坏（某事物的）格调
They
thought
an
influx
of
students
would
lower
the
tone
of
the
neighborhood.
他们认为大量学生住进来会破坏这街区的格调。
Trust
you
to
lower
the
tone
of
the
conversation
(=include
rude
jokes
etc
in
what
you
say)
!
你肯定会降低谈话的格调！
He
leaned
forward
and
spoke
in
a
lowered
voice.
他俯过身去，压低声音说话。
ˈlaʊə
verb
10
when
the
sky
or
the
weather
lowers,
it
becomes
dark
because
there
is
going
to
be
a
storm
〔暴风雨前的天〕变昏暗;〔天气〕变阴沉;
lowering
clouds
阴沉沉的云
11
to
look
threatening
or
annoyed
露愠色; 皱眉;
The
other
driver
lowered
at
us
as
we
passed
him.
另一个司机在我们经过的时候对我们拉下了脸。