low
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adv
noun
verb
ləʊ adj
1
SMALL AMOUNT/LEVEL/VALUE
少量/低水平/低价值
a. small, or smaller than usual, in amount, level, or value b. having less than the usual amount of a substance or chemical c. if a number, temperature, or level is in the low 20s, 30s etc, it is between 21 and 23, 31 and 33 etc 〔数字、温度或水平〕在 20 多一点/50 多一点等
low income/pay/wages
families existing on very low incomes
极低收入家庭
In May, the price of cocoa fell to its lowest level since 1975-76.
5 月份，可可的价格降到了 1975 至 1976 年以来的最低水平。
Morale has been low since the latest round of job-cuts.
自最近一轮裁员以来，士气一直很低落。
In this sort of investment, the risks are fairly low.
这种投资风险相当小。
low temperatures
低温
the need for low-cost housing
对廉价住房的需求
a low-security prison
警戒不严的监狱，低度设防监狱
food that is low in calories
低热量食品
low-fat/low-salt etc
low-alcohol beer
低度啤酒
Tonight, temperatures in most areas will be in the low 50s.
今晚大部分地区的气温将在 51 至 53 度之间。
2
HEIGHT
高度
a. having a top that is not far above the ground b. at a point that is not far above the ground or near the bottom of something c. below the usual height 低于一般高度的;
a low wall
一堵矮墙
a long low building
一栋长而矮的建筑
low clouds
低垂的云
The sun was low in the sky now.
太阳此刻低挂在天空。
Store raw meat on the lowest shelf.
把生肉储藏在最下面一格架子上。
a low bridge
矮桥
a low ceiling
低矮的天花板
The river is very low today.
今天河水水位很低。
3
STANDARDS/QUALITY
标准/质量
bad, or below an acceptable or usual level or quality 低水平的，标准低的;
Their safety standards seem to be pretty low.
他们的安全标准似乎相当低。
Cost-cutting has led to a lower quality of service.
削减成本导致了服务质量的降低。
the children’s low achievement in school
孩子们在学校里不好的成绩
4
SUPPLY
供应
if you are low on something, or if your supply of something is low, there is not much of it left 短缺的，将耗尽的
be/get/run low (on sth)
We’re running low on gas.
我们的汽油不多了。
Stocks are getting low.
库存快耗尽了。
5
SOUND
声音
a low voice or sound is quiet or deep 低声的，轻声的
I heard a low moaning noise.
我听到一声低沉的呻吟。
The volume is too low – turn it up.
音量太低了 — 开响一点。
a low whisper
低声耳语
6
LIGHT
光线
a light that is low is not bright 暗淡的;
Use low lighting to give the room a romantic atmosphere.
使用暗淡的灯光，给房间营造出一种浪漫的氛围。
7
HEAT
热度
if you cook something over a low heat or in a low OVEN , you cook it using only a small amount of heat 〔烹调时〕低温的，低热度的;
8
BATTERY
电池
a BATTERY that is low does not have much power left in it 〔电力〕不足的
9
CLOTHES
衣服
a low dress, BLOUSE etc does not cover your neck and the top of your chest 〔衣服〕领口低的，低胸的;
10
UNHAPPY
不高兴的
unhappy and without much hope for the future 不高兴的，情绪低落的; not before noun 不用于名词前
He was feeling a bit low, so I did my best to cheer him up.
他情绪有点低落，所以我尽量想办法让他高兴起来。
Terry seems to be in rather low spirits today.
特里今天似乎情绪相当低落。
adv
11 in or to a low position or level 低; 低水平地
He bent low over the engine.
他俯身查看引擎。
She pulled her hat low down over her eyes.
她把帽子拉得很低，盖住了眼睛。
I had the radio on low.
我把收音机音量调得很低。
12 near the ground or the bottom of something 高出地面不多地，不高地
That plane’s flying too low!
那架飞机飞得太低了！
There was a hole low down in the hedge.
树篱的低处有一个洞。
13 if you play or sing musical notes low, you play or sing them with deep notes 〔弹奏或唱歌时〕低音调地; 低沉地
Sing those bars an octave lower.
那几个小节用低八度唱。
14
be brought low
to become much less rich or important [过时] 变得远不如原来富有 （重要 ） old-fashioned
noun
15 a low price, level, or value 低价; 低水平; 低价值;
fall to/hit/reach etc a new low (be worth less than ever before) 降到新低点
The euro has fallen to a new low against the dollar.
欧元对美元的汇率降到了新低。
Public confidence in the legal system is at an all-time low (=much lower or worse than ever before) .
民众对司法制度的信任度降到了前所未有的低点。
16 a very difficult time in someone’s personal or working life 〔某人生活或职业生涯中的〕低潮，低谷
highs and lows (of sth) (good times and bad times) （某事物的）高峰和低谷
the highs and lows of an actor’s life
演员一生中的起起落落
17 a. the lowest point that the temperature reaches during a particular time b. an area of low pressure in the air 低气压区;
The overnight low will be 8˚C.
夜里最低气温为 8 摄氏度。
a low moving in over the Pacific
移入太平洋上空的低气压区
18
the lowest of the low
a. someone you think is completely unfair, cruel, immoral etc b. someone from a low social class – often used humorously 社会地位低微的人〔常为幽默用法〕 informal
verb
19 if cattle low, they make a deep sound [文] 〔牛〕哞哞叫