lower

过去式：lowered过去分词：lowered现在分词：lowering第三人称单数：lowers

1. [A]较低的,低等的 less high in position, rank, or order

1. vt. & vi. (使)降低;(使)跌落 let or bring down; (cause to) be down; make less high
2. vt. 削弱;削减weaken

• lower one's head低下头
• lower oneself降低身份
• lower the price减价
• lower one's voice放低声音

• lower appreciably明显降低
• lower charmingly极好地降低
• lower coyly害羞地低下(头)
• lower economically节约地减少
• lower slightly略微放低
• lower tremulously微微地下降
• lower away放下

• lower at对…表示不满
• lower by因…而降低
• lower from...to从…降低到…
• lower in在…上跌落
• lower into water放在水中
• lower on〔upon〕对…表示不满
• lower to降低到…地步

lower oneself失身份；自甘堕落

lower level下水平，低电平

lower price低价；降价

lower limb[医]下肢；腿

lower end下端

lower limit下限

lower extremity下肢

lower bound下界

lower back下背

lower house下议院；众议院

lower down降低

lower jaw下颌；下颚

lower leg小腿；（侧泳）靠下面的腿；胫

lower abdomen小腹；下腹部

lower layer底层

lower surface下表面；底面

lower class下层阶级；下层社会

lower lip下唇；下唇板

lower reach下游河段

lower case小写字母盘

1. The publisher paid his hacks low.
   出版商付给他雇佣的文人很低的费用。
2. He because of bashful but low head.
   他因羞愧而低下了头。
3. The lower level is subordinate to the higher level.
   下级服从上级。
4. He belongs to the lower middle class.
   他来自中产阶级下层。
5. Tramps are in a low stratum of society.
   流浪汉生活在社会的下层。

1. Don't lower yourself by asking him for help.
   不要向他求助以免降低身分。
2. The meat will scorch if you don't lower the gas.
   如果你不把煤气调小一点，肉就要焦了。
3. Speak to her? I'd never lower myself.
   跟她说话？我可不自贬人格。
4. Can you lower those bright lights a little?
   你能把那些灯的亮度减弱一点吗?
5. Examinations also lower the standards of teaching.
   考试也使教学水平降低。