lower

[US]/ˈləʊə(r)/
[UK]/ˈloʊər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 较低的,低等的
vt. & vi. (使)降低;(使)跌落
vt. 削弱;削减
Word Forms
现在分词lowering
第三人称单数lowers
过去式lowered
过去分词lowered
复数lowers

Phrases & Collocations

lower level

较低水平

lower price

更低价格

lower ranking

较低排名

lower risk

较低风险

lower oneself

失身份;自甘堕落

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

Example Sentences

the lower of thunderheads.

雷雨云的前兆

lower the rent of a house

减低房租

a cry for lower taxes

降低税率的呼声

The lower jaw is movable.

下巴是可以活动的。

The sun lowers in the west.

太阳从西边落下。

The lower deck is afloat.

下层甲板浸满了水。

the area of articulation of the lower jaw.

下颚的连接部位。

lowering at the rambunctious child;

对不听话的孩子皱眉头;

members of the lower castes.

下层种姓成员。

the lowered third degree of the scale.

音阶降低的第三音。

homebuyers at the lower end of the market.

处于市场低端的购房者。

the coffin was lowered into the grave.

棺材被下到墓穴中。

Real-world Examples

Watch out if your guard is lowered.

别放松警惕。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2020 Collection

Despite lower gas prices and lower unemployment recently, retail sales have lagged.

尽管最近油价降低, 失业率低迷造成零售业销售滞后。

Source: CNN Selected December 2015 Collection

They have lower job turnover. They have lower levels of attrition.

工作流动率更低,员工也会更专心工作。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) September 2015 Collection

You... you said if it goes any lower.

你... 你说如果它降低了。

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

Lighting, low. Position on the wall, even lower.

照明不能太亮,墙面上的悬挂位置不能太高。

Source: The Power of Art - Mark Rothko

Every syllable takes me one step lower or higher.

每一个音节都层层往下降低或往上升高。

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

The cost of attending a community college is lower.

上社区大学的费用更低。

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

And all this ends up lowering the cellular pH.

所有这些都降低了细胞的pH值。

Source: Osmosis - Urinary

Studies show that green tea lowers general anxiety and relaxes your nervous mind.

研究表明,绿茶可以降低一般的焦虑,放松紧张心理。

Source: Science in Life

Tests have shown that it lowers our blood pressure.

测试表明抚摸狗狗能降低血压。

Source: "BBC Documentary: The Secret Life of Puppies"

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