英 [ˈləʊərɪŋ] 美 [ˈlaʊərɪŋ]
n. （缓慢地）放下，降下；减少，降低；降下人或物
adj. 乌云密布的，阴沉的；黑暗的，昏暗的；使低劣的；减少体力的
lower /ˈləʊə/ CET4 TEM4 [ lowering lowered lowers ]
形容词 You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things. (一对物品中) 下面的
She bit her lower lip.
她咬着下唇。
...the lower of the two holes.
…两个洞中下面的那个。
形容词 You can use lower to refer to the bottom part of something. 底部的
Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back.
用一个小垫子来辅助支撑腰部。
形容词 You can use lower to refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things. 下等的; 低级的
Already the awards are causing resentment in the lower ranks of council officers.
那些奖励已经引起了委员会下层工作人员的不满。
The nation's highest court reversed the lower court's decision.
该国的最高法院推翻了下级法院的判决。
及物动词 If you lower something, you move it slowly downward. (缓慢地) 放下; 降下
Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave.
两名记者不得不帮忙把棺材下放至墓穴中。
Sokolowski lowered himself into the black leather chair.
索科罗斯基缓缓地在黑皮椅里坐下。
不可数名词 (缓慢地) 放下; 降下
...the extinguishing of the Olympic flame and the lowering of the flag.
…熄奥运圣火和降奥运旗帜。
及物动词 If you lower something, you make it less in amount, degree, value, or quality. 减少; 降低
The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent.
中央银行已经降低了2%的利率。
不可数名词 减少; 降低
...a package of social measures which included the lowering of the retirement age.
…包括降低退休年龄在内的一系列社会措施。
及物动词 If someone lowers their head or eyes, they look downward, for example, because they are sad or embarrassed. 垂下
She lowered her head and brushed past photographers as she went back inside.
当她走回屋里时，她垂下了头，与摄影师擦肩而过。
及物动词 If you say that you would not lower yourself by doing something, you mean that you would not behave in a way that would make you or other people respect you less. 贬低 (身份)
Don't lower yourself, don't be the way they are.
不要贬低自己的身份，别像他们那样。
及物动词/不及物动词 If you lower your voice or if your voice lowers, you speak more quietly. 放低 (声音); 降低
The man moved closer, lowering his voice.
那个男人走近了些，同时放低了声音。
→see alsolow
the act of causing to become less
the act of causing something to move to a lower level
同义词： letting down
darkened by clouds
同义词： heavy / sullen / threatening
使低劣的；昏暗的；减少体力的
降下人或物
... Lock-off：单臂抓住支点锁住。 Lowering：降下人或物。 Manky：看上去很不结实的、以前打的膨胀钉。 ...
... Low-stretchrope静力绳 Lowering放绳下降 Loweringoff放绳下降(攀岩) ...
... lower 较低的 lowering 卑劣的 lowermost 非常低的 ...
... loweringwithhandbrake用手刹车下放钻具 lowering降低 lowermostpacker最下部封隔器 ...
使低劣的；昏暗的；减少体力的
She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards.
她从不降低标准来贬低自己。
The Japanese are expert at lowering manufacturing costs.
日本人在降低生产成本方面很在行。
The lowering of trade barriers has led to a free-for-all among exporters.
降低贸易壁垒导致出口商各自为政。
But he says studies have not clearly shown that lowering salt means fewer heart attacks or strokes.
VOA : special.2010.03.03
What we've seen is we have a net lowering of energy of the molecule versus the individual atoms.
分子轨道对于单个原子轨道来说,我们可以看到的是一个净的能量降低。
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How do I keep p1 constant while I'm lowering the volume?
怎么保持压强不变,而减小体积？
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Lowering short-term interest rates is the Federal Reserve's main way to get banks to increase lending.
VOA : special.2010.11.05
The president's Democratic Party united to support his policy of lowering tariffs.
VOA : special.2010.05.27
More important, golfers can do their part by lowering expectations of plush carpets of green grass.
This will typically tend to have a knock on effect on lowering annuity rates.
Ford pushed suppliers to develop closed-loop manufacturing processes, which had the added benefit of lowering costs.
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