| 词汇 | low |
| 释义 | low1 | BrE ləʊ, AmE loʊ | A. adjective ① (close to the ground) 低的 ‹ceiling, attitude, level›; 低矮的 ‹hill, building, table›▸ low cloud 低云 ▸ low ground/wall 低地/矮墙 ▸ a low point on the scale 标尺的小刻度 ▸ to make a low bow 深鞠一躬 ▸ to be low at the front/back «dress» 前胸/后背开得低 ▸ to be low in the sky «sun, moon» 低悬在天空 ▸ the ship was low in the water 这艘船吃水很深 ▸ the return was very low over the net (in tennis, badminton etc.) 回球几乎擦网而过 ▸ a low blow (in boxing) 对下身的击打 ② (minimal, less than normal) 低的 ‹rate, temperature, speed, price›; 少的 ‹quantity›; 小的 ‹pressure, number, percentage›; 轻的 ‹weight›▸ a low IQ 低智商 ▸ to be in the low forties 40岁出头 ▸ lowest common multiple 最小公倍数 ▸ to be (a bit) on the low side （有些）偏低 ▸ to be low in …; …含量低 ‹salt, polyunsaturates›▸ to be low on; 缺少 ‹petrol, staff, team spirit›▸ stocks are low 存货不足 ▸ to get or run low (of water, ammunition) 即将耗尽 (of stocks of goods) 短缺 ▸ to run low on sth; 缺乏某物 ③ (inferior) 低的 ‹grade, standard, expectation›; 差的 ‹quality, morale›▸ a low achiever 成绩不佳的人 ▸ it was the low point in our relationship 那是我们关系的低谷 ④ (humble, unimportant) 低微的 ‹origin›; 低等的 ‹rank›▸ an official in a low grade job 从事低级工作的官员 ▸ low in the hierarchy 职级低的 ▸ to be a low priority (for sb) （对某人来说）不重要 ▸ to be low on the list of things sb has to do 不是某人的当务之急 ⑤ (base, vulgar) 卑劣的 ‹character, behaviour›; 低俗的 ‹humour, comedy›▸ a person of low morals 小人 ⑥ (depressed physically) 衰弱的 ; (depressed psychologically) 消沉的 ▸ to feel low 消沉 ▸ to lay sb low; (knock sb down) 把某人击倒在地 (make sb feel weak) 使某人病倒 ⑦ (deep in pitch) 低的 ; (quiet, soft) 轻的 ▸ a low note 低音 ▸ at the low end of my range 在我音域的下限 ▸ in a low voice 轻声地 ▸ at low volume 用低音量 ▸ he gave a low laugh/whistle 他轻声一笑/轻轻吹了声口哨 ⑧ (dim) 微弱的 ‹light, glow›B. adverb ① (near the ground) 低地 ▸ to come/go in low 屈身进来/过去 ▸ to swoop/fly/pass low over sth 从低空掠过/飞过/越过某物 ▸ the moon hung low (down) in the eastern sky 月亮低悬于东方天际 ▸ to bend/bow low 深深地弯腰/鞠躬 ▸ to keep low 保持低姿势 ▸ low down on the page 在页面下方 ▸ lower down the hill/valley 更靠近山脚/谷底的 ▸ the dress is cut low at the front 这条连衣裙的前胸开得很低 ▸ to be brought low (defeated) 被打败 (destroyed) 被摧毁 ▸ I wouldn't sink or stoop so low as to do sth 我才不会堕落到做某事的地步 ② (at a reduced level) 低水平地 ▸ to buy low 买得便宜 ▸ to mark sth low 给…打低分 ‹essay›▸ to rate sb pretty low 对某人评价颇低 ▸ to stand low in sb's esteem 在某人心目中地位很低 ▸ to fall low «stocks, reserves» 减少 ▸ the fire was burning low 火要燃尽了 ▸ to turn the radio/lights/heating down low 调低收音机音量/调暗灯光/关小暖气 ③ (at a deep pitch) 用低音调 ‹sing, play›▸ to go low 降低声调 ④ (quietly, softly) 轻声地 ‹speak, sing›▸ to leave the television on low 把电视机音量调低开着 ▸ to whisper sth low in sb's ear 在某人耳边低语某事 C. noun ① Meteorology 低气压区 ② (low point) 低点 ▸ my career has had its highs and its lows 我的事业起起伏伏 ▸ to be at/to hit an all-time or a record low 处于/达到历史最低点 ▸ the dollar has reached or sunk to a new low 美元汇价降到了新低 |
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