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🔑 low BrE /ləʊ / NAmE /loʊ / adjective (lower , low·est ➤ not high /tall 低；矮 🔑 not high or tall ; not far above the ground ◆ a low wall /building /table ◆ a low range of hills ◆ low clouds ◆ flying at low altitude ◆ The sun was low in the sky . OPP high ➤ near bottom 接近底部 🔑 at or near the bottom of sth ◆ low back pain ◆ the lower slopes of the mountain ◆ temperatures in the low 20s (= no higher than 21–23° OPP high ➤ clothing 衣服 not high at the neck ◆ a dress with a low neckline ➡ see also low-cut ➤ level /value 水平；价值 🔑 (also low- (often in compounds 常构成复合词 below the usual or average amount , level or value ◆ low prices ◆ low -income families ◆ a low -cost airline ◆ the lowest temperature ever recorded ◆ a low level of unemployment ◆ Yogurt is usually very low in fat . ◆ low -fat yogurt ◆ low -tar cigarettes OPP high 🔑 having a reduced amount or not enough of sth ◆ The reservoir was low after the long drought . ◆ Our supplies are running low (= we only have a little left . ◆ They were low on fuel . ➤ sound 声音 🔑 not high ; not loud ◆ The cello is lower than the violin . ◆ They were speaking in low voices . OPP high ➤ standard 标准 🔑 below the usual or expected standard ◆ students with low marks /grades in their exams ◆ a low standard of living OPP high ➤ status 地位 🔑 below other people or things in importance or status ◆ low forms of life (= creatures with a very simple structure ◆ jobs with low status ◆ Training was given a very low priority . ◆ the lower classes of society OPP high ➤ opinion 看法 🔑 [ usually before noun ] not very good SYN poor ◆ She has a very low opinion of her own abilities . OPP high ➤ depressed 沮丧 weak or depressed ; with very little energy SYN down ◆ I'm feeling really low . ◆ They were in low spirits . ➤ not honest 不诚实 (of a person 人 not honest SYN disreputable ◆ He mixes with some pretty low types . ➤ light 光线 not bright SYN dim ◆ The lights were low and romance was in the air . ➤ in vehicle 交通工具 if a vehicle is in low gear , it travels at a slower speed in relation to the speed of the engine ➤ phonetics 语音学 (phonetics 语音学 = open (19 ● at a low ˈebb in a poor state ; worse than usual ◆ Morale among teachers is at a low ebb . ● be brought ˈlow (old-fashioned to lose your wealth or your high position in society ● lay sb ˈlow if sb is laid low by /with an injury or illness , they feel very weak and are unable to do much ● the ˌlowest of the ˈlow people who are not respected at all because they are dishonest , immoral or not at all important ● a ˌhigh /ˌlow ˈprofile the amount of attention sb /sth has from the public ◆ This issue has had a high profile in recent months . ◆ I advised her to keep a low profile for the next few days (= not to attract attention . 🔑 low BrE /ləʊ / NAmE /loʊ / adverb (lower , low·est ➤ not high 不高 🔑 in or into a low position , not far above the ground ◆ to crouch /bend low ◆ a plane flying low over the town ◆ low -flying aircraft ◆ The sun sank lower towards the horizon . ➤ near bottom 接近底部 🔑 in or into a position near the bottom of sth ◆ a window set low in the wall ◆ The candles were burning low . ➤ level 水平 🔑 (especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词 at a level below what is usual or expected ◆ low -priced goods ◆ a low -powered PC ◆ a very low -scoring game ➤ sound 声音 🔑 not high ; not loudly ◆ He's singing an octave lower than the rest of us . ◆ Can you turn the music lower —you'll wake the baby . ● ˌhigh and ˈlow everywhere ◆ I've searched high and low for my purse . ● lie ˈlow (informal to try not to attract attention to yourself ● ˌsink so ˈlow ● sink to sth to have such low moral standards that you do sth very bad ◆ Stealing from your friends ? How could you sink so low ? ◆ I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths . ● stoop so ˈlow (as to do sth )(formal to drop your moral standards far enough to do sth bad or unpleasant ◆ She was unwilling to believe anyone would stoop so low as to steal a ring from a dead woman's finger . 🔑 low BrE /ləʊ / NAmE /loʊ / noun ➤ level /value 水平；价值 a low level or point ; a low figure ◆ The yen has fallen to an all -time low against the dollar . ◆ The temperature reached a record low in London last night . ◆ The government's popularity has hit a new low . ➤ difficult time 艰难时期 a very difficult time in sb's life or career ◆ The break -up of her marriage marked an all -time low in her life . ➤ weather 天气 an area of low pressure in the atmosphere ◆ Another low is moving in from the Atlantic . OPP high 🔑 low BrE /ləʊ / NAmE /loʊ / verb present simple - I / you / we / they low BrE /ləʊ / NAmE /loʊ / present simple - he / she / it lows BrE /ləʊz / NAmE /loʊz / past simple lowed BrE /ləʊd / NAmE /loʊd / past participle lowed BrE /ləʊd / NAmE /loʊd / -ing form lowing BrE /ˈləʊɪŋ / NAmE /ˈloʊɪŋ / [ I ] (literary when a cow lows , it makes a deep sound SYN moo
