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BNC: 318 COCA: 360
low
l ləʊ loʊ
Word forms: comparative lower, superlative lowest, plural lows
1 ADJ-GRADED (高度)低的,矮的 Something that is low measures only a short distance from the bottom to the top, or from the ground to the top. (高度)低的,矮的
  • ...the low garden wall that separated the front garden from next door.

    把前花园和隔壁隔开的低矮的花园围墙

  • She put it down on the low table.

    她把它放在了矮桌上。

  • The country, with its low, rolling hills was beautiful.

    这个地区山峦低矮起伏,景色秀丽。

  • The Leisure Center is a long and low modern building.

    休闲中心是一个狭长而低矮的现代建筑。

SYN small, little, short, stunted
2 ADJ-GRADED (位置)低的,近地面的,近底部的 If something is low, it is close to the ground, to sea level, or to the bottom of something. (位置)低的,近地面的,近底部的
  • He bumped his head on the low beams.

    他的头碰到了低梁上。

  • It was late afternoon and the sun was low in the sky.

    当时是傍晚时分,太阳低悬于空中。

  • They saw a government war plane make a series of low-level bombing raids.

    他们看见一架政府战斗机连番低空轰炸。

  • ...nagging low back pain.

    烦人的腰疼

SYN low-lying, deep, depressed, shallow
3 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 水位低的;水浅的 When a river is low, it contains less water than usual. 水位低的;水浅的
  • ...pumps that guarantee a constant depth of water even when the supplying river is low.

    确保供水河水位较低时水深仍能处于既定水平的水泵

4 ADJ-GRADED (数量)少的,接近等级下限的 You can use low to indicate that something is small in amount or that it is at the bottom of a particular scale. You can use phrases such as in the low 80s to indicate that a number or level is less than 85 but not as little as 80. (数量)少的,接近等级下限的
  • British casualties remained remarkably low.

    英国的伤亡人数始终很低。

  • They are still having to live on very low incomes.

    他们现在还得靠微薄的收入过日子。

  • The temperature's in the low 40s.

    温度是40度多一点。

SYN meagre, little, small, reduced
5 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (地位)低微的,低下的 Low is used to describe people who are not considered to be very important because they are near the bottom of a particular scale or system. (地位)低微的,低下的
  • She refused to promote Colin above the low rank of 'legal adviser'.

    她拒绝把科林由法律顾问这一低级别往上提。

6 N-COUNT [usually singular] 低点;最低点 If something reaches a low of a particular amount or degree, that is the smallest it has ever been. 低点;最低点
  • Eventually my weight stabilised at seven and a half stone after dropping to a low of five and a half stone. [+ of]

    我的体重在降到5.5英石的最低点后,最终稳定在7.5英石。

  • The dollar fell to a new low.

    美元跌至新低。

SYN lowest level, nadir, low point, rock bottom
7 ADJ-GRADED (汽车或自行车的排挡)低速的,低挡的 If you drive or ride a bicycle in a low gear, you use a gear, usually first or second, which gives you the most control over your car or bicycle when travelling slowly. (汽车或自行车的排挡)低速的,低挡的
  • She selected a low gear and started down the track carefully.

    她选了低速挡小心翼翼地沿小径下行。

8 ADJ-GRADED (质量或标准)低的,差的 If the quality or standard of something is low, it is very poor. (质量或标准)低的,差的
  • A school would not accept low-quality work from any student.

    学校不会接受任何学生质量不合格的作业。

  • The inquiry team criticises staff at the psychiatric hospital for the low standard of care.

    调查小组批评该精神病院的员工护理水平低劣。

  • ...low-grade coal.

    劣质煤

9 ADJ-GRADED 成分少的;含量低的 If a food or other substance is low in a particular ingredient, it contains only a small amount of that ingredient. 成分少的;含量低的
  • They look for foods that are low in calories. [+ in]

    他们要找低卡路里的食物。

Low is also a combining form.(亦可用于构词)
  • ...low-sodium tomato sauce.

    低钠番茄酱

  • Low-odour paints help make decorating so much easier.

    气味小的油漆会使装修轻松很多。

10 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 落后的;后进的 If you describe someone such as a student or a worker as a low achiever, you mean that they are not very good at their work, and do not achieve or produce as much as others. 落后的;后进的
  • Low achievers in schools will receive priority.

    重点将放在学校里的后进生身上。

  • ...if there are strikes by unrewarded low performers.

    如果业绩落后、得不到报偿的工人罢工的话

11 ADJ-GRADED (评论)贬低的,轻蔑的 If you have a low opinion of someone or something, you disapprove of them or dislike them. (评论)贬低的,轻蔑的
  • The majority of sex offenders have a low opinion of themselves.

    大多数性犯罪者都瞧不起自己。

  • I have an extremely low opinion of the British tabloid newspapers.

    我对英国小报完全没有好感。

12 ADJ-GRADED 消沉的;消极的 You can use low to describe negative feelings and attitudes. 消沉的;消极的
  • We are all very tired and morale is low.

    我们大家都非常疲惫,士气低落。

  • People had very low expectations.

    人们几乎不抱什么期望。

SYN unambitious, small, limited, ordinary
13 ADJ-GRADED (声音或嗓音)低沉的 If a sound or noise is low, it is deep. (声音或嗓音)低沉的
  • Then suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently.

    她突然发出一声低沉、憋闷的呻吟,身体开始剧烈地颤抖。

  • My voice has got so low now I was mistaken for a man the other day on the phone.

    我的声音变得很低沉,以至于前几天在电话里被人误以为是男人。

14 ADJ-GRADED 悄声的;轻声的 If someone's voice is low, it is quiet or soft. 悄声的;轻声的
  • Her voice was so low he had to strain to catch it.

    她的声音很低,他很费力才听得到。

SYN quiet, soft, gentle, whispered
15 ADJ-GRADED (光线)暗淡的,微弱的 A light that is low is not bright or strong. (光线)暗淡的,微弱的
  • Their eyesight is poor in low light.

    光线很暗时他们视力不佳。

16 ADJ-GRADED (收音机、烤炉、灯光等调节至)低挡的,低强度的 If a radio, oven, or light is on low, it has been adjusted so that only a small amount of sound, heat, or light is produced. (收音机、烤炉、灯光等调节至)低挡的,低强度的
  • She turned her little kitchen radio on low.

    她把厨房用小收音机的音量调低。

  • Buy a dimmer switch and keep the light on low, or switch it off altogether.

    买一个调光开关,把灯光调暗,或者干脆把灯关掉。

  • Cook the sauce over a low heat until it boils and thickens.

    以小火加热酱汁至其沸腾变浓。

17 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 不足的;短缺的;剩余不多的 If you are low on something or if a supply of it is low, there is not much of it left. 不足的;短缺的;剩余不多的
  • We're a bit low on bed linen. [+ on]

    我们的被单枕套有点不够了。

  • World stocks of wheat were getting very low.

    全球小麦储备严重不足。

SYN scarce, diminished, inadequate, insufficient
18 ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的;不开心的 If you are low, you are depressed. 沮丧的;不开心的 [informal]
  • 'I didn't ask for this job, you know,' he tells friends when he is low.

    你知道,我可没主动要求要干这份工作,他情绪低落时会这样跟朋友说。

19 See also: lower 
20 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 使衰弱;使病倒 If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill. 使衰弱;使病倒
  • ...an undiagnosed medical condition that laid him low for months.

    使他病倒了好几个月的未确诊疾病

21 PHRASE 不露面;不引起注意;保持低调 If you are lying low, you are hiding or not drawing attention to yourself. 不露面;不引起注意;保持低调 [informal]
  • Far from lying low, Kuti became more outspoken than ever.

    库蒂不但没暂避风头,而且较以往更加直言不讳。

SYN hide, lurk, hole up, hide away
22 to look high and low→see: high  low profile→see: profile  to be running low→see: run 
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ADJ.

bottom 6

inferior, second-rate, shoddy 8

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BNC: 318 COCA: 360
low

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LOW | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEall-time, new, record有史以來最低;新低;創紀錄的新低點The pound has hit a new low against the dollar.英鎊對美元的匯率已跌至新低。VERB + LOWfall to, hit, reach, sink to降到低點PREPOSITIONat a low處於低水平Morale is at an all-time low.士氣空前低落。PHRASEShighs and lows起起落落He had experienced all the highs and lows of an actor's life.演員人生中的那些起起落落他全經歷過了。
low

adjective¹

1not far above the groundVERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, look, seem矮;看上去矮;好像矮The windows look very low to me.這些窗子在我看來很矮。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常低矮The river was extremely low for winter.這條河冬天的水位極低。a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/稍有些矮
low

adjective²

2small in degree/amount程度低;數量少VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, look, seem少;看上去少;好像少become, get, run變少Our stocks of food were getting low.我們的食物貯備越來越少。Supplies ran low.供應短缺。remain, stay依然低水平keep sth使⋯保持低水平The government wants to keep taxes low.政府希望保持低稅率。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常低下The failure rate is extremely low.失敗率極低。comparatively, moderately, reasonably, relatively比較/適度/合情理地/相對低下a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/稍有些低下dangerously低得危險His blood pressure was dangerously low.他的血壓低得危險。abnormally, unusually低得不正常;異常低artificially人為造成的低下naturally自然低ridiculously低得令人難以置信historically從歷史上看低historically low marriage statistics歷史上較低的婚姻統計數據PREPOSITIONin在⋯方面少This dish is very low in fat.這道菜脂肪含量很低。
BNC: 318 COCA: 360
low adj.
deep2 (low notes/voices) poor2 (low quality/standards) scarce (supplies run low) lie low hide2

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