3ADJ-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
4ADJ-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.
5ADJ-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。
6N-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]
7ADJ-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。
8ADJ-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.
9ADJ-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。
10ADJ-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
11ADJ-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.
15ADJ-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。
16ADJ-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。
17ADJ-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
ADJECTIVE | VERB + LOW | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤all-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 + LOW➤fall to, hit, reach, sink to降到低點PREPOSITION➤at a low處於低水平◇Morale is at an all-time low.士氣空前低落。PHRASES➤highs 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 ground低VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, 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。ADVERB➤extremely, 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 | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, 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。ADVERB➤extremely, 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PREPOSITION➤in在⋯方面少◇This dish is very low in fat.這道菜脂肪含量很低。