| 单词 | lower |
| 释义 | lower verbadverb | preposition adverb➤carefully, gently小心降下；轻轻放下➤gradually, slowly逐渐／慢慢降下➤quickly匆忙放低◆cristina blushed and quickly lowered her eyes.克里斯蒂娜脸一红，赶紧垂下双眼。➤down放下preposition➤into低身进入◆she lowered herself into the driver's seat.她屈身坐到驾驶员座位上。➤onto放到⋯上◆he carefully lowered the sleeping child onto the bed.他小心翼翼地把睡着的孩子放到床上。➤to降到⋯◆she lowered herself down to the floor.她低身坐到地板上。 lower /ləʊə(r); name loʊ-/ verb [intransitive, transitive] to reduce sth, or to become less in value, quality, etc. 减少；缩小；降低◆the fed lowered interest rates again yesterday. 美联储昨天再次调低利率。◆shipping merchandise directly to the customer lowers costs. 将商品直接运送给顾客会降低成本。 syn cut opp raise ☞ low☞ low☞ lowerlower [transitive] to reduce the level of sth减低，降低（水平）◆this drug is used to lower blood pressure.这种药用于降血压。◆the company may be forced to lower prices in order to stay competitive.为保持竞争力，这家公司可能会被迫降价。◆he lowered his voice to a whisper.他压低了声音悄悄地说。ⓘ lower is used especially in the contexts of health and finance. * lower 尤用于医疗保健和金融语境◆to lower blood pressure / cholesterol levels降低血压／胆固醇水平◆to lower prices / interest rates降低价格／利率 reduce can also be used in these cases; however, if you are talking about the level of sb's voice, only lower can be used. * reduce 亦可用于这些情况，不过表示降低说话的声音只能用 lower◆he reduced his voice to a whisper. opp raise → increase verb lower¹/ˈləʊə(r) ||; ˈloɚ/adj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) below sth or at the bottom of sth 较低的；较下的；下层的: ◇she bit her lower lip. 她咬着下唇。◇the lower deck of a ship 船的下层甲板 [opp] upper 反义词为upperlowersee ⇨ bottom 2 ⇨ down 6 ⇨ less 1,2 ⇨ reduce 1☞ lower¹☞ lower² |
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