lower
verb[T]
uk/ˈləʊ.ər/us/ˈloʊ.ɚ/lowerverb[T](MOVE)
B2
tomovesomething into alowposition:
降低，使下降They lowered thecoffininto thegrave.他们把棺材放入了墓穴。
Heavilypregnantby now, she lowered herselfcarefullyinto thechair.因为现在重孕在身，她小心翼翼地在椅子上坐下。
He lowered hiseyes(=lookeddown)inembarrassmentwhen hesawme.他看到我后尴尬地垂下了双眼。
- We lowered thefloorsto give morespacein therooms.
- He lowered theflagand thecarswere off.
- They lowered theoldman into achair.
- We lowered thewalltoletin morelight.
- She lowered herhandso that I couldseewhat she washolding.
Raising and lowering
- elevate
- elevated
- erect
- go down
- hike
- hikesomethingup
- hoick
- hoist
- jack
- jacksomethingup
- leverage
- prize
- pry
- putsomethingup
- re-erect
- ride
- ride up
- run
- runsomethingup
- yo-yo
lowerverb[T](REDUCE)
B2
toreducesomething:
减少，降低Interestrateshave been lowered again.利率又降了。
Boil for fiveminutes, then lower theheatandsimmerforhalfanhour.煮上5分钟，然后调到小火再炖半小时。
Please loweryourvoice(=speakmorequietly).请说话小声点儿。
to become smaller or less
- decreaseThe tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
- lessenA healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease.
- lowerThey've just lowered the age at which you can join.
- reduceThey've just reduced the price.
- bring downThey are bringing down their prices.
- dropStock prices dropped today after the company's announcement.
to make somethingworsethan it was before:
使下降，降低a lowering ofstandards标准的降低
humorousDale loweredthetoneoftheevening(= made it lesssociallyacceptable)bytellingadirtyjoke.戴尔讲了一个黄色笑话，破坏了晚会的气氛。
- He hadhopedtobecomeadoctor, but he had to lower hissightsafter hisdisappointingexamresults.
- You should loweryourspeedas youapproachajunction.
- Thedoctortold me tospongeErik down withcoldwaterinorderto lower histemperature.
- Thegovernmenthas done much to lowerunemployment.
- We aretryingto lowerabsenceduetoillhealth.
Becoming and making smaller or less
- abridgment
- attenuate
- attenuated
- attenuating
- attenuation
- boil
- damp
- falling
- falling-off
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- go through the flooridiom
- haircut
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- rundown
- sag
- salami slicing
- scalesomethingdown
- shave
- telescope
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Deteriorating and making worse
lowerverb[T](BEHAVE BADLY)
loweryourself
tobehavein a way that makespeopleloserespectfor you:
降低身份[+ to infinitive]I wouldn't lower myselftorespondto hisinsultsif I were you.我要是你就不会贬低自己的身份去理睬他的辱骂。
Bad and wrong behaviour
- act out
- angel
- ASB
- astray
- atyourworstidiom
- beup to no goodidiom
- go off the railsidiom
- go round
- impossible
- in flagrante
- incorrigible
- rakish
- rakishly
- rakishness
- rascally
- reprehensible
- villainy
- while the cat's away, the mice will playidiom
- worst
- wrongdoing
lower
adjective
uk/ˈləʊ.ər/us/ˈloʊ.ɚ/positionedbelow one or moresimilarthings, or of thebottompartof something:
下面的；底部的，底层的the lowerdeckof aship轮船的下层甲板
Her lowerliptrembledas if she were about tocry.她的下嘴唇颤抖着，好像要哭的样子。
I've got apainin my lower(= thebottompartof my)back.我后腰有点痛。
Opposite
upper
Under & below
- below
- beneath
- low
- neath
- nether
- sub
- ultra-low
- under
- underfoot
- underlying
- underneath