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low
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adj.

adv.

n.

vi.

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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. 

  • ...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。

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. 

  • 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。

3. ADJ-GRADED 水位低的；水浅的 When a river is low, it contains less water than usual. 

  • ...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. 

  • 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。

5. ADJ-GRADED （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. 

  • 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 低点；最低点 If something reaches a low of a particular amount or degree, that is the smallest it has ever been. 

  • Eventually my weight stabilised at seven and a half stone after dropping to a low of five and a half stone...

    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。

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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • They look for foods that are low in calories.

    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 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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。

13. ADJ-GRADED （声音或嗓音）低沉的 If a sound or noise is low, it is deep. 

  • 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. 

  • 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。

15. ADJ-GRADED （光线）暗淡的，微弱的 A light that is low is not bright or strong. 

  • 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. 

  • 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 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. 

  • We're a bit low on bed linen...

    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。

18. ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的；不开心的 If you are low, you are depressed. 

  • '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 使衰弱；使病倒 If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill. 

  • ...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. 

  • 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。

22.   to look high and low→see: high;  low profile→see: profile;  to be running low→see: run; 
Noun

1. an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation;

  • "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

2. a low level or position or degree;

  • "the stock market fell to a new low"

3. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

Verb

1. make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

  • synonym： moo
Adjective

1. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount;

  • "low prices"
  • "the reservoire is low"

2. literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension;

  • "low ceilings"
  • "low clouds"
  • "low hills"
  • "the sun is low"
  • "low furniture"
  • "a low bow"

3. very low in volume;

  • "a low murmur"
  • "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

4. unrefined in character;

  • "low comedy"

5. used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

6. of the most contemptible kind;

  • "abject cowardice"
  • "a low stunt to pull"
  • "a low-down sneak"
  • "his miserable treatment of his family"
  • "You miserable skunk!"
  • "a scummy rabble"
  • "a scurvy trick"

7. low or inferior in station or quality;

  • "a humble cottage"
  • "a lowly parish priest"
  • "a modest man of the people"
  • "small beginnings"

8. no longer sufficient;

  • "supplies are low"
  • "our funds are depleted"

9. subdued or brought low in condition or status;

  • "brought low"
  • "a broken man"
  • "his broken spirit"

10. low in spirits;

  • "lonely and blue in a strange city"
  • "depressed by the loss of his job"
  • "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"
  • "downcast after his defeat"
  • "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

11. being the gear producing the lowest drive speed;

  • "use first gear on steep hills"
Adverb

1. in a low position; near the ground;

  • "the branches hung low"

体育

  • 1.低

土木工程

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  • 1.少筋梁, low-reinforced beam
  • 2.低温水, low-temperature hot water
  • 3.低热水泥, low-heat Portland cement

大气科学

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  • 1.低［气］压,［pressure］, depression 水平气压场上气压比四周低的区域。
  • 2.低空急流, low-level jet stream 对流层低层(850hPa附近)出现的急流。
  • 3.低空风切变, low-level wind shear 离地约600m高度以下风的水平或垂直切变现象。

机械

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  • 1.低惯量电机, low-inertia motor 转子转动惯量较一般电机小的控制电机。
  • 2.低温试验, low-temperature test 把试样暴露在低温环境中进行的试验，通常用温度和试验持续时间表示严酷等级。

物理学

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  • 1.低温等离［子］体, low-temperature plasma
  • 2.低能电子衍射, low-energy electron diffraction, LEED
  • 3.低耗［共振］腔, low-loss resonator
  • 4.低能核反应, low-energy nuclear reaction
  • 5.微光成象,low-light-level imaging

电力

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  • 1.低周疲劳强度, low-cycle endurance limit, low- cycle fatigue strength
  • 2.低压厂用配电盘,low-voltage station service distribu- tion board
  • 3.低压厂用电接线, low-voltage station system scheme
  • 4.低压母线, low-tension bus
  • 5.低压电器, low-voltage apparatus
  • 6.低压供电,low-voltage power supply
  • 7.低压熔断器,low-voltage fuse
  • 8.低压进户线, low-voltage service entrance con- ductor
  • 9.低型布置, low-profile layout
  • 10.低速磨［煤机］, low-speed pulverizer
  • 11.低压配电装置, low-voltage distribution equipment

计算机

  • 1.【修】低(速，位)，慢(速)，少，小，短缺；【WIN】粗略，图外

金融

  • 1.日高价
  • 2.日低价
1. She doesn't like low dresses, but she likes low shoes.
她不喜欢低领[露胸]衣，但她喜欢低口鞋。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. A bird skimmed low over the heather.
一只鸟儿低掠过石南花。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. A heavy car with a low center of gravity will hug the road.
重心低的载重汽车会在路面上平稳行驶。

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4. A mackerel sky and mares' tails make lofty ships carry low sails.
鱼鳞天，马尾云，大船降帆莫航行。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. A man of high birth may be of low worth and vice versa.
出身高贵的人可能价值低，出身微贱的人可能价值高。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. A young man was bending low to push a heavily loaded barrow up a slope.
一个年轻人正弓着背把一辆重载的小车推上斜坡。

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7. Already low living standards have been worsened by stringent economic reforms.
严谨的经济改革使本已很低的生活水平愈加恶化。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. As a general rule, prices follow demands; if there is no demand, prices are low.
一般说来，物价随需求而变化；没有需求，物价就会降低。

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9. As the wages were low, there were few applicants for the job.
因为工资低，没有什么人申请这份工作。

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10. At a low temperature, water turns into ice.
水在低温时就结成冰。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11. At that low price the house is a bargain.
按那样低的价钱出售，这房子是便宜的。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

12. Before the end of the holiday, my money was running very low.
还没到假期结束，我的钱就快用完了。

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13. Bruce engaged low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course.
布鲁斯接通了低速挡，开车速度快得令人害怕；他在使前轮分跨地裂的同时曲曲折折地前进。

来自《用法词典》

14. Despite its very low fat content, it is deliciously creamy.
虽然脂肪含量很少，但是味美似乳脂。

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15. Dip your head under the low arch.
在低矮的门拱下要低头。

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16. Door-to-door salesmen usually have a low basic wage and earn most of their money on commission.
推销员的基本薪资很低，他们挣的大部分钱来自佣金。

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17. Due to low investment, industrial output has remained stagnant.
由于投资少，工业生产一直停滞不前。

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18. Finding her in low spirits, they had persuaded her to join them for lunch.
他们发现她情绪低落，便劝说她同他们一块儿吃午饭。

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19. Food supplies were running low in the besieged town.
这座被包围的城镇里的食物供应将尽。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

20. He gave a low gurgle of laughter.
他发出一阵很低的咯咯的笑声。

来自《简明英汉词典》