lower

英[ˈləʊə(r) , ˈlaʊə(r)]美[ˈloʊər , ˈlaʊər]

adj.下方的，底部的，朝海岸的，向南的，较小的，较低级的；

v.降低，减少；

第三人称单数：lowers;

过去式：lowered;

过去分词：lowered;

现在分词：lowering;

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lower quadrant下象限

The directors are clearly responsible for what happened, but they’re sure to find a whipping boy lower down the company.虽然这事显然是主管的责任，但他们肯定会从公司下层里找一个替罪羊。

I’ve got a nagging pain in my lower back.我后背下方老是疼。

The carbon14 atoms oxidise to carbon dioxide which gets blown about and mixed up with lower atmosphere.碳14原子氧化生成二氧化碳，向四周散去并与低空的大气混合。

The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌*的士气日益低落。

He’s suffering from an acute infection of the lower respiratory tract.他患有急性下呼吸道感染。

This price is his minimum; he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的*低价, 他拒绝再作任何降价。

Her voice had sunk even lower as she went on.她的声音越来越低。

He signed her to lower her voice.他摆摆手要她把声音放低点。

We often divide a river into three parts, that is the upper, middle and lower reaches.我们经常把一条河分成三部分:上游、中游和下游。

反义词

lower的反义词之：

词组

lower the boom on

英语四级真题

Millions of irrigation wells have significantly lowered water tables in almost every state.

It allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit.

But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo, which undermined Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies.

They also calculated the cost savings emerging from the amount of disease that would be avoided because of lower blood pressure

It helps us lower usage at peak power times," says solar expert Mike Keesee.

Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem.

Place the tea on a lower shelf next time.

"Being taller is associated with longer life expectancy," he said, "This is largely due to a lower risk of dying of cardiovascular (心血管的) disease among taller people."

Children of educated and upper-middle-class parents turn out to be far more curious, even at early ages, than children of working class and lower class families.

Further, the energy used by microwaves is lower than any other from of cooking.

In April, France passed a law setting lower limits for a model's weight.

In one US study that analysed the health data of 50,000 people over seven years, researchers found that those who made breakfast the largest meal of the day were more likely to have a lower body mass index BMI than those who ate a large lunch or dinner.

In terms of class, digital divide exists among different types of workers and between the upper and middle classes and the lower class.

In the past, falling oil prices have given a boost to the world economy, but recent forecasts for global growth have been toned down, even as oil prices sink lower and lower.

Most of Africa is urbanising at a lower level of income than other regions of the world did.

Once you get beyond the initial learning curve, knitting and crocheting can lower heart rate and blood pressure.

Over the centuries, Etna's lower slopes have been shaped by human hands to take advantage of rich soils for growing grapes, apples and nuts.

People who prioritise breakfasts tend to have lower calorie but higher nutritional intake.

PepsiCo is to spend billions of dollars to develop drinks and snacks and reformulate existing ones with lower sugar, salt and fat, as consumers demand healthier options and regulatory pressure intensifies amid an obesity epidemic.

Sara Johnson acknowledges that the global economic benefit from a fall in oil prices today is likely lower than it was in the past.

Students who don't get enough sleep have poor attendance and lower grades.

The lower oxygen pressure found in an aircraft cabin is equivalent to that at 6, 000-8, 000 feet of altitude.

The more money a project sought, the lower the chance it reached its goal, the researchers found.

英语六级真题

To promote sales of its products by lowering prices.

Contrary to analysts' doubts, the author believes drug prices may be lowered through negotiation.

Arum and Roksa placed the blame for students' lack of learning on a watered-down college curriculum and lowered undergraduate work standards.

A 2012 press release from Statistics Sweden bears the title "Gender Equality in Sweden Treading(踩)Water" and notes: 1、The total income from employment for all ages is lower for women than for men

Eroding religious belief in Europe may partly explain lowered birthrates.

a parent, relative, friend, or doctor outside the family, had higher self-esteem, higher grades, and lower substance use than peers whose role models were sports figures, singers, or other media characters.

In the same way, a significant reduction of wasteful agricultural subsidies could also lower the deficit.

Some critics blame affirmative action – students admitted with lower test scores and grades from shaky high schools often struggle at elite schools.

Immigrants provide cheap labor, lower the prices of everything from farm produce to new homes, and leave consumers with a little more money in their pockets

Granted, these producers'avings probably translate into lower prices at the grocery store, but how many consumers make that mental connection at the checkout counter

They can get consumer goods at lower prices

John Rother, the AARP's head of policy and strategy, points to studies showing that other things being equal, people who remain at work have lower death rates than their retired peers.

For example, men who endorse traditional masculine norms report lower relationship satisfaction, as do their female partners

Further, children whose fathers are warm, loving, and accepting toward them have higher self-esteem and lower rates of aggression and behavior problems.

Because of her "improvement" theory, I got a lower grade than I deserve.

Moreover they site several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthen family relationships, lower dropout rates, the facts that students are allowed to learn at their own rate, increased motivation, higher standardized test scores, and reduced discipline problems.

They will be lower than conventional parking.

The platform is lowered into the garage, and it is then transported to a vacant parking space by a computer-controlled device similar to an elevator that also runs sideways.

Another plus, rents are lower in Utah than in Nevada.

Or if you do climb higher sooner, come back down to a lower height when you sleep

Lower their prices to attract more customers.

"One of the ways in which all agents seem to make decisions is that they assign a lower weighting to outcomes that are going to be further away in the future," he says.

Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change.

And the head-to-head competition might give them a strong incentive to lower their prices, perhaps by accepting slimmer profit margins or demanding better deals from providers.

And your prices are much lower than the same goods in shops round about.

As fifth-graders, children with early attention problems obtained average reading scores at least 3% lower than their contemporaries' and grades at least 8% lower than those of their peers.

Because children's brain and behavioral disorders, like hyperactivity and lower grades, can also be linked to social and genetic factors, it's tough to pin them on exposure to specific chemicals with solid 33 statistical evidence, which is what the EPA re

By fifth grade, children with early attention difficulties had lower grades and reading achievement scores than their peers.

Children not as liked by their first-grade peers had slightly lower grades in fifth grade, while those with higher social acceptance had higher grades.

For instance, years with a larger increase in online usage were followed by years with lower well-being, rather than the other way around.

However, higher doses of screen time were clearly associated with lower happiness.

In addition, more TV watching and more electronic communication both correlated with lower well-being.

Insurance can be purchased at a lower rate during the young years.

International Labour Organization economists say some nations have come up with policies to lessen the impact of lower wages during the economic crisis.

It turns out that those who consumed the highest levels of fiber during adolescence had a lower risk of developing breast cancer, compared to the women who ate the least fiber.

Less sport, and fewer meetings with peers correlated with lower well-being, as did less time reading print media newspapers and, surprisingly, less time doing homework.

Lower reading achievement scores and grades in fifth grade contributed to reduced grades in middle school and thereby contributed to a 40% lower high school graduation rate.

Now, though a novel type of steel has been developed that resists fractures at much lower temperatures, while retaining its strength and toughness-without the need for expensive additives.

oil prices are expected to remain lower for longer.

Research now says adding fiber to the teen diet may help lower the risk of breast cancer.

The bottom line here is the more fiber you eat, perhaps, a lower level of hormone in your body, and therefore, a lower lifetime risk of developing breast cancer.

The Mediterranean groups had lower mortality rates in all age brackets and from all causes, particularly from heart disease.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel hill, for instance, admits only that the graduation rate for its first-generation pupils is "much lower" than the percentage of all students who graduate within four years 81 percent.

These early ancestors of modern Eurasians dispersed into parts of the world that had more seasonal sunshine and much lower levels of sun radiation.

This important study demonstrates that the more fiber you eat during your high school years, the lower your risk is in developing breast cancer in later life.

When an exhausted student goes to school, he risks hurting everyone on the road with his impaired driving; he doesn't have the cognitive resources to do well on his English test; he has lower self-control with his friends; and at home, he is moody with hi

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-COMPAR

（成对物中）下方的，下面的

You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things.

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ADJ-COMPAR

底端的；底部的

You can use lower to refer to the bottom part of something.

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ADJ-COMPAR

较低级的；低等的

You can use lower to refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things.

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VERB

（缓慢地）降下，放下

If you lower something, you move it slowly downwards.

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VERB

降低；减少；减弱

If you lower something, you make it less in amount, degree, value, or quality.

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VERB

垂下，低下（头或眼睛）

If someone lowers their head or eyes, they look downwards, for example because they are sad or embarrassed.

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VERB

降低，贬低（身份）

If you say that you would not lower yourself by doing something, you mean that you would not behave in a way that would make you or other people respect you less.

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V-ERG

压低，放低（声音）

If you lower your voice or if your voice lowers, you speak more quietly.

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英汉词典释义

adj.

较低的, 低等的

在底部的；近底部的

朝海岸的；低洼的；向南的

vt. & vi.

(使)降低; (使)跌落

vt.

削弱; 削减

减少；缩小；降低

英英词典释义

Noun

1. the lower of two berths

Verb

1. move something or somebody to a lower position;

2. set lower;

3. cause to drop or sink;

4. make lower or quieter;

5. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Adjective

1. (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem;

2. inferior in rank or status;

3. the bottom one of two;

4. of the underworld;

行业词典

体育： 放下；落下；降下；