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BNC: 2932 COCA: 2052

lower1

verb
 
/ˈləʊə(r)/
/ˈləʊər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lower
/ˈləʊə(r)/
/ˈləʊər/
he / she / it lowers
/ˈləʊəz/
/ˈləʊərz/
past simple lowered
/ˈləʊəd/
/ˈləʊərd/
past participle lowered
/ˈləʊəd/
/ˈləʊərd/
-ing form lowering
/ˈləʊərɪŋ/
/ˈləʊərɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1.  
     [transitive, intransitive] to reduce something or to become less in value, quality, etc.减少；缩小；降低
    • lower something He lowered his voice to a whisper.他压低了声音悄悄地说。
    • This drug is used to lower blood pressure.这种药用于降血压。
    • to lower the rate/cost/price/level of something 降低某物的价格/成本/价格/水平
    • Her voice lowered as she spoke.她一边说一边压低了嗓音。
    • 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。
    • a proposal to lower the voting age to 16 将投票年龄降低到16岁的提议
    • The company has lowered its expectations for profits this year. 该公司降低了今年的利润预期。
    • We are not prepared to lower our academic standards.我们不准备降低我们的学术标准。
    • Mild exercise three times a week significantly lowers your risk of cancer.每周三次轻度运动可以显著降低患癌症的风险。
    • The drives were allowed to idle until the temperatures lowered and stabilized. 驱动器被允许空转，直到温度降低并稳定。
    opposite raiseTopics Change, cause and effectb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • gently
    • gradually
    • …
    preposition
    • into
    • onto
    • to
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     [transitive] to let or make something/somebody go down把…放低；使…降下
    • lower something He had to lower his head to get through the door.他得低头才能过这道门。
    • She lowered her newspaper and looked around.她放低报纸往四下看了看。
    • lower something/somebody + adv./prep. They lowered him down the cliff on a rope.他们用绳索把他放下悬崖。
    • The coffin is lowered into the grave and covered with earth.棺材被放入坟墓并用泥土覆盖。
    opposite raise
    Extra Examples
    • Cristina blushed and quickly lowered her eyes.克里斯蒂娜脸一红，赶紧垂下双眼。
    • 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。
    • She lowered herself into the driver's seat.她屈身坐到驾驶员座位上。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • gently
    • gradually
    • …
    preposition
    • into
    • onto
    • to
    • …
    See full entry
Idioms
lower the bar
  1. to set a new, lower standard of quality or performance降低标准
    • In the current economic climate we may need to lower the bar on quotas.在目前的经济气候下，我们可能需要降低配额标准。
    opposite raise the bar compare set the bar
lower yourself (by doing something)
  1. (usually used in negative sentences通常用于否定句) to behave in a way that makes other people respect you less降低自己的身份；自贬人格 synonym demean
    • I wouldn't lower myself by working for him.我不会贬低自己的身份去为他工作。
raise/lower your sights
  1. to expect more/less from a situation提高／降低要求；眼光变高／变低
    • If they can’t afford such a big house, they’ll just have to lower their sights a little.如果他们买不起这么大的房子，他们就只能放低眼光了。
    • After failing to get into university, he lowered his sights and got a job in a shop.未能上成大学后他降低了目标，在一家商店里 找了份工作。
raise/lower the temperature
  1. to increase/decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation升／降温；增加／减少热烈程度等
    • His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting.他愤然拒不同意，使得会议的气氛紧张起来。
    • The government tried to lower the political temperature by agreeing to some of the demands.政府试图通过答应部份要求以使紧张的政治气候降温。

lower1

adjective
OPAL S
/ˈləʊə(r)/
/ˈləʊər/
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  1. located below something else, especially something of the same type, or the other of a pair（尤指位于同类物品或成对物品中另一个的）下面的，下方的
    • the lower deck of a ship船的下甲板
    • His lower lip trembled.他的下唇在颤抖。
  2. at or near the bottom of something在底部的；近底部的
    • the mountain’s lower slopes山麓斜坡
    • I have problems with my lower back.我的下背部有问题。
  3. (of a place地方) located towards the coast, on low ground or towards the south of an area朝海岸的；低洼的；向南的
    • the lower reaches of the Nile尼罗河的下游
    4. opposite upper

lower2

verb
/ˈlaʊə(r)/
/ˈlaʊər/
(also lour)
[intransitive] (literary)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lower
/ˈlaʊə(r)/
/ˈlaʊər/
he / she / it lowers
/ˈlaʊəz/
/ˈlaʊərz/
past simple lowered
/ˈlaʊəd/
/ˈlaʊərd/
past participle lowered
/ˈlaʊəd/
/ˈlaʊərd/
-ing form lowering
/ˈlaʊərɪŋ/
/ˈlaʊərɪŋ/
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  1. (of the sky or clouds天空或云) to be dark and show that bad weather is likely变昏暗；变恶劣；变阴沉
    • Huge clouds lowered over the bay.巨大的云层笼罩着海湾。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLower is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • eye
    Lower is used with these nouns as the object:
    • age
    • anchor
    • arm
    • …
    See full entry
BNC: 2932 COCA: 2052
lower

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤carefully, gently小心降下；輕輕放下➤gradually, slowly逐漸／慢慢降下➤quickly匆忙放低◇Cristina blushed and quickly lowered her eyes.克里斯蒂娜臉一紅，趕緊垂下雙眼。➤down放下PREPOSITION➤into低身進入◇She lowered herself into the driver's seat.她屈身坐到駕駛員座位上。➤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牀上。➤to降到⋯◇She lowered herself down to the floor.她低身坐到地板上。
BNC: 2932 COCA: 2052
lower verb
⇨ reduce
BNC: 2932 COCA: 2052

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