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verbVerb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they lower | |
he / she / it lowers | |
past simple lowered | |
past participle lowered | |
-ing form lowering |
- [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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- gently
- gradually
- …
- into
- onto
- to
- …
- lower something
- [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。
Extra ExamplesCristina 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
- …
- into
- onto
- to
- …
- lower something
Idioms
lower the bar
to set a new, lower standard of quality or performance opposite raise the bar compare set the bar降低标准
lower yourself (by doing something)
(usually used in negative sentences )通常用于否定句 to behave in a way that makes other people respect you less synonym demean降低自己的身份;自贬人格
raise/lower your sights
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