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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 降低投票年龄至16岁的提案
    • The company has lowered its expectations for profits this year. 该公司降低了对今年利润的预期。
    • We are not prepared to lower our academic standards.我们不准备降低我们的学术水平。
    • Mild exercise three times a week significantly lowers your risk of cancer.每周进行三次轻度运动会大大降低患癌的风险。
    • The drives were allowed to idle until the temperatures lowered and stabilized. 允许驱动器闲置，直到温度降低并稳定下来。
    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.棺材被放进坟墓并被大地覆盖。
    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，他们只需要放低视线即可。
    • 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/
 [only before noun]
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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.巨大的云彩降落在海湾上空。
    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
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lowerlowerD.J.:[ˈləuə]K.K.:[ˈlaʊɚ, laʊr]adj.1.■较低的, 低等的The lower classes are always with us.我们总是和下层社会人民在一起。vt. & vi.1.■(使)降低; (使)跌落The sun lowers in the west.太阳从西边落下。vt.1.■削弱; 削减A cold had lowered her resistance.感冒已削弱了她的抵抗力。
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lower adjective | verb | verb
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low·er / 5lo[ ; 5lEJE /adjective
1. only before nounbelow something else, especially below something of the same type〔尤指在同类中处于〕较下的，下层的;SYNupper
•Nina chewed her lower lip anxiously.尼娜焦虑不安地咬着下唇。
•Ruth went down to the lower deck (=lower level on a ship) .露丝到下层甲板去了。
your lower limbs ( = your legs )下肢
2. only before nounat or near the bottom of something在底部的; 接近底部的;SYNupper
•the lower slopes of the mountain山麓的斜坡
•She suffers with pain in her lower back.她腰痛。
3. smaller in number or amount〔数字或数量〕较小的;SYNhigher
•Temperatures will be lower over the weekend.周末气温会下降。
4. only before nounless important than something else of the same type〔同类中〕次重要的，较低级的;SYNhigher
•the lower levels of management管理层中较低的级别
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lowerverb
1. REDUCE 减少, I,Tto reduce something in amount, degree, strength etc, or to become less减少，降低:
•Do you think we should lower the price?你觉得我们应该降价吗？
•After 20 minutes lower the temperature to 325?.20 分钟后，把温度降到 325 度。
•drugs to lower blood pressure降血压药
•Helen lowered her voice (=made it quieter) as they approached.他们走近时，海伦压低了嗓音。
•His voice lowered (=became quieter) .他声音轻了下来。
2. MOVE DOWN 降下, Tto move something down from higher up把〔某物〕移低，降下;ANTraise
•Very gently, he lowered the dog onto the rug by the fire.他非常轻柔地把狗放在炉火边的地毯上。
•The flags were lowered to half-mast.下了半旗。
•Greg watched as the coffin was lowered.格雷格看着灵柩放下。
lower yourself
•He lowered himself carefully down from the top of the wall.他小心翼翼地从墙头上下来。
3. lower your eyes / head to look down向下看;ANTraise
•Christina blushed and lowered her eyes.克里丝蒂娜脸红了，并垂下了眼睛。
4. lower yourself usually in negativesto behave in a way that makes people respect you less自降身份:
•I wouldn't lower myself to speak to her after what she's done.她做了那样的事以后，我不会自降身份和她说话。
5. lower the tone (of sth) to make something not as nice as it was败坏（某事物的）格调:
•They thought an influx of students would lower the tone of the neighborhood.他们认为大量学生住进来会破坏这街区的格调。
•Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (=include rude jokes etc in what you say) !你肯定会降低谈话的格调！
—lowered adj:
•He leaned forward and spoke in a lowered voice.他俯过身去，压低声音说话。
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low·er / 5lau[ ; 5laJE /verb I also lour BrEliterary
1. when the sky or the weather lowers, it becomes dark because there is going to be a storm〔暴风雨前的天〕变昏暗;〔天气〕变阴沉;SYNdarken
•lowering clouds阴沉沉的云
2. to look threatening or annoyed露愠色; 皱眉;SYNfrown
•The other driver lowered at us as we passed him.另一个司机在我们经过的时候对我们拉下了脸。
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lower
1 lower /ˈlowɚ/ adjective
1 lower
/ˈlowɚ/
adjective
Learner's definition of LOWER
1 
always used before a noun
a  : located below another or others of the same kind（位于同类事物中的另一个或另一些）下面的，下方的
b  : located toward the bottom part of something在底部的；近底部的
c  : not high above the ground低海拔的
2 
: located toward the south向南的
3 
: below another or others in position, rank, or order（位置、级别、顺序）低级的
4 
: less advanced or developed欠发达的；低等的
2 lower /ˈlowɚ/ verb
lowers; lowered; lowering
2 lower
/ˈlowɚ/
verb
lowers; lowered; lowering
Learner's definition of LOWER
1 
[+ object] : to make (something or someone) lower放低；降低: such as
a  : to cause (someone or something) to move to a lower position把…放低；使…降下
b  : to reduce the loudness of (something)降低声音
c  : to reduce the value or amount of (something)减少，降低（价值或数量）
2 
[no object] : to become lower : decrease减少

lower the bar

— see 1bar

lower yourself

: to do something that causes people to have less respect for you : to degrade yourself降低自己的身份；贬低自己
— compare 3lower

— lowering

noun, plural lowerings [count, noncount]
3 lower /ˈlawɚ/ verb
lowers; lowered; lowering
3 lower
/ˈlawɚ/
verb
lowers; lowered; lowering
Learner's definition of LOWER
[no object] literary, of the sky or clouds
: to become dark and threatening（天空或云）变得阴沉
— compare 2lower

— lowering

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