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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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