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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
    • …
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  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
    • …
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