low

adj.

低；矮 not high/tall

1. 低的；矮的；离地面近的
   not high or tall; not far above the ground
   1. a low wall/building/table
      矮墙 / 建筑物 / 桌子
   2. a low range of hills
      低矮的冈峦
   3. low clouds
      低云
   4. flying at low altitude
      低空飞行
   5. The sun was low in the sky.
      太阳低挂在天空。

接近底部 near bottom

2. 在底部的；近底部的
   at or near the bottom of sth
   1. low back pain
      腰疼
   2. the lower slopes of the mountain
      山麓斜坡
   3. temperatures in the low 20s (= no higher than 21–23˚)
      略高于20度的温度

衣服 clothing

3. 领口开得低的
   not high at the neck
   1. a dress with a low neckline
      领口低的连衣裙

水平；价值 level/value

4. 低于通常（或平均）数量（或水平、价值）的
   below the usual or average amount, level or value
   1. low prices
      低价
   2. low-income families
      低收入家庭
   3. a low-cost airline
      低成本运作的航空公司
   4. the lowest temperature ever recorded
      有记录以来最低的温度
   5. a low level of unemployment
      较低的失业水平
   6. Yogurt is usually very low in fat.
      酸奶的脂肪含量通常很低。
   7. low-fat yogurt
      低脂酸奶
   8. low-tar cigarettes
      焦油含量低的纸烟
5. （数量等）减少的，缩减的；不足的
   having a reduced amount or not enough of sth
   1. The reservoir was low after the long drought.
      久旱之后水库的水位下降了。
   2. Our supplies are running low (= we only have a little left) .
      我们的供给品快用完了。
   3. They were low on fuel.
      他们的燃料快耗尽了。

声音 sound

6. 低声的；小声的；轻声的
   not high; not loud
   1. The cello is lower than the violin.
      大提琴的声音比小提琴低沉。
   2. They were speaking in low voices.
      他们在低声说话。

标准 standard

7. 低于通常（或期望）标准的
   below the usual or expected standard
   1. students with low marks/grades in their exams
      考试得分低的学生
   2. a low standard of living
      生活水平低

地位 status

8. 低下的；次要的；低等的
   below other people or things in importance or status
   1. low forms of life (= creatures with a very simple structure)
      低等生物
   2. jobs with low status
      社会地位低下的职业
   3. Training was given a very low priority.
      培训被摆在了非常次要的地位。
   4. the lower classes of society
      下层社会

沮丧 depressed

9. 虚弱的；沮丧的；消沉的；无精打采的
   weak or depressed; with very little energy
   1. I'm feeling really low.
      我现在很消沉。
   2. They were in low spirits.
      他们精神不振。

看法 opinion

10. 不好的；差的
    not very good
    1. She has a very low opinion of her own abilities.
       她认为自己的能力很差。

不诚实 not honest

11. 不诚实；不正直的
    not honest
    1. He mixes with some pretty low types.
       他和一些不三不四的人厮混在一起。

光线 light

12. 暗淡的；微弱的
    not bright
    1. The lights were low and romance was in the air.
       灯光暗淡，弥漫着浪漫情调。

交通工具 in vehicle

13. 低速挡的
    if a vehicle is in low gear , it travels at a slower speed in relation to the speed of the engine

语音学 phonetics

语音学 phonetics

adv.

不高 not high

1. 低；向下；不高
   in or into a low position, not far above the ground
   1. to crouch/bend low
      蹲下；俯身
   2. a plane flying low over the town
      在城市上方低空飞行的飞机
   3. low-flying aircraft
      低空飞行的飞机
   4. The sun sank lower towards the horizon.
      太阳渐渐西沉。

接近底部 near bottom

2. 在靠近…底部的位置；向…底部
   in or into a position near the bottom of sth
   1. a window set low in the wall
      窗台低的窗户
   2. The candles were burning low.
      蜡烛快点完了。

水平 level

3. 低于通常（或期望）的水平
   at a level below what is usual or expected
   1. low-priced goods
      低价商品
   2. a low-powered PC
      低性能的个人电脑
   3. a very low-scoring game
      得分很低的比赛

声音 sound

4. 低声地；小声地
   not high; not loudly
   1. He's singing an octave lower than the rest of us.
      他唱的比我们其他人都低八度。
   2. Can you turn the music lower─you'll wake the baby.
      能不能把音乐放小点，别把孩子吵醒了。

noun

水平；价值 level/value

1. 低水平；低点；低数目
   a low level or point; a low figure
   1. The yen has fallen to an all-time low against the dollar.
      日元对美元的比价已跌至空前的低点。
   2. The temperature reached a record low in London last night.
      昨晚伦敦的气温降到了有记录以来的最低点。
   3. The government's popularity has hit a new low.
      政府的声望降到了一个新的低点。

艰难时期 difficult time

2. （一生或事业中的）艰难时期，低谷
   a very difficult time in sb's life or career
   1. The break-up of her marriage marked an all-time low in her life.
      她婚姻的破裂标志着她进入了一生中空前艰难的时期。

天气 weather

3. 低气压区
   an area of low pressure in the atmosphere
   1. Another low is moving in from the Atlantic.
      另一个低气压区正从大西洋逼近。

verb

1. （牛）哞哞叫
   when a cow lows , it makes a deep sound

1. ADJ-GRADED （高度）低的，矮的
   Something that is low measures only a short distance from the bottom to the top, or from the ground to the top.
   1. ...the low garden wall that separated the front garden from next door...
      把前花园和隔壁隔开的低矮的花园围墙
   2. She put it down on the low table...
      她把它放在了矮桌上。
   3. The country, with its low, rolling hills was beautiful...
      这个地区山峦低矮起伏，景色秀丽。
   4. The Leisure Center is a long and low modern building.
      休闲中心是一个狭长而低矮的现代建筑。
2. ADJ-GRADED （位置）低的，近地面的，近底部的
   If something is low, it is close to the ground, to sea level, or to the bottom of something.
   1. He bumped his head on the low beams...
      他的头碰到了低梁上。
   2. It was late afternoon and the sun was low in the sky...
      当时是傍晚时分，太阳低悬于空中。
   3. They saw a government war plane make a series of low-level bombing raids.
      他们看见一架政府战斗机连番低空轰炸。
   4. ...nagging low back pain.
      烦人的腰疼
3. ADJ-GRADED 水位低的；水浅的
   When a river is low, it contains less water than usual.
   1. ...pumps that guarantee a constant depth of water even when the supplying river is low.
      确保供水河水位较低时水深仍能处于既定水平的水泵
4. ADJ-GRADED （数量）少的，接近等级下限的
   You can use low to indicate that something is small in amount or that it is at the bottom of a particular scale. You can use phrases such as in the low 80s to indicate that a number or level is less than 85 but not as little as 80.
   1. British casualties remained remarkably low...
      英国的伤亡人数始终很低。
   2. They are still having to live on very low incomes...
      他们现在还得靠微薄的收入过日子。
   3. The temperature's in the low 40s.
      温度是40度多一点。
5. ADJ-GRADED （地位）低微的，低下的
   Low is used to describe people who are not considered to be very important because they are near the bottom of a particular scale or system.
   1. She refused to promote Colin above the low rank of 'legal adviser'.
      她拒绝把科林由“法律顾问”这一低级别往上提。
6. N-COUNT 低点；最低点
   If something reaches a low of a particular amount or degree, that is the smallest it has ever been.
   1. Eventually my weight stabilised at seven and a half stone after dropping to a low of five and a half stone...
      我的体重在降到5.5英石的最低点后，最终稳定在7.5英石。
   2. The dollar fell to a new low.
      美元跌至新低。
7. ADJ-GRADED （汽车或自行车的排挡）低速的，低挡的
   If you drive or ride a bicycle in a low gear, you use a gear, usually first or second, which gives you the most control over your car or bicycle when travelling slowly.
   1. She selected a low gear and started down the track carefully.
      她选了低速挡小心翼翼地沿小径下行。
8. ADJ-GRADED （质量或标准）低的，差的
   If the quality or standard of something is low, it is very poor.
   1. A school would not accept low-quality work from any student...
      学校不会接受任何学生质量不合格的作业。
   2. The inquiry team criticises staff at the psychiatric hospital for the low standard of care.
      调查小组批评该精神病院的员工护理水平低劣。
   3. ...low-grade coal.
      劣质煤
9. ADJ-GRADED 成分少的；含量低的
   If a food or other substance is low in a particular ingredient, it contains only a small amount of that ingredient.
   1. They look for foods that are low in calories.
      他们要找低卡路里的食物。
   2. Low is also a combining form.
      (亦可用于构词)
   3. ...low-sodium tomato sauce...
      低钠番茄酱
   4. Low-odour paints help make decorating so much easier.
      气味小的油漆会使装修轻松很多。
10. ADJ-GRADED 落后的；后进的
    If you describe someone such as a student or a worker as a low achiever, you mean that they are not very good at their work, and do not achieve or produce as much as others.
    1. Low achievers in schools will receive priority.
       重点将放在学校里的后进生身上。
    2. ...if there are strikes by unrewarded low performers.
       如果业绩落后、得不到报偿的工人罢工的话
11. ADJ-GRADED （评论）贬低的，轻蔑的
    If you have a low opinion of someone or something, you disapprove of them or dislike them.
    1. The majority of sex offenders have a low opinion of themselves...
       大多数性犯罪者都瞧不起自己。
    2. I have an extremely low opinion of the British tabloid newspapers.
       我对英国小报完全没有好感。
12. ADJ-GRADED 消沉的；消极的
    You can use low to describe negative feelings and attitudes.
    1. We are all very tired and morale is low...
       我们大家都非常疲惫，士气低落。
    2. People had very low expectations.
       人们几乎不抱什么期望。
13. ADJ-GRADED （声音或嗓音）低沉的
    If a sound or noise is low, it is deep.
    1. Then suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently...
       她突然发出一声低沉、憋闷的呻吟，身体开始剧烈地颤抖。
    2. My voice has got so low now I was mistaken for a man the other day on the phone.
       我的声音变得很低沉，以至于前几天在电话里被人误以为是男人。
14. ADJ-GRADED 悄声的；轻声的
    If someone's voice is low, it is quiet or soft.
    1. Her voice was so low he had to strain to catch it.
       她的声音很低，他很费力才听得到。
15. ADJ-GRADED （光线）暗淡的，微弱的
    A light that is low is not bright or strong.
    1. Their eyesight is poor in low light.
       光线很暗时他们视力不佳。
16. ADJ-GRADED （收音机、烤炉、灯光等调节至）低挡的，低强度的
    If a radio, oven, or light is on low, it has been adjusted so that only a small amount of sound, heat, or light is produced.
    1. She turned her little kitchen radio on low...
       她把厨房用小收音机的音量调低。
    2. Buy a dimmer switch and keep the light on low, or switch it off altogether...
       买一个调光开关，把灯光调暗，或者干脆把灯关掉。
    3. Cook the sauce over a low heat until it boils and thickens.
       以小火加热酱汁至其沸腾变浓。
17. ADJ-GRADED 不足的；短缺的；剩余不多的
    If you are low on something or if a supply of it is low, there is not much of it left.
    1. We're a bit low on bed linen...
       我们的被单枕套有点不够了。
    2. World stocks of wheat were getting very low.
       全球小麦储备严重不足。
18. ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的；不开心的
    If you are low, you are depressed.
    1. 'I didn't ask for this job, you know,' he tells friends when he is low.
       “你知道，我可没主动要求要干这份工作，”他情绪低落时会这样跟朋友说。
19. See also: lower
20. PHRASE 使衰弱；使病倒
    If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill.
    1. ...an undiagnosed medical condition that laid him low for months.
       使他病倒了好几个月的未确诊疾病
21. PHRASE 不露面；不引起注意；保持低调
    If you are lying low, you are hiding or not drawing attention to yourself.
    1. Far from lying low, Kuti became more outspoken than ever.
       库蒂不但没暂避风头，而且较以往更加直言不讳。
22. to look high and low → see: high

1. She put it down on the low table
   她把它放在了矮桌上。
2. The country, with its low, rolling hills was beautiful
   这个地区山峦低矮起伏，景色秀丽。
3. The Leisure Center is a long and low modern building.
   休闲中心是一个狭长而低矮的现代建筑。
4. It was late afternoon and the sun was low in the sky
   当时是傍晚时分，太阳低悬于空中。
5. British casualties remained remarkably low
   英国的伤亡人数始终很低。
6. They are still having to live on very low incomes
   他们现在还得靠微薄的收入过日子。
7. The temperature's in the low 40s.
   温度是40度多一点。
8. She refused to promote Colin above the low rank of 'legal adviser'.
   她拒绝把科林由“法律顾问”这一低级别往上提。
9. The dollar fell to a new low.
   美元跌至新低。
10. She selected a low gear and started down the track carefully.
    她选了低速挡小心翼翼地沿小径下行。
11. The inquiry team criticises staff at the psychiatric hospital for the low standard of care.
    调查小组批评该精神病院的员工护理水平低劣。
12. They look for foods that are low in calories.
    他们要找低卡路里的食物。
13. Low achievers in schools will receive priority.
    重点将放在学校里的后进生身上。
14. The majority of sex offenders have a low opinion of themselves
    大多数性犯罪者都瞧不起自己。
15. I have an extremely low opinion of the British tabloid newspapers.
    我对英国小报完全没有好感。
16. We are all very tired and morale is low
    我们大家都非常疲惫，士气低落。
17. People had very low expectations.
    人们几乎不抱什么期望。
18. Then suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently
    她突然发出一声低沉、憋闷的呻吟，身体开始剧烈地颤抖。
19. My voice has got so low now I was mistaken for a man the other day on the phone.
    我的声音变得很低沉，以至于前几天在电话里被人误以为是男人。
20. Her voice was so low he had to strain to catch it.
    她的声音很低，他很费力才听得到。
21. Their eyesight is poor in low light.
    光线很暗时他们视力不佳。
22. She turned her little kitchen radio on low
    她把厨房用小收音机的音量调低。
23. Buy a dimmer switch and keep the light on low, or switch it off altogether
    买一个调光开关，把灯光调暗，或者干脆把灯关掉。
24. Cook the sauce over a low heat until it boils and thickens.
    以小火加热酱汁至其沸腾变浓。
25. We're a bit low on bed linen
    我们的被单枕套有点不够了。
26. World stocks of wheat were getting very low.
    全球小麦储备严重不足。
27. 'I didn't ask for this job, you know,' he tells friends when he is low.
    “你知道，我可没主动要求要干这份工作，”他情绪低落时会这样跟朋友说。
28. Far from lying low, Kuti became more outspoken than ever.
    库蒂不但没暂避风头，而且较以往更加直言不讳。
29. We are running low on drinking water
    我们的饮用水不多了。

adj.

at a low ebb

• 处于低潮；状况不佳
  in a poor state; worse than usual
  1. Morale among teachers is at a low ebb.
     教师的精神面貌不佳。

be brought low

• 失去财富；丧失社会地位
  to lose your wealth or your high position in society

lay sb low

• （伤或病）使感到衰弱
  if sb is laid low by/with an injury or illness, they feel very weak and are unable to do much

the lowest of the low

• 卑鄙小人；道德败坏的人；无足轻重的人
  people who are not respected at all because they are dishonest, immoral or not at all important

a high/low profile

• 惹人 / 不惹人注目；高 / 低姿态
  the amount of attention sb/sth has from the public
  1. This issue has had a high profile in recent months.
     近几个月来，这个议题一直是关注的焦点。
  2. I advised her to keep a low profile for the next few days (= not to attract attention) .
     我建议她未来几天保持低姿态。

adv.

high and low

• 到处；各地
  everywhere
  1. I've searched high and low for my purse.
     我到处找我的钱包。

lie low

• 尽量不引起注意；不露面；不露声色
  to try not to attract attention to yourself

sink so low

sink to sth

• 堕落到这种地步；沉沦到某种程度
  to have such low moral standards that you do sth very bad
  1. Stealing from your friends? How could you sink so low?
     偷到你的朋友头上了？你怎么能堕落到这种地步呢？
  2. I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths.
     我无法相信竟然有人能堕落到这种程度。

stoop so low (as to do sth)

• 卑鄙（或堕落）到…地步
  to drop your moral standards far enough to do sth bad or unpleasant
  1. She was unwilling to believe anyone would stoop so low as to steal a ring from a dead woman's finger.
     她无法相信真有人会龌龊到这种地步，竟然从一个死去的女人手指上偷戒指。

noun

1. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

   Synonym:    first gearfirstlow gear

2. a low level or position or degree
   1. the stock market fell to a new low

3. an air mass of lower pressure
   1. a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow

   Synonym:    depression

verb

1. make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

   Synonym:    moo

adj

1. filled with melancholy and despondency
   1. gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
   2. gloomy predictions
   3. a gloomy silence
   4. took a grim view of the economy
   5. the darkening mood
   6. lonely and blue in a strange city
   7. depressed by the loss of his job
   8. a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
   9. downcast after his defeat
   10. feeling discouraged and downhearted

   Synonym:    gloomygrimbluedepresseddispiriteddown(p)downcastdownhearteddown in the mouthlow-spirited

2. of the most contemptible kind
   1. abject cowardice
   2. a low stunt to pull
   3. a low-down sneak
   4. his miserable treatment of his family
   5. You miserable skunk!
   6. a scummy rabble
   7. a scurvy trick

   Synonym:    abjectlow-downmiserablescummyscurvy

3. literal meanings
   1. low ceilings
   2. low clouds
   3. low hills
   4. the sun is low
   5. low furniture
   6. a low bow

4. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
   1. low prices
   2. the reservoir is low

5. used of sounds and voices

   Synonym:    low-pitched

6. very low in volume
   1. a low murmur
   2. the low-toned murmur of the surf

   Synonym:    low-toned

7. subdued or brought low in condition or status
   1. brought low
   2. a broken man
   3. his broken spirit

   Synonym:    brokencrushedhumbledhumiliated

8. unrefined in character
   1. low comedy

9. no longer sufficient
   1. supplies are low
   2. our funds are depleted

   Synonym:    depleted

10. low or inferior in station or quality
    1. a humble cottage
    2. a lowly parish priest
    3. a modest man of the people
    4. small beginnings

    Synonym:    humblelowlymodestsmall

adv

1. in a low position
   1. the branches hung low