中文翻译与英英解释 | adj.
1.低的；浅的，矮的。 low flight 低飞。 a low temperature 低温。 low tide [water] 低潮。 The glass is low. 水银柱降低了。 The water is low. 水浅了。
2.卑下的；低等的，地位低的。 a low fellow 下流人。 a man of low birth [origin] 出身低微的人。 low forms of life 下等动物。
3.粗野的，无教养的，下流的。 a low style of writing 粗俗的文体。low tastes 低级趣味。 low tricks 卑鄙手段。
4.(价值等)低廉的，低下的；(数量)少的。 low cost 低成本。 sell at a low price 廉价出售。 a low opinion of 对…评价不高。
5.消沉的，虚弱的；无精神的。 be low in spirits ＝ be in low spirits 无精打采。 feel low情绪低落。 in a low state of health 健康状态不佳。
6.倒下的，已死的，埋葬了的。 The great man is low. 那个伟人已经去世。
7.(饮食等)粗劣的，没有营养的。 a low diet 简陋的食物。
8.近年的；时期较近的。 an event of a lower date 近期发生的事件。 relics of low antiquity 近古代的遗物。
9.低调的，低音的，(发音时)舌位放低的。 a low vowel 低母音。 speak in a low voice 低声说话。
10.〔L-〕 【宗教】(英国)低教派的，低教会的。
11.低速的。 a low gear 【机械工程】低速档。
12.〔英国〕低年级的。
13.【气象学】气压低的。 a low area 低气压区域。 low cloud ceiling 低云幕。
14.不足的，快枯竭的，缺钱的。 be low in (one's) pocket 口袋里无钱。 be low on ammunition 军火供应不足。 low morale 士气沮丧。
15.(衣服)低领的，袒胸露颈的。
短语和例子
a low dress 低领衣，袒胸衣[妇女夜礼服]。
adv.
1.低；低矮；在低处；往下地。 located low on the slope of a hill. 位处山坡低处。 bow low深深地鞠躬。 hit low朝下部打。 The candles are burning low. 蜡烛快点完[已很短]。 The sands are running low. 沙漏里的沙愈来愈低，时间快完；寿命将尽。
2.地位低下地，卑下地，卑劣地。 fall low堕落。
3.价格[价值]低；程度[能力]低。 buy sth. low廉价买得某物。
4.低声地，以低音调。 I cannot get (down) so low. 我不能发那么低的声音。 talk low小声谈话。
5.收入低；生活水平低。 live low过穷苦日子。
6.晚近。
短语和例子
I find it as low as the 18th century. 我发现近在18世纪也有。 bring low使减少；使跌落；使恶化。 lay low 打倒，砍倒(树木)；杀死；埋。 lie low 1. 蹲着，倒地不起，死。 2. 〔口语〕隐匿；潜伏。 play it low (down) upon 卑鄙地对待，歧视。 run low 减少。
n.
1.(汽车等的)低速；低速齿轮。 put it in low放第一挡[低速挡]。
2.低气压区。
3.〔常pl.〕低地。
4.(竞赛的)最低分数；得分最低的人；最小王牌。
n.
-ness
vi.,vt.
(牛)哞哞地叫；哞哞地；(牛叫似地)说(forth).
n.
牛叫声，哞。
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| literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
| | less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
| | used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
同义词：low-pitched,
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| filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
同义词：gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low-spirited,
| | of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"
同义词：abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy,
| | very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"
同义词：low-toned,
| | subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
同义词：broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated,
| | unrefined in character; "low comedy"
| | no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"
同义词：depleted,
| | low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
同义词：humble, lowly, modest, small,
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| in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"
| | in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"
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| make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
同义词：moo,
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| the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
同义词：first gear, first, low gear,
| | a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"
| | an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
同义词：depression,
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例句与用法 | 1. | By evening i was in low spirits again .
到晚上我的情绪又消沉下来了。
| | 2. | He 's in low water now , being out of job .
现在他失业了，手头很紧。
| | 3. | Millikan used a value about 1% too low .
密立根所用的值大约偏低1。
| | 4. | She looked at the lower part of the carriages .
她凝视着车厢的下面。
| | 5. | The small lower hole is that for the injector .
下方小洞用于装喷嘴。
| | 6. | The lower level is subordinate to the higher level .
下级服从上级。
| | 7. | I have searched high and low for my lost pen .
我到处寻找丢失的钢笔。
| | 8. | Marks at the lower end need to be leveled up .
低的一端分数需提高。
| | 9. | His mother's lower lip was coming at him .
他母亲的下嘴唇向他撇来。
| | 10. | The branches bent low with ripened fruits .
成熟的果实压弯了树枝。
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