lower

noun

1. the lower of two berths

Synonym: lower berth

verb

1. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Synonym: frownglowerlour

2. make lower or quieter

e.g. turn down the volume of a radio

Synonym: turn downlour

3. set lower

e.g. lower a rating
lower expectations

Synonym: lour

4. cause to drop or sink

e.g. The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir

Synonym: depress

5. move something or somebody to a lower position

e.g. take down the vase from the shelf

Synonym: take downlet downget downbring down

1. （成对物中）下方的，下面的
You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things.

e.g. She bit her lower lip.
她咬了咬下唇。
e.g. ...the lower deck of the bus...
公共汽车的下层

2. 底端的；底部的
You can use lower to refer to the bottom part of something.

e.g. Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back.
用一个小靠垫帮助支撑腰部。
e.g. ...fires which started in the lower part of a tower block.
从塔楼底部开始烧起的大火

3. 较低级的；低等的
You can use lower to refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things.

e.g. Already the awards are causing resentment in the lower ranks of council officers...
奖项已使政务委员会的低层官员们愤愤不平。
e.g. The nation's highest court reversed the lower court's decision...
该国最高法院已推翻了下级法院的判决。

4. （缓慢地）降下，放下
If you lower something, you move it slowly downwards.

e.g. Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave...
两名记者不得不帮忙把灵柩慢慢地放进墓穴中。
e.g. Sokolowski lowered himself into the black leather chair...
索科洛夫斯基缓缓地坐到黑色皮椅上。

5. 降低；减少；减弱
If you lower something, you make it less in amount, degree, value, or quality.

lower的反义词

e.g. The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent...
中央银行已将利率调低了两个百分点。
e.g. This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.
这种药通过黏合肠内的脂肪降低胆固醇水平。

6. 垂下，低下（头或眼睛）
If someone lowers their head or eyes, they look downwards, for example because they are sad or embarrassed.

e.g. She lowered her head and brushed past photographers as she went back inside...
她再次回到里面时低着头，与摄影师擦身而过。
e.g. She lowered her gaze to the hands in her lap.
她低头盯着放在大腿上的双手。

7. 降低，贬低（身份）
If you say that you would not lower yourself by doing something, you mean that you would not behave in a way that would make you or other people respect you less.

e.g. Don't lower yourself, don't be the way they are...
不要自贬身份,不要学他们那样。
e.g. I've got no qualms about lowering myself to Lemmer's level to get what I want.
为得到我想要的东西，我一点都不忌讳把自己降格到跟莱麦尔一样。

8. 压低，放低（声音）
If you lower your voice or if your voice lowers, you speak more quietly.

e.g. The man moved closer, lowering his voice...
那个男子靠上前去，压低了声音。
e.g. His voice lowers confidentially.
他神秘地压低了嗓音。

9. see also: low

1. 低：(edge)边缘: 较低(lower):勾选此项命令,等高线会较低一些. 较高(upper):勾选此项命令,等高线会较高一些. (9) wind(风) 该滤镜在图像中创建水平线以模拟风的动感效果. 它是制作纹理或为文字添加阴影效果时常用的滤镜工具.

2. 低级的：但我对他那些深奥的理论丝毫不感兴趣. 8、我相信比较高级的(higher)动物是由比较低级的(lower)动物进化而来(develop from)的这一学说. 4、委员会成员在新机场最佳选址(location)这一问题上持有不同意见.

3. lower在线翻译

3. 较低：(Edge)边缘: 较低(Lower):勾选此项命令,等高线会较低一些. 较高(Upper):勾选此项命令,等高线会较高一些. (9) Wind(风) 该滤镜在图像中创建水平线以模拟风的动感效果. 它是制作纹理或为文字添加阴影效果时常用的滤镜工具.