lows

英 [ləʊz]

美 [loʊz]

n.  低水平; 低点; 低数目; (一生或事业中的)艰难时期，低谷; 低气压区
v.  (牛)哞哞叫
low的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （高度）低的，矮的
  Something that islowmeasures 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。
• ADJ-GRADED （位置）低的，近地面的，近底部的
  If something islow, 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
• ADJ-GRADED 水位低的；水浅的
  When a river islow, 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
• ADJ-GRADED （数量）少的，接近等级下限的
  You can uselowto indicate that something is small in amount or that it is at the bottom of a particular scale. You can use phrases such asin the low 80sto 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。
• ADJ-GRADED （地位）低微的，低下的
  Lowis 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。
• N-COUNT 低点；最低点
  If something reaches alowof 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。
• 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 alowgear, 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。
• ADJ-GRADED （质量或标准）低的，差的
  If the quality or standard of something islow, 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
• ADJ-GRADED 成分少的；含量低的
  If a food or other substance islow ina 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. Lowis 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 落后的；后进的
  If you describe someone such as a student or a worker as alowachiever, 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
• ADJ-GRADED （评论）贬低的，轻蔑的
  If you have alowopinion 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 消沉的；消极的
  You can uselowto 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。
• ADJ-GRADED （声音或嗓音）低沉的
  If a sound or noise islow, 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 悄声的；轻声的
  If someone's voice islow, 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。
• ADJ-GRADED （光线）暗淡的，微弱的
  A light that islowis not bright or strong.
  1. Their eyesight is poor in low light.
     光线很暗时他们视力不佳。
• 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 onlow, 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 不足的；短缺的；剩余不多的
  If you arelow onsomething or if a supply of it islow, 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的；不开心的
  If you arelow, 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。
• See also:lower
• PHRASE 使衰弱；使病倒
  If a disease or illnesslaysyoulow, 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
• PHRASE 不露面；不引起注意；保持低调
  If youare 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。
• tolook high and low→ see:high

双语例句

• In his biography, he describes the highs and lows of his singing career.
  他在传记中描述了自己歌唱事业的起起伏伏。
• Interest rates on US, German and UK government bonds have fallen to all-time lows.
  美国、德国和英国的国债利率都已跌至历史最低水平。
• Stripped of currency and inflation risk, interest rates in the southern countries plunged to unprecedented lows.
  除去货币和通胀方面的风险，南部成员国的的利率也跌到了历史新低。
• But hopes revived swiftly, and the decade ended with Brics and oil both more than double their lows.
  但希望很快又复苏了，在这十年结束之际，油价与金砖四国股市均较它们的低点上涨了1倍多。
• Leading Asian stock markets, excluding China, fell yesterday, with Japanese stocks closing near four-month lows.
  除中国以外，亚洲各大股市昨日纷纷下跌，日本股市收盘接近4个月来的低点。
• Government bond yields in some markets came off the lows of recent days.
  一些市场的国债收益率脱离了近日的低点。
• Do you know today's new highs and lows in the stock market?
  你知道今天证券市场上新的最高和最低行情吗？
• That was bad news for house prices, still barely off their 2009 lows.
  这对仍未脱离2009年低点的房价来说是个坏消息。
• With the yen nearing five-year lows against the American dollar this week, such trades may well continue.
  本周，日圆兑美元接近五年来的最低，套息交易可以很好地持续。
• It also hit record lows against the euro and the Swiss franc.
  此外，美元兑欧元以及瑞士法郎的比价也都创下新低。