lower的意思是：adj.低的；下级的；下层的；v.降低；减弱；跌落。lower的词语用法是v.(动词)lower的基本意思是“降低”“使跌落”,引申可表示“削弱”“减弱”。lower oneself的意思是“降低身份”。lower副词:loweringly；异体字:lour；过去式:lowered/loured；过去分词:lowered/loured；现在分词:lowering/louring；第三人称单数:lowers/lours。
一、详尽释义点此查看lower的详细内容
二、英英释义
"take down the vase from the shelf"
"lower a rating"
"lower expectations"
"turn down the volume of a radio"
"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
三、词典解释
1.（成对物中）下方的，下面的
You can uselower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things.
e.g. She bit herlower lip.
她咬了咬下唇。
e.g. ...thelower deck of the bus...
公共汽车的下层
2.底端的；底部的
You can uselower to refer to the bottom part of something.
e.g. Use a small cushion to help give support to thelower back.
用一个小靠垫帮助支撑腰部。
e.g. ...fires which started in thelower 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 uselower to refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things.
e.g. Already the awards are causing resentment in thelower 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 thelower 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 youlower something, you move it slowly downwards.
e.g. Two reporters had to helplower 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 youlower 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 someonelowers 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 notlower 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'tlower 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 youlower your voice or if your voicelowers, 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
四、例句
The publisher paid his hacks low.
出版商付给他雇佣的文人很低的费用。
He because of bashful but low head.
他因羞愧而低下了头。
The lower level is subordinate to the higher level.
下级服从上级。
He belongs to the lower middle class.
他来自中产阶级下层。
Tramps are in a low stratum of society.
流浪汉生活在社会的下层。
Don't lower yourself by asking him for help.
不要向他求助以免降低身分。
The meat will scorch if you don't lower the gas.
如果你不把煤气调小一点，肉就要焦了。
Speak to her? I'd never lower myself.
跟她说话？我可不自贬人格。
Can you lower those bright lights a little?
你能把那些灯的亮度减弱一点吗?
Examinations also lower the standards of teaching.
考试也使教学水平降低。
五、常用短语
We're ready for the lifeboats—lower away !
救生艇准备完毕——下水!
The stocks lowered in value.
股票跌价。
The sun lowers in the west.
太阳从西边落下。
lower sb/sth in sthHis arrogance lowered him in her estimation.
他的妄自尊大降低了他在她心目中的位置。
While they both smile I lowered my head in pride and shyness.
当他们俩都笑了的时候,我骄傲而不好意思地低下了头。
He would never lower himself by taking bribes.
他绝不会受贿而降低品格。
I hope you wouldn't lower yourself by cheating in the examination.
我希望你不会在考试中作弊而降低你的人格。
lower oneself to-vI hope you wouldn't lower yourself to cheat in the examination.
我希望你考试不要作弊,别干失身份的事。
六、经典引文
The water escapes..until the level of C has been lowered to that of B.
出自：D. Lardner七、词义辨析
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