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含量低的纸烟 f*I?3 high 5 having a reduced- amount or not enough of sth (数量等）减少的，缩减的；不足 的：77ie reservoir was tow obiter the Zong drought.久旱 之后水库的水位下降了。◊ Our suppiies are running tow (=we only have a little left)•我们韌供给品快用完了。◊ 77iey were tow on负d.他们的燃料快耗尽了。

►                SOUND ' 6 not high; not loud 低声的；小声的；轻声 的：77ie ceHo is Zovrn* than the vioHn. A提琴的声音比小 提琴低沉。◊ They were speaking in 〖ow voices.他彳丨']在被 声 iH EGQhi<3H

►                STANDARD 标准 7 below the usual or expected standard 低于通常（或期望）标准的：students with tow marfo/ grades in their exams 考试得分低的学生◊ a 〖ow stcmctard o/Hvi叫生活水平低EH3 high

►                STATUS 地代■ 8 below other people or things in import­ance or status 低 下的； 次 要的； 低等的 ： 〖ow /orms 〇/ Zf/e (= creatures with a very simple structure)危等生_

◊                  jobs with Zow status 社会地位I®下的职业◊ Training was given a ve/y〖owpriority.培训被摆&了非常次要的地 位。◊ the tower dasses 〇/ society 下层社会 m3 high

►.DEPRESSED 沮丧 9 weak or depressed; with very little energy虚弱的；沮丧的；消沉的；无精打采的H33 down： J’m/eeiing reaHy tow•我现在很消沉。◊ They were in iovv spi'rifcs•他们精神不振。

►                OPIN丨ON 看逆 10 [usually before noun] not very good 不 好的；差的 poor： She has a very low opinion of her own abilities.她认为自己的能力很差。BQQ high

►                NOT HONEST 彳、'诚汐：11 (of a person 人）not honest 不诚 实；不正直的 H7?l disreputable： He mixes with some pretty types.他和一些不，三不四的人厮混在一起。

►                LIGHT光线12 not bright暗淡的；微弱的0〇3 dim : The lights were low and romance was in the air.

淡，弥漫着浪漫情调。

►                IN VEHICLE 交通工具 13 if a vehicle is in low gear, it travels at a slower speed in relation to the speed of the engine低速挡的

►                 PHONETICS 语朽〗14 (p/7〇nef/a 语音）=OPEN      (19) ITiTOl at a low 'ebb in a poor state; worse than usual 处 ■'于低潮；状况不佳：Moraie among teachers is at a Zow ebb•義师釦精神面貌不佳。bebrought_low(o/£/- fashioned) to lose your wealth or your high position in society矣去财富；丧失社会地位lay sb low if sb is laid low by/with an injury or illness, they feel very weak and are unable to do much (伤命病,丨使感到衰弱the .lowest of the 'low people who are not respected at all because they are dishonest, immoral or not at all important卑鄙小人；道德败坏的人；无足轻重的人 —more at profile n.

m adv. (lower, low est)

►                NOT HIGH 不高 1 in or into a low position, not far above the ground 低：向下;_ 不髙：to crouc/i/bendZow 蹲 ’下；俯身◊ a pkrne flying Zoiv over the town 在城市上方 低空飞行的飞机◊ Z〇w-_/7ying aircra/t低空飞行沾飞玩

◊                  I7ie sun .stmfc Zower towards the horizon. ■太阳渐渐 西沉。

►                NEAR BOTTOM 接近底部 2 in or into a position near the bottom of sth会靠近…底部的位置；向…底部：a window set 〖oiv in the waH 窗台低的窗户◊ 77ie candZes were burning Zou/•蜡烛快点完了。

►                LEVEL 水平 3 (especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合 词）at a level Selow what is usual or expected 撼于通常

(或期望）的水平：Zow-prfced goods低价备品◊ a low-powered PC       〇 a very low-scoring

game得分很低的比赛

►                SOUND 卢音 4 not high; not loudly 低声地；小声地：

He’s si'ngfng an octave Zower than the rest 〇/ us:他唱的 比我们其他人都低八度。◊ Can you turn the music tower— you7i wafce the baby.能不能地音乐放小点，别把孩子吵 醒了。        ：

r»CT see high adv., lie1 v., sink v., stoop v.

mnoun

►                LEVEL/VALUE 水平.；价值 1 a low level or.point; .a low figure 低水平；低点；低数目：rhe yen has/aHen to an all-time low against the dollar. 0

空前的低点。◊ The temperature reached a recorcHou/ in iondontetnight.昨晚伦敦的气温降到了有记录以来的最 低点。◊ TTie governmentVjpOjpuZarity has hit a new Zow. 政府的声望降到了一个新的低点。

          DIFF丨CULT T丨ME 艰难时期 2 a very difficult time in sb’s life or career (—生或事业中的）艰难时期，低谷：TTie break-up of her marriage marked an all-time low in her

Zi/e.她婚姻的破裂标志着她进入了一生中空前艰难的 时期。

►                WEATHER 天气 3 an area of low pressure in the atmos­phere 低气 压区： Another low is moving in from the Artcmtic•另--个低气压区正从大西洋逼近。0333 high

mverb [V] (literary) when a cow lows, it makes a deep sound (牛）眸眸叫 HTImoo low-ball /'lauboil; NAmE 'lou-/ verb [VN] [NAmE, informal) to deliberately make an estimate of the cost, value, etc. of sth that is too low有意压低（成本、价值等的）估 价；虚报低价：He towbaiied the cost 〇/ the project i'n order to obtain/edernZ        •他为了得 _ 联邦资助而故

意压低项目的成本价格。EQ3 highball 丨 low-’born       (o/e/-/as/?/onec/ or/omw/) having parents

who are members of a low social class 出身低微 W r*nu HIGH-BORN

low-brow /'leubrau; NAmE 'lou-/ adj. (usually disap­proving) having no connection with or interest in serious artistic or cultural ideas 无艺术文化修养的；对 艺术文化无兴趣的 PTin highbrow — compare middle­brow

low-cal (also lo-cal) /.lau 'kael; NAmE ,k>u/ adj. {informal) (of food and drink ★物和铁料）containing very few CALORIES低卡路里的；低热量的 ,Low 'Church adj. connected with the part of the Anglican Church that considers priests and the trad­itional forms and ceremonies of the Anglican Church to be less important than personal faith and worship 低教 会派的（圣公会的一派，认为牧师和宗教仪式不如个人的 信仰和崇拜重要）

,low-‘class <7办 1 〇f P〇〇r quality 低劣的；低级的 2 connected with a low social class 社会地位低下的； 下层社会的pm HIGH-CLASS the 'Low Countries noun [pi.] the region of Europe which consists of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (used especially in the past)低地国家（包 括荷兰、比利时和卢森堡，尤用于旧时）

,low-丨cut 〇办（of dresses etc.连衣裙等)with the top very low so that you can see the neck and the top of the chest领口开得低的；袒胸露颈的 'low-down adj., noun

madj. [only before noun] {informal) not fair or honest 正的；方:诚实的；欺诈的HTTl mean： What a dirty, Zow-down tricfc/多么肮脏、卑劣的伎俩！

◊                  now/i the low-down [sing.]〜on (sb/sth) (/'/i/orwfl/) the true facts about sb/sth, especially those considered most important to know真|目；（尤指）重要事实： Jane gave me the low-down on the other guests at the party.简告诉了我聚会上其他来宾的真实情况。

low-end [usually'before noun] at the cheaper end of a range of similar products (产品）低档的，低端的 垂owei*1 /’l9ua(r);      _lou-/ 〇〇[/.，verfc — see also lower2

uadj. [only before noun] 1 located below sth else, espe­cially sth of the same type, or the other of a pair (尤 指位于同类物品或成对物品中另一个的）下面的，下方 的：the km/er deck 〇/ a s/iip 船的下甲板◊ His knver Hp tremWed•他的下唇在颤抖。2 at or near the bottom .of sth 在底部的；近底部的：the mountain’s iowersZopes 山 麓斜坡 3 (of a place 地方〉located towards the coast, on low ground or towards tiie south of an area 朝海岸知； 低桂的；向南的：the tower reaches 〇/ the Me尼索^的 ■T游 EEQ upper

◊                  verA 1 to let or make sth/sb go down 把…放低；使…降 '下[VN] ffe had to lower his head to get through the door.他得低头才能过这道门。◊ She Zowered her news- paper antHoo/ced aroimd.她放低报纸往四下看了看。◊ 77iey Zowered /u’m down the cZi^on a rope•他们角绳索把 他遠下悬崖。EB3 raise 2 to reduce sth or to become less in value, quality, etc..减少；缩小；降低：.[VN] ffe lowered his voice to a whisper.

◊ 77ifs drug is used to Zower Wood pressure•这种药用于 降血压。◊ [V] Her voice Zovvered as she spofce.她一边说 一边压低了嗓音。CBQraise

ITHBil lower yourself (by doing sth) (usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句).:to behave in a way