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pTiHft fil-ra high 5 having a reduced- amount
or not enough of sth
( ) Mftfill, *£Mfill; A A
fill: The reservoir
was low after the long drought. Aft ;£]fj7]cft
filJ7jCftTIft To 0 Our supplies are running low (= we only have a little left). MWiiMnmfcfft % T „ o They
were low on fuel Mlfi<J$fft4ftlk/ft70
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SOUND ft r, 6 not
high; not loud j&ft; /Jn^(Hj;
fift The cello is
lower than the violin. A$l^filj;ft Ertfcft 0 They
were speaking in low voices. (M l ft ft Pirn high
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STANDARD ft/ft 7 below the usual
or expected standard
ft Til# ( WiMWi
) ^7£filJ: students with low marks/ grades in their exams 0 a low standard
of living^ Tkftft
033 high
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STATUS itk ft 8 below other
people or things in import
ance or status jftfW; Ik
M ; ft# W: low forms of life (= creatures with a very simple
structure) ft^F^^J 0 jobs with low status fft A Ik ft ft T fillIH Ik o
Training was given a very low priority. 7
0##:^filJlk
to o the lower classes of society 033 high
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DEPRESSED M:i< 9 weak
or depressed; with very little
energy 033 ft!; M^filJ;
iStfrftll; Aft tT^ fill EEE3 down : I’m feeling really low. MMfe'iWf&iRo o They were in low spirits. AST
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OPINION # ?/ 10 [usually before
noun] not very good 7
(ft; H EEEI poor : She has a very low opinion of her own
abilities. Mikh i BfillffeA^ll^o 033 high
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NOT HONEST 4' ilk'/-. 11 (of
a person A) not honest
AJEltfiU BDC1 disreputable: He mixes with some pretty low types. •^E^'FKJK)AJPrj&&—fe0
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LIGHT Mk 12 not bright Hfj&fil];
fill H33 dim : The
lights were low and romance was in the air. AT A Bp
m,
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IN VEHICLE ftilX K 13 if a
vehicle is in low gear, it travels at a slower speed in relation to the speed
of the engine ft
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PHONETICS iff ft V 14 {phonetics
i£#) = OPEN adj.{ 19)
IETO1 at a low 'ebb in a
poor state; worse than usual 7 ft A#: Morale among teachers is at a low
ebb. ik jjTp fill S ffi 7 fi 0 be brought 'low (old- fashioned) to
lose your wealth or your high position in society ft A MU; i^ftfft^lkft lay sb 'low if sb
is laid low by/with
an injury or illness, they feel very weak and are unable to do much ( the
.lowest
of the 'low people who are not respected at all because they are
dishonest, immoral or not at all important j£SPAA; itfgJ&AfiUA;
— more at profile n.
m adv. (lower,
low est)
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NOT HIGH 7ft 1 in or into a low
position, not far above the ground ft ; fa T ;• A iftJ: to crouch/bend low
8g T; 0 a plane flying low over the town ft M rjT ± A
ft 7 ft ft fi<]
ftftil 0 low-flying aircraft I$lftWlll O The sun sank lower towards
the horizon. A PB $T iff
Ilflo
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NEAR BOTTOM 2 in or into a position near the
bottom of sth Sfl W ft 1: ; fa J£SP: a
window set
low in the wall Hf a W ft 0 The candles were burning low.
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LEVEL 7jC:T 3
(especially in compounds ftfflTj&HfcjL'n is]) at a level below what is
usual or expected fftTii#
( M ffl H )
fill 7jc 7 : low-priced goods ft ft fSi fip 0 a low-powered PC
[ftft tb AfeS^i 0 a very
low-scoring
game #4MSft fill \)CM
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SOUND ft ft 4 not
high; not loudly ft Ik; /Js ft Ik: He’s singing an octave lower than the
rest of us.
0 Can you turn the music lower— you’ll wake
the baby. S'JfE^Tlft
ITo s
fTiTTCl see high adv., lie1 v., sink v., stoop v.
mnoun
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LEVEL/VALUE ft ft ; ft {ft 1 a low
level or point; a low
figure ft/KTs ftA; ftUt
S : The yen has fallen to an all-time low against the dollar. 0 tfcftBE£M
ftffijfillftfto 0 The
temperature reached a record low in
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DIFFICULT TIME *Mi)f MW 2 a
very difficult time in sb’s
life or career ( —
£^PftkftfilJ ) ftft: The
break-up of her
marriage marked an all-time low in her
life. +
HMo
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WEATHER X ft 3 an area of low
pressure in the atmosphere ft ft £fc [X.: Another low is moving in from the
Atlantic. &- -ftftftJEEIEyAftW^jIfto 033 high
*verb [V] (literary)
when a cow lows, it makes a deep sound ( ft ) BftBftOH
HnMOO 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 WSJEft ( , ftfS^filJ )
ft; 0 jU ft ft: He
lowballed the cost of the project in order to obtain federal funding. Ilk
AT IHI^@®I^ftf&o 033 highball , low-’ bom adj. (old-fashioned
or formal) having parents who are members of a low social class 033
HIGH-BORN
low-brow /‘laubrau;
NAmE 'lou-/ adj. (usually disapproving) having no
connection with or interest in serious artistic or cultural ideas A M
W 033 highbrow — compare middlebrow
low-cal (also lo-cal)
/.lau ‘kael; NAmE ,lou/ adj. (informal) (of food
and drink # 7K7 jft containing
very few
calories j&fti&Mift;
.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 f&fSt
mmmnms)
low- class adj. 1 of
poor quality % £ (ft ; fg; gf 2 connected with a low social class fill;
TMfti^-filJ 033 high-class the ’
.low-'cut adj. (of dresses etc.
iTAtfft) with the top very low so that you can see the neck and the top of the
chest^nftjmfiA mmnmm 'low-down
adj., noun
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adj. [only before
noun] (informal) not fair or honest ft ft IE fill; TM^fill; ^iffi^J HTH mean : What
a dirty, low-down trick! g / Miff., ft A
fi&ftffi!
mnoun the
low-down [sing.] - on (sb/sth) {informal)
the true facts about sb/sth, especially those considered most important to know
Jane gave me the low-down on the other guests at the
party. f^ftftTHcm^±^lkA^fi^»^'lfiao.
‘low-end adj.
[usually before noun] at the cheaper end of a range of similar products ( ftpp
) ftfSfiiJ, fA fift lower1 /’laua(r); NAmE
‘lou-/ adj., verb — see also lower2
madj. [only before noun] 1 located
below sth else, especially sth of the same type, or the other of a pair ( A
) TffifiU. T'ft
fill: the lower
deck of a ship Ift fitl~F ^ fe o His lower lip trembled. llkfillTMAWMo 2 at or near the bottom of sth A/j!§Pfi!!;
jfi/fenPfil): the mountain’s lower slopes |JL| 3 (of a place Ik A)
located towards the coast, on low ground or towards the south of an area
||#lftfi!j; jftftfift fa ^ fift the lower reaches of the
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verb 1 to let or make
sth/sb go down I#
T : [VN] He had to
lower his head to get through the door, ftk Eft'll
Mii if ift o o She lowered her newspaper and looked around. M tik
^ K T M 7 ir „ 0
They lowered him down the cliff on a rope. fM"]ffl£% 5t4E
033 raise 2 to reduce sth or to become less in value, quality,
etc. M ft; IftflS: [VN] He
lowered his voice to a whisper, ftk ft
f ft s tB 'fft itk iA o o This drug is used to lower blood pressure, is
# ft T IftjfilJEEo o [V] Her voice lowered as she spoke. Mk -
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—ftJEEiliTiSHF. 033RAISE
ftm
lower yourself (by doing sth) (usually used in negative sentences ®
AftTft/Efa) to behave in a way