that makes other
people respect you less § B 6k;# {jf; g lEAfr S5G3 demean: I wouldn’t lower
myself by working for him. g B6k#f#AAf&XfF0
—
more at sight
n., temperature
lower2
(also lour) /'laua(r)/ verb [V] (literary) (of the
sky or clouds X^i&X) to be dark and threatening ^
iS A; — see also lower1
.lower
'case noun [u] (technical A ilf) (in
printing and writing CpHlJjilfi^) small letters The text is
all in lower case. JH A —
W X A M ^ o 0 lower-case letters — compare capital
adj.{2),
upper case
the
.lower classes noun [pi]
(also the .lower class [sing.]) the
groups of people who are considered to have the lowest social status and who
have less money and/or power than other people in society T Hr At A;
At
Ai&fvf&T 6k WtM ►
, lower 1 class adj.: The new bosses were condemned as ‘too lower class’. iA S It X X Af fa M X “M&Afft” o 0
a lower-class accent P If
—
compare upper
class
.lower
'house (also .lower 'chamber) noun [sing.] the larger
group of people who make laws in a country, usually consisting of elected
representatives, such as the House of Commons in Britain or the House of
Representatives in the US ( MB ) X, f SKi ( its ) — compare upper
house
the .lower 'orders noun [pi.] {old-fashioned) people who are
considered to be less important because they belong to groups with a lower
social status X Hit A ' lower school noun a school, or the
classes in a school, for younger students, usually between the ages of 11 and
14 11 M 14
#£fif ) — compare upper
school .lowest
.common de’nominator noun 1 {NAmE usually least
common de nominator) (mathematics fj() the smallest
number that the bottom numbers of a group of fractions
can be divided into exactly ft >J\ A## 2 (NAmE also .least
.common de'nominator) (disapproving) something that is simple enough to seem interesting
to, or to be understood by, the highest number of people in a particular group;
the sort of people who are least intelligent or accept sth that is of low
quality A fk ft 6k X H; iff MA: The school syllabus seems
aimed at the lowest common denominator.
X6ko
.lowest
.common 'multiple (NAmE usually least
.common 'multiple) noun {mathematics $&) the smallest number that a group of numbers
can be divided into exactly ft/MMS#:
,low-'fat adj. [usually before noun] containing
only a very small amount of fat fl£Jjtf)ftj6k ,low-'grade adj. [usually before noun] 1 of low
quality ji lt 6k; A
it 6k 2 {medical IS) of
a less serious type X AntW; a low-grade infection
.low-1
impact adj. [usually before noun] 1 involving
movements that do not put a lot of stress on the body ( sfrf£
) fKAJSfft. low-impact
aerobics f&3M
J2 not
causing very many problems or changes, especially in the environment (, )
XffifbP[«lA&k: low-impact tourism
,
low-'key adj. not intended to
attract a lot of attention f& 6k; X AS M 6k: Their wedding was a very
low-key affair. fMl6kmA‘#ftMo
low-land /'lauland;
NAmE 'lou-/ adj., noun m adj. [only before noun] connected
with an area of land that is fairly flat and not very high above sea level f&ttfe 6k — compare
highland adj.
• noun [pi.,
U] an area of land that is fairly flat and not very high above sea level jftflk: the
lowlands of
—
compare highlander(I)
.low-'level
adj. [usually before noun] 1 close
to the ground M ffi Iff 6k ; ff£ 6k: low-level
bombing attacks ft A? ft ft ttr 2 of low rank;
involving people of
1205
junior rank ft A $J 6k ; ft] Wt 6k : a low-level job ft A |R fv o
low-level
negotiations ft ^ 6k ft XJ 3 not
containing much of a particular substance especially radioactivity ( X Ah Ik 14 ) # it ft 6k : low-level radioactive waste AftlAftft 6kftA4 4 {computing if) (of a computer
language if % All
ft g) similar to machine code in
form ^ftlAJlf^6k;
ftft6k EGQ high-level 'low life noun [U] the life and
behaviour of people who are outside normal society, especially criminals X M
At £6kXf£AArX; A±6kXiftMX ►'low-life
adj.: a low-life bar
At£-iS}?S£il6kMlll2 low-lights /‘laulaits; NAmE 'lool-/ noun [pi.] areas of hair that
have been made darker than the rest, with the use of a chemical substance M&$$^6k^AnMv — compare
HIGHLIGHTS at HIGHLIGHT n.{2) lowly /‘lauli; NAmE 'looli/
adj. (low lier,
lowliest) (often humorous) low in status or importance ife {±L 1ft 6k; XJt ^6k;
A/5A£li6k BOG!] humble,
obscure .low-'lying
adj. (of land ± Jfk)
not high, and usually fairly flat ft 6k ; ftX6k
low-'mainten-ance
adj. not needing much attention or effort XMMW ( US 3* A ) 6k; ft£tMX6k: a low-maintenance
garden X At X 14 fl 6k AS 0 GH3 high-maintenance
, low-' paid adj. earning or providing very
little money # ^
A6k; Aft PI ft 6k: low-paid workers A£ft/>6kXA 0 It is
one of the lowest-paid jobs. if$ft|ft7Kftft6k—#?Riko
.low-'pitched adj. (of sounds /£•#)
deep; low ft#i6k; ftft
6k: a low-pitched voice ft X 6k ^ A EH2
high- pitched
'low point noun the
least interesting, enjoyable or worst part of sth ft A® 6k H1Xkf$# 022 high
POINT
.low 'pressure noun [u] 1
the condition of air, gas or liquid that is kept in a container with little
force ( HW ) fficBE: Water supplies
to the house are at low pressure. ^^■A6k^7K7jcj±'fft0 2 a
condition of the air which affects the weather when the pressure is lower than
average ( ®B|q]AA6k ) f&AJEE — compare high pressure
.low-'profile adj. [only before
noun] receiving or involving very little attention >Fij|Ai£S6k;
XMBS 6k; jM6k; fft^&6k: a low-profile campaign ^31A 'li. S
6kfeSk — see also profile n.
.low-'ranking adj.
junior; not very important A $1] 6k; fv*Xfi^6k: a
low-rankingofficer/official KWt
/ 'g'M EH3 HIGH-RANKING
.low-1 rent adj. {especially
NAmE) of poor quality or low social status AM 6k ; At ^ ftk jv 6k : her low-rent boyfriend 6kMlflA
,low-reso'lution
(also lo-res, low-res /.lau 'rez; NAmE
,lou/) adj. (of a photograph or an image on a computer or television
screen M if ^ ft J®
> X
'low-rise adj. [only
before noun] (of a building H^^) low, with only a few floors jf M A 6k ; M 6k :
low-rise housing ►
'low-rise noun —compare high-
rise
.low-’risk adj. [usually
before noun] involving only a small amount of danger and little risk of injury,
death, damage, etc. fffc 6k safe : a low-risk invest
ment M ft o low-risk
patients (= who are very unlikely to get a particular illness) B. ^ Jl
W- (ft 6k ^Fj A EH3 high-risk
'low season (also 'off
season) noun [U, sing.] {especially BrE)
the time of year when a hotel or tourist area receives fewest visitors ( iME6k ) E32
HIGH SEASON
.low 'slung adj. very
low and close to the ground
6k; ttifiif!lffi6k
.low-'tech (also .lo-’tech)
adj. {informal) not involving the most modem technology
or methods Aft: lift ft ft ( WXfk ) 6k EH2 high-tech