| 单词 | lower-priced |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslower-priced C1. Uses of the adverb to form comparative adjectives corresponding to compounds of low adv., as lower-paid, lower-priced, lower-ranking, etc. ΚΠ 1595 W. Jones tr. G. B. Nenna Nennio i. f. 20v This man [had] one eie greater then his fellowe, that other one eie lower set then another. 1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad v. xxix. 101 I bid them shew him lower prized Things. 1785 W. Marshall Planting & Ornamental Gardening 317 The Portugal Laurel is a lower-growing tree than the former [sc. the Common Laurel]. 1850 Economist 2 Mar. 229/1 The higher taxed country undersells the lower taxed country. 1893 Econ. Jrnl. 3 93 The better-paid labour of the Northern States is cheaper than the lower-priced labour of the South. 1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) xiii. 279 Milch cows were allowed first access to the fresh growth, followed by lower-yielding cows. 1947 D. N. Davies in P. I. Smith Pract. Plastics viii. 98 (caption) The lower-boiling or more volatile liquids..are boiled off and condensed first. 1972 Guardian 24 Nov. 10/1 Lower-paid hospital workers are resorting to a series of unofficial strikes. 1975 Times 11 Jan. 7/6 Show a minimum by bidding Two Hearts or a near minimum by bidding Two Diamonds (a lower ranking suit). 1994 Wall St. Jrnl. 28 Nov. a1/5 We have an increasing pool of lower-skilled labor. < as lemmas |
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