| 单词 | low point |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslow point low point n. the worst state of, or lowest level reached by, something; the nadir; (also) the least interesting, enjoyable, commendable, etc., part or moment of something; frequently, esp. in early use, with of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition > low condition or low point > lowest point low tide1608 low-water mark1651 falla1662 perigee1662 low point1749 bathos1759 nadir1793 pessimism1794 zero1821 bed-rock1883 rock-bottom1885 ultima Thule1976 1749 tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (ed. 2) II. i. xvii. 96 It is better the valiant should rise to the high pitch of temerity, than sink to the low point of cowardice. 1758 Polit. Touch-stone 39 Why are the Dutch in such a low point of reputation? Because the polite arts are not encouraged amongst them. 1803 Monthly Reg. Aug. 204 The marine of France is..at a low point, but her army is immense. 1836 London Rev. Jan. 292 It is..the main cause why the state of intellect, of morals, and of taste, is in this country at the low point at which..it remains. 1932 J. S. Huxley Probl. Relative Growth iii. 87 Here the low point of growth, or ‘negative growth-centre’, is also in the merus. 1959 H. Weintraub A. Furuseth xii. 190 A low point was reached in 1925 when K. N. Nolan,..secretary-treasurer.., suddenly disappeared with almost $4,000 in union funds. 1987 W. Greider Secrets of Temple i. i. 14 Jimmy Carter's political popularity had reached a dangerous low point. 2012 Independent 26 Sept. 7/1 A morning whose low point was a speech of heroic dreariness. < as lemmas |
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