释义 |
Verb: lower lowu(r)- Move something or somebody to a lower position
- take down, let down, get down, bring down - Set lower
"lower a rating"; "lower expectations" - lour - Make lower or quieter
- turn down, lour - Cause to drop or sink
- depress Noun: lower lowu(r)- The lower of two berths
- lower berth Verb: lower[2] lawu(r)- Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
- frown, glower, lour Adjective: low (lower,lowest) low- Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
"low prices"; "the reservoir is low" - Literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
"low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" - Very low in volume
"a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf" - low-toned - Unrefined in character
"low comedy" - Used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
- low-pitched - Of the most contemptible kind
"a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak" - abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy - Low or inferior in station or quality
- humble, lowly, modest, small - No longer sufficient
"supplies are low" - depleted - Subdued or brought low in condition or status
"brought low" - broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated - Filled with melancholy and despondency
- gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low-spirited
Derived forms: lowers, lowering, lowered See also: alto, baritone, bass, contemptible, contrabass, contralto, debased, deep, deficient, degraded, degree, dejected, depressed, devalued, double-bass, down, flat-growing, grade, ground-hugging, height, humble, inferior, insufficient, level, little, low-altitude, lowering, low-growing, low-level, low-lying, lowness, lowset, low-set, nether, pitch, reduced, rock-bottom, short, soft, squat, tallness, throaty, under, underslung, unrefined Type of: alter, berth, built in bed, bunk, change, decrease, devalue, displace, grimace, lessen, make a face, minify, modify, move, pull a face Antonym: high, raise Encyclopedia: Low Low, Anthony Low, Quebec Lower Lower, New Jersey |