low
adjective
uk/ləʊ/us/loʊ/lowadjective(NOT HIGH)
B1
notmeasuringmuch from thebaseto thetop:
低的；矮的a lowfence矮栅栏
having a small distance from the bottom to the top
- lowThe garden was surrounded by a low hedge.
- shortHe's much shorter than I thought.
- shallowStay in the shallow end of the pool, please.
- low-lyingLow-lying areas are prone to flooding.
- squatI wish they'd tear down that squat block of flats.
B1
closeto thegroundor thebottomof something:
a lowceiling低矮的天花板
When we wentskiing, I only went on the lowerslopes.我们去滑雪的时候，我只在较低的山坡上滑。
- Highvehiclesmust take analternativeroutebecause of lowclearanceunder thebridge.
- Theboundaryof thecarparkisdelineatedby a lowbrickwall.
- That newshelfin thebathroomis too low - I justhitmyheadon it.
- We couldseea lowrangeofhillsin thedistance.
Low, short and shallow
- brief
- fubsy
- knee-high
- level
- long
- longish
- low slung
- mini
- shallow
- shallowness
- short
- short-range
- shorten
- shortness
- shorty
- squatty
- stumpy
- stunted
- titch
- undersized
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Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
lowadjective(LEVEL)
A2
below theusuallevel:
（程度）低的Temperatures are very low for thetimeofyear.对于一年中的这个时候来说，现在气温已经很低了。
Thebigsupermarketoffersthe lowestpricesintown.这家大型超级市场里的商品价格全城最低。
Thesepeoplearelivingonrelativelylowincomes.这些人的收入水平相对比较低。
There is atremendousneed for more low-costhousing.平价住宅的需求量很大。
a low-fatdiet低脂饮食
low-alcoholbeer低醇啤酒
Vegetables aregenerallylowin(= do notcontainmany)calories.通常蔬菜所含的热量比较低。
costing less money than expected
- cheapThe meal was cheaper than I expected.
- affordableThere's very little affordable housing around here.
- inexpensiveThey sell inexpensive children's clothes.
- reasonableI thought the food was very reasonable.
- dirt cheapMost of the books they sell are dirt cheap.
A2
producingonly asmallamountofsound,heat, orlight:
（声、热或光）低的，暗的，小的，少的Theyspokein lowvoicesso I would nothearwhat they were saying.他们说话的声音很低，我听不见他们在说什么。
Turn theovento a lowheat.把烤箱调到低火。
Softmusicwasplayingand thelightswere low.乐声轻柔，灯光昏暗。
B2
ofbadquality,especiallywhen referring to something that is not as good as it should be:
低劣的，劣等的lowstandards低劣的水准
I have a very lowopinionof him.我对他评价不高。
She has very lowself-esteem.她有很强的自卑感。
- No-one can beexpectedtoexiston such a lowsalary.
- Cover thefishwithaluminiumfoilandcookover a lowheat.
- I have aratherlowopinionof my sister'sboyfriend.
- Wethoughtthey wereaskinga very lowprice.
- Thesuccessratefor thisoperationis very low.
Under & below
- below
- beneath
- lower
- neath
- nether
- sub
- ultra-low
- under
- underfoot
- underlying
- underneath
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Weakness and vulnerability
Not of good quality
lowadjective(NOT IMPORTANT)
C1
notconsideredimportantbecause of being at or near thebottomof arangeof things,especiallyjobsorsocialpositions:
（尤指职位或社会地位）低下的，卑微的lowstatusjobs低级职位
a lowprioritytask非紧急的任务
Organizations - position & status
- ambassador
- anti-elite
- anti-elitist
- apparatchik
- back seat
- brother
- counterpart
- fish
- grassroots
- high-ranking
- honorary
- lapsed
- opposite number
- rank
- reach
- superboard
- superiority
- superordinate
- thane
- warranted
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Of little or less importance
lowadjective(NOT HONEST)
nothonestorfair:
不诚实的；不公正的How low can you get?你能堕落到什么程度？
That was aprettylowtricktoplay.那是一种很卑鄙的伎俩。
Dishonest
- artificiality
- bad faith
- be rotten to the coreidiom
- bent
- cowboy
- down-and-dirty
- dubious
- dubiously
- false
- finagle
- jackleg
- knavery
- louche
- low-down
- malfeasance
- squirrelly
- sugar-coated
- under false pretencesphrase
- underhand
- unreliable
lowadjective(SOUND)
B2
(of asoundorvoice) near or at thebottomof therangeofsounds:
（声音或嗓音）低的，低沉的He has a very lowvoice.他的嗓音很低沉。
Those lownotesareplayedby thedoublebass.那些低音是由低音提琴演奏的。
near the bottom of a range of sounds
- lowThose notes are too low for me.
- low-pitchedThe low-pitched rumble of the train shook the house.
- gutturalArabic contains guttural sounds that are difficult for non-Arabic speakers to say properly.
- throatyShe gave a loud, throaty laugh.
Describing qualities of sound
- audibly
- chuff
- clomp
- consonance
- crackly
- euphonious
- fullness
- harmonious
- melodic
- plaintively
- plaintiveness
- plangent
- pure
- raucously
- rhythmic
- sizzling
- timbre
- tinny
- tuneful
- tuneless
lowadjective(SAD)
C1
unhappy:
忧郁的，情绪低落的，消沉的Illness of anysortcanleaveyoufeelinglow.任何疾病都可能使人情绪低落。
Heseemedin lowspirits.他情绪似乎有些低落。
feeling sad
- sadShe's been sad ever since her cat died.
- unhappyShe'd had a very unhappy childhood.
- miserableI just woke up feeling miserable.
- upsetThey'd had an argument and he was still upset about it.
- broken-heartedShe was broken-hearted when her partner left.
Feeling sad and unhappy
- a dog's lifeidiom
- a long faceidiom
- angsty
- be cut upidiom
- be down in the mouthidiom
- be in a funkidiom
- be in bitsidiom
- distraught
- distressed
- dog
- doleful
- lovelorn
- lovesick
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- wistful
- wistfully
- woe
- woe is meidiom
- woebegone
Grammar
Loworshort?
We use low for things which are not high, or which are close to the ground or to the bottom of something:…Idiom
the low man on the totem pole
low
adverb
uk/ləʊ/us/loʊ/lowadverb(NOT HIGH)
B1
closeto thegroundor thebottomof something:
在低处地，不高地Theplanesflylowacrossenemyterritory.飞机在敌区飞得很低。
Low, short and shallow
- brief
- fubsy
- knee-high
- level
- long
- longish
- low slung
- mini
- shallow
- shallowness
- short
- short-range
- shorten
- shortness
- shorty
- squatty
- stumpy
- stunted
- titch
- undersized
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Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
lowadverb(LEVEL)
B1
at or to a lowlevel:
低，低下，低劣low-paidworkers低收入工人
Turn theovenon low.把烤箱调到低火。
be/get/run low (onsomething)
to havenearlyfinishedasupplyof something:
几乎用完了，快用光了We'rerunninglow onmilk- could youbuysome more?我们的牛奶快喝完了——你再去买一些来好吗？
Theradiobatteriesarerunninglow.收音机的电池快用完了。
Low, short and shallow
- brief
- fubsy
- knee-high
- level
- long
- longish
- low slung
- mini
- shallow
- shallowness
- short
- short-range
- shorten
- shortness
- shorty
- squatty
- stumpy
- stunted
- titch
- undersized
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Using and misusing
Grammar
Loworshort?
We use low for things which are not high, or which are close to the ground or to the bottom of something:…low
verb[I]
literaryuk/ləʊ/us/loʊ/to make thedeep,longsoundof acow
（牛）哞哞叫Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
low
noun
uk/ləʊ/us/loʊ/abadtimein someone'slife:
（人生的）低谷，低潮thehighsandlows of anactingcareer演艺生涯的起起落落
a new/record/all-time low
the lowestlevel:
新低／有记录以来的最低点Thedollarhashitanall-timelow against theJapaneseyen.美元对日元汇率已经降到了最低点。
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
- abyss
- adversity
- atyourworstidiom
- Augean
- bad hair day
- emergence
- epidemic
- genie
- half nelson
- hardness
- have a bumpy rideidiom
- quicksand
- rabbit hole
- reversal
- rigour
- rollercoaster
- strait
- the Augean Stablesidiom
- the hard wayidiom
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Failures
Idiom
the lowest of the low