lowered
past simple and past participle oflower
| 单词 | lowered |
| 释义 | lowered past simple and past participle oflower lower verb[T] uk/ˈləʊ.ər/us/ˈloʊ.ɚ/lowerverb[T](MOVE)B2 tomovesomething into alowposition: They lowered thecoffininto thegrave. Heavilypregnantby now, she lowered herselfcarefullyinto thechair. He lowered hiseyes(=lookeddown)inembarrassmentwhen hesawme.
Raising and lowering
lowerverb[T](REDUCE)B2 toreducesomething: Interestrateshave been lowered again. Boil for fiveminutes, then lower theheatandsimmerforhalfanhour. Please loweryourvoice(=speakmorequietly). to decrease
to make somethingworsethan it was before: a lowering ofstandards humorousDale loweredthetoneoftheevening(= made it lesssociallyacceptable)bytellingadirtyjoke.
Becoming and making smaller or less
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Deteriorating and making worse lowerverb[T](BEHAVE BADLY)loweryourself tobehavein a way that makespeopleloserespectfor you: [+ to infinitive]I wouldn't lower myselftorespondto hisinsultsif I were you. Bad and wrong behaviour
Examplesofloweredlowered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Further, flat affect may represent a condition involvinglowereddopamine turnover. From theCambridge English Corpus Conversely, canopy trees show slower dynamics, with probabilities of mortality and recruitmentloweredby a mean factor of about 0.5 with respect to other species. From theCambridge English Corpus Each of the seasonal factors increased the impact of the insecticide because theyloweredthe population's growth potential. From theCambridge English Corpus Traps were either emptied where they were hanging, or sealed with tape andloweredto the ground. From theCambridge English Corpus Studies have reported elevated self-esteem following successful treatment andloweredself-esteem following treatment failure. From theCambridge English Corpus We suggest that increased cortisol secretion andloweredtryptophan availability increase the risk of mood disorders in carers. From theCambridge English Corpus As stocking rate increases sward utilization improves, but at the cost ofloweredoutput per head, because of grazing severity restricting animal intake. From theCambridge English Corpus However, if one wants to integrate further in time, the resistivity has to beloweredto avoid too much diffusion of the current. From theCambridge English Corpus The data included word-final items, which, perhaps because they were taken from connected speech contexts, had centralized rather thanloweredformant values. From theCambridge English Corpus If a contraction signals a permanent downward change in government expenditure, private agents expect future taxes to be permanentlylowered. From theCambridge English Corpus Needless to say, reduced costs were primarily a consequence ofloweredlabor costs. From theCambridge English Corpus Significant psychological factors, including stigmatization,loweredself-esteem, and anxiety, are experienced by those of both carrier and noncarrier status. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, despite the complaints of pastoralists, they were achieving slightlyloweredcosts from their shepherds by increasing flock sizes. From theCambridge English Corpus If collapses occur, however, the sensor system has to re-examine the whole stack every time, and the overall performance will belowered. From theCambridge English Corpus In effect, theloweredpremiums, enriched benefit packages, and reduced cost-sharing characteristic of early managed care products could no longer be 'financed' by provider discounts. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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