lowlight
noun
uk/ˈləʊ.laɪt/us/ˈloʊ.laɪt/lowlightnoun(WORST PART)
[C]
theworstor leastexciting,entertaining, orinterestingpartof something:
最没有意思的部分,最让人失望的方面The lowlight of themealwas when thewaiterdroppedmydinnerin mylap.这顿饭的低潮是服务员把饭菜掉在了我的腿上的时候。
What was thehighlightand lowlight of thedate?这次约会的亮点和低潮是什么?
- Here are some of thehighlightsand lowlights ofouryear.
- The lowlight of thevacationwas when we hadourmoneystolen.
- There were so many lowlights it'd bedifficulttopinpointoneexactly.
Worse and worst
- aggravating
- aggravation
- atyourworstidiom
- be in a different leagueidiom
- can't hold a candle toidiom
- hold
- inferior
- league
- not be in the same leagueidiom
- not half asidiom
- not in the same leagueidiom
- not the sameidiom
- pale imitation
- patch
- stick
- sticksomeonewithsomething
- to top it allidiom
- topper
- villain
- worse
lowlightnoun(HAIR)
[Cusually plural]
anarrowstripofhairon a person'sheadthat has been made adarkercolourthan thesurroundinghair:
(染发中)颜色较深的几绺头发,低照度头发I'mthinkingof having some lowlights in myhair.我想在头上弄几绺颜色深一些的头发。
Hair isnaturallycomposedoflotsof differenttints, sostreaking, lowlights andselectedcolouringgives a moreflatteringeffect.头发自然地由许多不同色调组成,所以浅色漂染、深色挑染和特意选择的颜色都会给人一种更加漂亮的效果。
Compare
highlightnoun
- Thecolourisbuiltup withblondetones, and lowlights inpalecaramelandsoftbrown.
- Lowlights canutilisesome of thegreyhairas the secondcolour.
- You cankeepyournaturalhaircolorand get some lowlights thatcomplementyourhairstyle.
Hairdressing
- barber's pole
- bewigged
- braid
- colourist
- cornrow
- dip dye
- dryer
- foil
- frost
- gel
- hairdressing
- hairstylist
- henna
- loose
- peroxide
- scalp
- tint
- tonsorial
- trim
- wigged