lowering

英 [ˈləʊərɪŋ , ˈlaʊərɪŋ]

美 [ˈloʊərɪŋ , ˈlaʊərɪŋ]

v.  把…放低; 使…降下; 减少; 缩小; 降低
v.  变昏暗; 变恶劣; 变阴沉
lower的现在分词

现在分词：lowering　复数：lowerings　

BNC.13957 / COCA.16626

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-COMPAR （成对物中）下方的，下面的
  You can uselowerto refer to the bottom one of a pair of things.
  1. She bit her lower lip.
     她咬了咬下唇。
  2. ...the lower deck of the bus...
     公共汽车的下层
  3. The upper layer of felt should overlap the lower.
     毛毡的上层应与下层重叠。
  4. ...the lower of the two holes.
     两个洞中下面的那个
• ADJ-COMPAR 底端的；底部的
  You can uselowerto refer to the bottom part of something.
  1. Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back.
     用一个小靠垫帮助支撑腰部。
  2. ...fires which started in the lower part of a tower block.
     从塔楼底部开始烧起的大火
• ADJ-COMPAR 较低级的；低等的
  You can uselowerto refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things.
  1. Already the awards are causing resentment in the lower ranks of council officers...
     奖项已使政务委员会的低层官员们愤愤不平。
  2. The nation's highest court reversed the lower court's decision...
     该国最高法院已推翻了下级法院的判决。
  3. The higher orders of society must rule the lower.
     上层社会必须统治下层社会。
• VERB （缓慢地）降下，放下
  If youlowersomething, you move it slowly downwards.
  1. Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave...
     两名记者不得不帮忙把灵柩慢慢地放进墓穴中。
  2. Sokolowski lowered himself into the black leather chair...
     索科洛夫斯基缓缓地坐到黑色皮椅上。
  3. 'No movies of me getting out of the pool, boys.' They dutifully lowered their cameras.
     “小伙子们，不要拍摄我从泳池出来的画面。”他们便乖乖地把摄像机放下了。
• VERB 降低；减少；减弱
  If youlowersomething, you make it less in amount, degree, value, or quality.
  1. The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent...
     中央银行已将利率调低了两个百分点。
  2. This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.
     这种药通过黏合肠内的脂肪降低胆固醇水平。
• VERB 垂下，低下（头或眼睛）
  If someonelowerstheir head or eyes, they look downwards, for example because they are sad or embarrassed.
  1. She lowered her head and brushed past photographers as she went back inside...
     她再次回到里面时低着头，与摄影师擦身而过。
  2. She lowered her gaze to the hands in her lap.
     她低头盯着放在大腿上的双手。
• VERB 降低，贬低（身份）
  If you say that you would notlower yourselfby doing something, you mean that you would not behave in a way that would make you or other people respect you less.
  1. Don't lower yourself, don't be the way they are...
     不要自贬身份,不要学他们那样。
  2. I've got no qualms about lowering myself to Lemmer's level to get what I want.
     为得到我想要的东西，我一点都不忌讳把自己降格到跟莱麦尔一样。
• V-ERG 压低，放低（声音）
  If youloweryour voice or if your voicelowers, you speak more quietly.
  1. The man moved closer, lowering his voice...
     那个男子靠上前去，压低了声音。
  2. His voice lowers confidentially.
     他神秘地压低了嗓音。
• See also:low

英英释义

noun

• the act of causing something to move to a lower level
  Synonym:letting down
• the act of causing to become less

adj

• darkened by clouds
  1. a heavy sky
  Synonym:heavysullenthreatening

双语例句

• Capital deepening investment: investment aimed at increasing production efficiency and lowering costs.
  资本增密投资：指为提高生产效率和降低成本而进行的投资。
• I've got no qualms about lowering myself to Lemmer's level to get what I want.
  为得到我想要的东西，我一点都不忌讳把自己降格到跟莱麦尔一样。
• It traps charges, lowering the voltage on the ionosphere, and on us.
  它挡住了电荷（挡住了太阳风），使电离层的电压降低，也使我们身体上感应的电压降低。
• The FTIR and chemical analyses indicated lowering of hemi-cellulose content by alkali treatment of the fibers.
  FTIR光谱分析和化学分析结果表明，经碱处理的纤维中半纤维素含量降低；
• The dimming process is also accompanied by the lowering of power factor, which reduces the active power.
  同时调光的过程伴随着功率因数的降低，减少了有功功率。
• Dark chocolate contains a healthy dose of flavonoids known for lowering blood pressure and cholesterol.
  黑巧克力含有有益健康的类黄酮，它可以降血压和胆固醇。
• The Japanese are expert at lowering manufacturing costs
  日本人在降低制造成本方面很在行。
• Ferrari said that the design of its concept car, with its batteries positioned below the floorpan, would improve rather than hinder its performance by lowering the centre of gravity.
  法拉利表示，概念车的电池被安置在浅盘形地板下方，这种设计能降低重心，从而提高而非妨碍其性能。
• He conducted the study to test the hypothesis that lowering uric acid levels can lower blood pressure in teens.
  他进行改研究的目的是为了验证降低尿酸水平能降低青少年高血压这一假说是否正确。
• Liz sat down on the bed, lowering herself carefully so as not to crease her skirt.
  莉兹小心翼翼地坐在床上，生怕把裙子弄皱。