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

• It's a trend that has benefitted corporations by boosting productivity and lowering costs.
  这已经成为一种趋势。这种做法提高了工作效率，降低了成本，让公司受益匪浅。
• The researchers say there are parallels to be drawn between homocysteine and lipid lowering.
  研究者们说在同型半胱氨酸和脂肪降低之间有相似性可取。
• The Japanese are expert at lowering manufacturing costs
  日本人在降低制造成本方面很在行。
• 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。
• For raising and lowering units and loads.
  用于举升和降低装置和负载。
• This study only further supports that weight loss is a critical factor to lowering blood pressure.
  这项就研究只是进一步支持，体重下降是降低血压的关键因素。
• 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。
• Conclusion: boletus aereus has a distinct effect of lowering the blood lipid and antioxidation in rats.
  结论：黑牛肝菌对大鼠有明显的降血脂及抗氧化作用。
• However, we found no relationship between the level of cholesterol lowering and this risk.
  尽管如此，我们并没有发现，胆固醇水平的降低和出血风险存在相关性。
• 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。