音标:[lәu] ; 柯林斯词典等级:5 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 低点, 低价, 低, 牛叫声
a. 低的, 消沉的, 低等的, 浅的, 卑贱的
adv. 低下地, 谦卑地, 低
vi. 牛叫
n. an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
n. British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
n. a low level or position or degree
a. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
词型变化:名词复数形式 : lows ; 过去分词 : lowed ; 现在分词 : lowing ; 过去式 : lowed ; 第三人称单数 : lows ; 形容词比较级 : lower ; 形容词最高级 : lowest
考试类型:[中考/高考/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词93%
副词4%
名词2%
动词1%

low的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The price they quoted was very low.他们报的价很低。
  2. Shadows are longer when the sun is low in the sky.太阳很低时,物体的影子就很长。
  3. We must reorder these items because stock gets low.我们必须再订购这些物品,因为库存越来越少了。
  4. He'd play the violin when he was in low spirits.他情绪低落的时候就拉小提琴。
  5. There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。
  6. That was a low trick.那是个卑劣的把戏。
  7. He low family background couldn't hinder his success.他卑微的出身并不能阻挡他的成功。
用作副词(adv.)
  1. The sun hung low over the misted valley.太阳低悬在薄雾笼罩的山谷之上。
  2. I asked them to turn the volume down low.我叫他们把音量调低一点。
  3. Many rich families were brought low by the financial crisis.很多富户都因那次金融危机而家道中落。
用作名词(n.)
  1. The value of the pound has fallen to a new low against the dollar.英镑兑换美元的比值已经跌倒新的低点。
  2. Share prices hit an all-time low.股价达到历史新低。
  3. He's experienced all the highs and lows of an actor's life.作为一名演员,他已经经历了人生中无数的起起落落。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. The low areas were inundated by floods.低洼地区被洪水淹没了。
  2. She set the tea-tray down on the low table in front of the sofa.她把茶盘放在沙发前的低桌上。
  3. A low brick wall divides our garden from our neighbour's garden.我们的花园与隔壁邻居的花园之间有一堵矮墙为界。
  4. The low clouds began to lift.低空的云开始上升。
  5. He always speaks in a low voice.他说话声音总是很低。
  6. The driver put the car in a low gear to negotiate the steep hill.司机放慢速度,爬过了那座陡峭的山。
  7. You'll need to change into a lower gear when going up this hill.上这座山时得换低挡。
  8. The low salary did not dispose him to accept the position.菲薄的工资使他不想接受这份工作。
  9. I can quote you a price lower than anybody else's.我能向你提出低于任何人的价格。
  10. Some of the old newspapers had to go out of business for low sales.有些老的报社由于销量低而倒闭了。
  11. They lived on low diet.他们吃粗米淡饭。
  12. I have a low opinion of that book.我认为那本书不怎么样。
  13. She is in a low state of health.她健康状况不好。
  14. He is a man of low birth.他是位出身低微的人。
  15. He keeps low company.他结交了一些庸俗的朋友。
  16. They have low manners and a low sense of humour.他们举止粗俗,缺乏幽默感。
  17. The high court upheld the lower court's verdict.高级法院维持了下级法院的判决。
  18. Some of the students are listening to the boring lecture in low spirits.一些学生情绪低落地听着这乏味的讲演。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. The surrounding land is low and marshy.周围的地低洼而多沼泽。
  2. The reservoir was low after the long drought.长期干旱之后,水库的水位很低。
  3. The river is getting low and will soon dry up.河水正在变浅,很快就会干涸。
  4. In winter the river is very low.冬季里河水非常浅。
  5. Our water supply is getting low.我们的水供应越来越少了。
  6. This song is too low for a tenor.这首歌让男高音歌手唱音太低了。
  7. A man's voice is usually lower than a woman's.男子的嗓音通常比女子的低。
  8. Five dollars bet is too low.五美元的赌注太低。
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
  1. He is low in pocket.他袋中缺钱。
  2. She was low in spirits.她无精打采。
  3. This milk is low in fat.这牛奶是低脂的。
  4. He is low with an illness.他因病身体虚弱。
  5. They were low on ammunition.他们弹药不足。
  6. He was low on cash.他手头拮据。
用作宾语补足语S+V+O+~
  1. Keep your voices low.请大家说话声音低些。
  2. Don't value yourself too low.不要过低地评价自己。
用作副词(adv.)
用作状语
  1. This song is pitched too low for her voice.对她的嗓子来说,这首歌的音定得太低了。
  2. Speak lower or he'll hear you.说话小声点,不然,他会听见你。
  3. My family lived very low in the old society.在旧社会,我一家过着十分穷苦的日子。
用作名词(n.)
  1. Several industrial shares reached new lows yesterday.有几种工业股票昨天跌到最低点。
  2. The price of gold hit a 2-year low.黄金价格跌到两年来最低点。
  3. Profits have reached a new low this month.这个月利润下跌到最低点。
  4. Profits have reached an all-time low this month.这个月的利润之低达到前所未有的水平。
  5. The value of pound has fallen to a new low against the dollar.英镑对美元的汇率下降到一个新的低点。
  6. Many stocks fell to new lows after the news broke out.消息传出后许多股票跌到最低点。
  7. You should put a car in low.你应该用低挡开车。
  8. Our firm's morale has reached new low.我们公司的士气已下降到了最低点。

常用短语

用作副词(adv.)
bring low
    使虚弱、贫困或地位降低 make sb in poor health;cut down
lay low
    倒下,卧床,使死亡 lie down;lie in bed
run low
    快用完 use up sth

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • low birth出身低贱的
  • low cloud低云
  • low grade低级
  • low land洼地
  • low manner粗俗的举止
  • low opinion评价低,轻视
  • low state of health身体虚弱
  • low shoe浅口鞋
  • low spirits无精打采,情绪低落
  • low taste低级趣味
  • low taxes低税
  • low temperature低温
  • low tree矮树丛
  • low trick卑鄙的手段
  • low voice低声
  • low wall矮墙
动词+~
  • feel low变得颓丧,不高兴
副词+~
  • extremely low非常低
~+介词
  • low in fat低脂肪
  • low in the neck领口低的连衣裙
  • low on coal缺乏煤
  • low with an illness因病身体虚弱
用作副词 (adv.)
动词+~
  • buy low低价买
  • lay low倒下,卧床,使死亡
  • live low过十分穷苦的生活
  • run low快用完
  • sell low低价卖
  • speak low小声说
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • fell to low跌到最低点
  • reach low下跌到最低点
形容词+~
  • marshy low沼泽低洼地
  • record low创纪录的低水平
介词+~
  • shift from low to high从低速挡换到高速挡
  • winds in a low低气压的风

经典引文

  • The kitchen, a long, low room.

    出自:D. H. Lawrence
  • Five steps, flanked by low stone balustrades.

    出自:Day Lewis
  • We could hear the cows lowing.., a mellow sound at that distance.

    出自:W. van T. Clark
  • A single calf in a pen, lowing wretchedly at regular intervals.

    出自:A. Brink
  • Wind's backed four points...We've got to 'low for it.

    出自:G. V. Galwey
  • They flew quite low over the bush.

    出自:J. Mitchell
  • He..gathered the next tuft of lucerne, and cut it clean and low.

    出自:J. M. Coetzee
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