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lowering

英 [ˈləʊərɪŋ , ˈlaʊərɪŋ] 美 [ˈloʊərɪŋ , ˈlaʊərɪŋ]
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lowering
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

  1. ADJ-COMPAR （成对物中）下方的，下面的
    You can use lower to 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
  2. ADJ-COMPAR 底端的；底部的
    You can use lower to 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
  3. ADJ-COMPAR 较低级的；低等的
    You can use lower to 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。
  4. VERB （缓慢地）降下，放下
    If you lower something, 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。
  5. VERB 降低；减少；减弱
    If you lower something, 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。
  6. VERB 垂下，低下（头或眼睛）
    If someone lowers their 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。
  7. VERB 降低，贬低（身份）
    If you say that you would not lower yourself by 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。
  8. V-ERG 压低，放低（声音）
    If you lower your voice or if your voice lowers, 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。
  9. See also: low
英英释义

noun

  1. the act of causing something to move to a lower level

      Synonym:    letting down

    1. the act of causing to become less

      adj

      1. darkened by clouds
        1. a heavy sky

        Synonym:    heavysullenthreatening

      1. The man moved closer, lowering his voice
        那位男子靠近了一步，压低声音。
      2. There's a strong argument for lowering the price
        有充分理由要求降低价格。
      3. 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。
      4. The Japanese are expert at lowering manufacturing costs
        日本人在降低制造成本方面很在行。
      5. 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。
      6. By broadening the tax base and lowering tax rates, we can increase government revenue and distort incentives less.
        通过增加收税人群和降低税率，我们能增加政府收入，而且其动机不会被扭曲。
      7. Before lowering the perfumed curtain to express her love, she knits her eyebrows, worried that the night is too short.
        欲掩香帏论缱绻，先敛双蛾愁夜短。（柳永《菊花新》）
      8. 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。
      9. Carrots have magic power on lowering blood pressure and blood fat.
        红萝卜，显神通，降压降脂有奇功。
      10. This innovation allows for the lowering of processor frequency and voltage by a fixed amount.
        这项创新允许把处理器频率和电压降低固定的量。
      11. 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。
      12. 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。
      13. 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。
      14. These may be a lowering of blood pressure and a change in the pulse.
        可能会有血压的降低和脉率的改变。
      15. For raising and lowering units and loads.
        用于举升和降低装置和负载。
      16. Currently, studies are under way to evaluate whether lowering uric acid prevents hypertension.
        目前研究者正在进行降低尿酸是否可以预防高血压的相关研究。
      17. It is a mistake to believe you can improve your position by lowering others.
        如果你相信你能够通过贬低别人来提高自己的地位，那你就错了。
      18. Frei and his colleagues plan to continue studying the vitamin's lowering effect on blood pressure.
        费瑞和他的同事计划继续研究维生素c降低血压的作用。
      19. 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。
      20. 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。
      21. Lowering this rate would help to boost demand elsewhere in the economy.
        而降低这一比率，将有助于提高经济中其它领域的需求。
      22. 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。
      23. 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。
      24. 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；
      25. They improve the quality of the prices on the exchanges by lowering the bid-ask spread.
        它们通过降低买卖价差改善了交易所的价格质量。
      26. 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。
      27. OBJECTIVE To study the effect of Yizhikang on lowering blood lipids of endogenous and exogenous hyperlipidemia model in rabbits.
        目的研究益脂康对内源性和外源性家兔高血脂模型的降血脂作用。
      28. The increase of the burning temperature caused the lowering of the copper extraction.
        升高的燃烧温度导致了降低的萃取铜含量。
      29. 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。
      30. 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。