
adj.低的;少的;低落的;低聲的;卑劣的;低等的
adv.低地;低聲地;低下地;廉價地
n.低水平;低價;低谷
v.哞哞叫
The price they quoted was very low. 他們報的價很低。
Shadows are longer when the sun is low in the sky. 太陽很低時,物體的影子就很長。
We must reorder these items because stock gets low. 我們必須再訂購這些物品,因為庫存越來越少了。
He'd play the violin when he was in low spirits. 他情緒低落的時候就拉小提琴。
There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall. 大廳里有竊竊私語聲。
That was a low trick. 那是個卑劣的把戲。
He low family background couldn't hinder his success. 他卑微的出身并不能阻擋他的成功。
用作副詞 (adv.)The sun hung low over the misted valley. 太陽低懸在薄霧籠罩的山谷之上。
I asked them to turn the volume down low. 我叫他們把音量調(diào)低一點。
Many rich families were brought low by the financial crisis. 很多富戶都因那次金融危機而家道中落。
用作名詞 (n.)The value of the pound has fallen to a new low against the dollar. 英鎊兌換美元的比值已經(jīng)跌倒新的低點。
Share prices hit an all-time low. 股價達到歷史新低。
He's experienced all the highs and lows of an actor's life. 作為一名演員,他已經(jīng)經(jīng)歷了人生中無數(shù)的起起落落。
low的基本意思是“低的,矮的”,可指有形物的高低,也可指在重要性或質(zhì)量上低于或劣于其他物體。還可作“不足的,低落的,不好的,體質(zhì)弱的”解。
low在句中可作定語或表語。
adv.(副詞)low用作副詞時,基本意思是“不高地”,也可指“低聲地”“低價地”,須置于動詞之后。
n.(名詞)low作“低點,低水平,低氣壓”解,是可數(shù)名詞。
low作“(機器運轉)低速擋”解,是不可數(shù)名詞。