Word · Frequency #318
low
低
核心释义
At or to a position close to the ground.
- 1.
接近地面。
Close to the ground.
- 2.
音调低,频率低。
Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- 3.
用低声或轻声；不大声；轻轻地。
With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- 4.
低于通常价格；价格适中；便宜。
Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- 5.
处于低微卑贱的状态；谦卑地；卑贱地。
In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- 6.
在接近我们时代的时候。
In a time approaching our own.
- 7.
在靠近赤道的路径上,因此赤纬小,或靠近地平线,因此高度小；指天体相对于日周运动的情况。
In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
廉价地；便宜地；低声地；轻声地；低音地；低沉地；卑下地；卑微地；近来；最近
用法In use
The hawk circled low above the field.
用法提示：“low”作为副词修饰动词“circled”，表示位置低。
She stooped low to tie her shoes.
用法提示：“low”作为副词修饰动词“stooped”，表示弯腰程度低。
The plane flew low over the houses.
用法提示：“low”作为副词修饰动词“flew”，表示高度低。
verb + low
low 作副词，位于动词后，表示位置低。
The helicopter flew low over the rooftops.
直升机低飞过屋顶。
lower and lower
用比较级 lower 重叠，表示程度逐渐加深。
The plane flew lower and lower until it disappeared.
飞机越飞越低，直到消失。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fly low
- 低飞
- The plane flew low over the houses.飞机从房屋上方低飞而过。
- hang low
- 低垂；挂得很低
- The apples hung low on the branches.苹果低垂在树枝上。
- bow low
- 深深鞠躬
- He bowed low and left the room.他深深鞠了一躬，然后离开了房间。
- speak low
- 低声说话
- She spoke low so as not to wake the baby.她低声说话，以免吵醒婴儿。
- lie low
- 隐匿，躲藏
- The police are looking for him, so he is lying low.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 low 里的 o 想成低处的凹坑，位置低、声音低、价格低，都和“低”有关。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：位置描述、飞行/运动、测量/设计 low 作副词表示“离地面近”时，语体中性，口语和书面语都常用；多用于描述物体位置、运动轨迹或测量结果。
语法说明Grammar Note
比较级为lower，最高级为lowest
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with know, slow, show, go, so (all /əʊ/). Beware now (/naʊ/), which shares the -ow spelling but has a different vowel sound.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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