Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2932
lower
底部的;下方的
核心释义
bottom; nearer the bottom than the middle of something
- 1.
底部的;更靠近物体底部而不是中间位置的。
Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
- 2.
位于较低地势、靠近海岸或更靠南的。
Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.
- 3.
较年长的。
Older.
地势较低的;靠海岸的;靠南的;较年长的;底部的;更靠近物体底部而不是中间位置的。;位于较低地势、靠近海岸或更靠南的。;较年长的。
用法In use
She put the book on the lower shelf.
用法提示:lower 作形容词,表示‘底部的、下方的’,修饰名词 shelf。
The lower half of the window was covered with frost.
用法提示:lower 作形容词,表示‘下部的’,修饰名词 half。
He has a pain in his lower back.
用法提示:lower 作形容词,表示‘下部的’,修饰名词 back。
the lower part/half of sth
表示“下方的、底部的”时,lower 通常作定语,放在名词前面。
The lower half of the wall is painted blue.
墙的下半部分刷成了蓝色。
one's lower lip/back/leg
常与身体部位搭配,指该部位偏下的那一部分,如 lower back(下背部)。
He bit his lower lip to keep from laughing.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- lower lip
- 下唇
- She bit her lower lip nervously.她紧张地咬着下唇。
- lower back
- 腰部;下背部
- He has a dull pain in his lower back.他的腰部隐隐作痛。
- lower jaw
- 下颌
- The boxer broke his lower jaw in the fight.那名拳击手在比赛中下颌骨折。
- lower half
- 下半部分
- The price is printed in the lower half of the page.价格印在页面的下半部分。
- lower limit
- 下限
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作形容词时没有比较级和最高级形式,不能说 more lower 或 most lower;要强调程度更大,可用 much、far 等修饰,如 much lower。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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