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the lowering of sth
lowering of 后接被降低的事物，表示“降低”这一行为。
The lowering of interest rates made borrowing cheaper.
利率的降低使借款更便宜。
降低；下降；放下
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降低；下降；放下
The act of making something lower, or the process of becoming lower.
The lowering of interest rates made borrowing cheaper.
利率的降低使借款更便宜。
被降低的行为
The act of something being lowered.
元音或辅音变低的音变
A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes lower.
The lowering of interest rates helped stimulate the economy.
利率的降低帮助刺激了经济。
We are monitoring the gradual lowering of water levels in the reservoir.
我们正在监测水库水位的逐渐降低。
The lowering of standards has caused concern among educators.
标准的降低引起了教育者的担忧。
lowering of 后接被降低的事物，表示“降低”这一行为。
The lowering of interest rates made borrowing cheaper.
利率的降低使借款更便宜。
该术语常用于语音学，指元音发音位置变低。
Vowel lowering is a typical feature of this accent.
元音低化是这一口音的典型特征。
Not this
The lowering of prices are necessary.
Use this
The lowering of prices is necessary.
主语是 lowering（单数），of prices 是介词短语作后置定语，不是主语，所以谓语动词用 is 而不是 are。中文“价格的降低”中“降低”是中心词，学习者易受“价格”复数影响误用复数谓语。
Not this
The lower of prices made customers happy.
Use this
The lowering of prices made customers happy.
lower 是动词或形容词，不能作名词表示“降低”这一过程或动作；此处需要名词 lowering。中文“降低”兼作动词和名词，学习者容易把 lower 直接当名词用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
利率下调
The lowering of interest rates encouraged more people to take out loans.
利率下调鼓励了更多人贷款。
标准降低
The lowering of standards was criticized by many parents.
标准的降低受到了许多家长的批评。
降价
The lowering of prices during the sale attracted many customers.
促销期间的价格下调吸引了许多顾客。
降旗
The lowering of the flag marks the end of the ceremony.
降旗标志着仪式的结束。
减税
The lowering of taxes was welcomed by small businesses.
减税受到了小企业的欢迎。
壁垒削减
The lowering of trade barriers led to increased competition.
贸易壁垒的削减导致了竞争加剧。
降低标准
By accepting this shoddy work, we are lowering the bar for everyone.
接受这种粗制滥造的活儿，我们就是在降低所有人的标准。
严厉惩处；突然打击
The manager is lowering the boom on employees who arrive late.
经理正在严厉惩处迟到的员工。
放松警惕
By lowering his guard for a moment, he gave the opponent an opening.
他一时放松警惕，给了对手可乘之机。
Use lowering naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把lower想成low（低）的比较级‘更低’，再加-ing表示动作，即‘放低、降低’的过程。
语域：neutral 常见场景：general、phonology 作为名词，通常指“降低、下降”的动作或过程，多用于书面或较正式的表达；在语言学中则特指语音的低化现象。日常口语里单独作名词较少，更多用动词形式 lower。
以上词语均以 -owering 结尾，拼写与 lowering 相似，但发音不同：lowering 中的元音为 /əʊ/（美音常读作 /oʊ/），而以上词语中 -ower- 发 /aʊ/，重音均在第一个音节。它们彼此押韵（/aʊərɪŋ/），但与 lowering 不押韵。请勿按拼写类推读音。
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