Word · Frequency #318
lowest
低的;矮的
lowest is the superlative of low.
Not high or tall; close to the ground or below the usual level.
- 1.
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
位于地面或其他正常参考平面附近甚至低于其下;不高或不巍峨。
- 2.
Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
高度、向上延伸或生长低于正常水平,或深度、凹陷超过正常水平;低于测量海拔的平均或正常基准。
- 3.
Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
地位、声望、等级、尊严或品质不高。(对比:粗俗。)
- 4.
Humble, meek, not haughty.
谦逊、温顺,不傲慢。
- 5.
Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
贬低的;认为价值或卓越性很低。
- 6.
Being a nadir, a bottom.
处于最低点,底部。
- 7.
Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
情绪低落,沮丧,悲伤。
- 8.
Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
缺乏健康或活力、力量或生气;虚弱;衰弱。
- 9.
Dead. (Compare lay low.)
死亡。(对比:lay low。)
- 10.
Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
(数量、价值、力量、能量等)小,不高。
- 11.
Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
崇尚简朴(参见 low church, Low Tory)。
- 12.
Being near the equator.
靠近赤道。
- 13.
Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
音调低沉,因振动(波振荡)相对较慢而产生;平调。
- 14.
Quiet; soft; not loud.
安静;轻柔;不响亮。
- 15.
Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
发音时舌与上腭间开口较大;发音时舌头(部分)在口腔中位置较低,相对于上腭而言。
- 16.
Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
(牌、面值、花色等)价值较低。
- 17.
Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
为慢速(或最慢速)设计的。
低的;少的;低下的;低劣的;贬低的;沮丧的;情绪低落的;虚弱的;乏力的;谦卑的;恭顺的
In use
The ceiling is too low for me to stand upright.
She felt low after failing the exam.
Temperatures in winter can drop very low in this region.
Connections
Collocations
- low price
- 低价
- The store offers low prices on electronics.这家商店的电子产品价格很低。
- low level
- 低水平
- The river is at a low level due to the drought.由于干旱,河流水位很低。
- low voice
- 低声
- She spoke in a low voice so as not to wake the baby.她低声说话以免吵醒婴儿。
- low mood
- 情绪低落
- He has been in a low mood since losing his job.他失业以来一直情绪低落。
- low quality
- 低质量
- The product was criticized for its low quality.该产品因质量低劣而受到批评。
- low temperature
- 低温
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个低处有漏洞的容器,水位越来越低,"low"发音像"漏"(lòu),表示低的。
Context & Register
语域:中性。典型场景:描述物体高度、水位、温度、音量等物理量偏低。注:该义项比较常见于日常对话和正式描述,无特殊语域限制。
Grammar Note
可用于描述高度、数量、质量或情绪,常与in/on搭配表示缺乏或含量低。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'slow', 'know', 'show', 'blow', 'flow' rhyme with 'low' (all end with /əʊ/). 'Cow' shares the '-ow' spelling but is pronounced /kaʊ/, a different sound.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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