Word · Frequency #318
lowest
低
lowest is the superlative of low.
At or to a position close to the ground.
- 1.
Close to the ground.
接近地面。
- 2.
Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
音调低,频率低。
- 3.
With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
用低声或轻声；不大声；轻轻地。
- 4.
Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
低于通常价格；价格适中；便宜。
- 5.
In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
处于低微卑贱的状态；谦卑地；卑贱地。
- 6.
In a time approaching our own.
在接近我们时代的时候。
- 7.
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.
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。
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
In use
The hawk circled low above the field.
She stooped low to tie her shoes.
The plane flew low over the houses.
Connections
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.警方正在找他，所以他在躲藏。
- buy low and sell high
- 低买高卖
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
比较级为lower，最高级为lowest
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.
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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