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low1 /ləʊ $ loʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp lower, superlativesupl lowest) → lo
1  small amount/level/value 少量/低水平/低價值
a) LITTLE/NOT MUCHsmall, or smaller than usual, in amount, level, or value 〔數量、水平或價值〕少的，低的 OPP high
low income/pay/wages
families existing on very low incomes
低收入家庭
In May, the price of cocoa fell to its lowest level since 1975–76.
5月份，可可粉的價格降到了1975至1976年以來的最低水平。
Morale has been low since the latest round of job cuts.
自最近一輪裁員以來，士氣一直很低落。
In this sort of investment, the risks are fairly low.
這種投資風險相當小。
low temperatures
低溫
the need for low-cost housing
對廉價住房的需求
a low-security prison
低度設防監獄
b) low in somethingLITTLE/NOT MUCH having less than the usual amount of a substance or chemical 某物含量低的 OPP high
food that is low in calories
低熱量食品
low-fat/low-salt etc
low-alcohol beer
低度啤酒
c) in the low 20s/30s etcHMNLITTLE/NOT MUCH if a number, temperature, or level is in the low 20s, 30s etc, it is between 21 and 23,31 and 33 etc 〔數字、溫度或水平〕在20多一點/50多一點等
Tonight, temperatures in most areas will be in the low 50s.
今晚大部分地區的氣溫將略高於50度。
► see thesaurus at cheap, small
2  height 高度
a) LOWhaving a top that is not far above the ground 矮的 OPP high
a low wall
一堵矮牆
a long low building
一棟長而矮的建築
b) LOWat a point that is not far above the ground or near the bottom of something 低的，下面的 OPP high
low clouds
低垂的雲
The sun was low in the sky now.
太陽此刻低懸在空中。
Store raw meat on the lowest shelf.
把生肉存放在最下面一格架子上。
c) LOWbelow the usual height 低於一般高度的 OPP high
a low bridge
矮橋
a low ceiling
低矮的天花板
The river is very low today.
今天河水水位很低。
3  standards/quality 標準/質量GOOD ENOUGH bad, or below an acceptable or usual level or quality 低水平的；標準低的 SYN poor OPP high
Their safety standards seem to be pretty low.
他們的安全標準似乎相當低。
Cost-cutting has led to a lower quality of service.
削減成本導致服務質量降低。
the children’s low achievement in school
孩子們在學校裏不好的成績
4  supply 供應LITTLE/NOT MUCH if you are low on something, or if your supply of something is low, there is not much of it left 短缺的，將耗盡的
be/get/run low (on something)
We’re running low on gas.
我們的汽油不多了。
Stocks are getting low.
庫存即將告罄。
5  voice/sound 嗓音/聲音
a) QUIETnot loud 低聲的，輕聲的
I heard a low moaning noise.
我聽到一聲輕輕的呻吟。
The volume is too low – turn it up.
音量太低了——開響一點。
a low whisper
輕聲耳語
b) not high 低音的
a low note
一個低音
► see thesaurus at quiet
6  light 光線CCBRIGHT a light that is low is not bright 暗淡的 SYN dim
Use low lighting to give the room a romantic atmosphere.
使用暗淡的燈光，給房間營造出一種浪漫的氛圍。
7. heat 熱度TMT if you cook something over a low heat or in a low oven, you cook it using only a small amount of heat 〔烹調時〕低溫的，低熱度的 OPP high
8. battery 電池TPE a battery that is low does not have much power left in it 電力不足的
9. clothes 衣服DCC a low dress, blouse etc does not cover your neck and the top of your chest 〔連衣裙、襯衫等〕領口低的，低胸的 → low-cut
10  unhappy 不高興的 [not before noun]SAD/UNHAPPY unhappy and without much hope for the future 不高興的，情緒低落的 SYN depressed
He was feeling a bit low, so I did my best to cheer him up.
他情緒有點低落，所以我盡量想辦法讓他高興起來。
Terry seems to be in rather low spirits today.
特裏今天似乎情緒相當低落。
—lowness noun [uncountableU]
→ be at a low ebb at ebb1(2)
n THESAURUS
voices/sounds that are not high
low a low voice or sound is not high on the scale of musical sounds
I can’t sing the low notes.
He’s got quite a low singing voice.
Boys’ voices usually become much lower as they get older.
deep a deep voice or sound is low, strong, and pleasant
He has a lovely deep voice.
The engine has a wonderfully deep sound to it, like it’s ready to race.
husky a husky voice is deep, quiet, and rough-sounding, especially in a way that is attractive
Monroe sang 'Happy Birthday, Mr President’ in a slow husky voice.
His voice dropped to a husky whisper.
gravelly a gravelly voice is very low and rough sounding
The singer is famous for his gravelly voice.
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low• It's a good time to buy a computer, because prices are low.• This kept my lower body warm, but I had to cover the rest of myself with a comforter.• I'm going to trim some of the low branches.• a low building• He's been on a low-cholesterol diet since his heart attack.• low-cost housing• Could resources be combined efficiently or different resources be used so that the same activities could be produced at lower costs?• a low fence• Thus the movement is striking at the early stages: nursery school, kindergarten, and the lower grades.• A low humming noise was coming from the refrigerator.• a low income• Families struggling on low incomes can get help from the scheme provided at least one adult is working at least 24 hours a week.• Low interest rates mean good news for home owners.• It was a while before Samuel's eyes got used to the low lighting of the intensive care unit.• For our anniversary, let's go to a restaurant with low lights and soft music.• Gripping his stomach, he let out a low moan.• I can't sing the low notes.• Details of decorative paintwork were visible on his left side although only the lower portion of the work could be seen clearly.• The Schaumburg, Illinois, company blamed the earnings decline on lower prices and slower sales.• a low-risk investment• a low-salt diet• I've been feeling pretty low since he left.• He's got quite a low singing voice.• Around 30 bikes were crashed, most at low speed.• In the middle of the room was a low table.• 'Take care, ' he said in a low voice.• Farm workers are complaining about long hours and low wages.• It rejected, in somewhat scathing terms, the owners' proposals for a combination of longer hours and lower wages.
be/get/run low (on something)• The medical supplies were getting low.• Asked about this, Mr Turney says it has happened now and then when a distributor ran low.• Gina Smouse notes that by using low-fat evaporated milk and egg substitute, the fat content of the pudding will be lower.• Others say the figure could be lower.• The shoulder angle should be low.• Their rates tend to be lower because they don't have to pay commission to middlemen.• When supplies ran low inside, the air force dropped pallets of food and ammunition into the compound.• It may be lower than the original investment.• Sales are expected to be lower under this policy and are projected at $ 70,000,000.
in ... low spirits• When in low spirits, seek gainful employment.
low2 ●●● W1 adverbadv (comparativecomp lower, superlativesupl lowest)
1  LOWin or to a low position or level 低；低水平地
He bent low over the engine.
他俯身查看引擎。
She pulled her hat low down over her eyes.
她把帽子拉低，蓋住了眼睛。
I had the radio on low.
我把收音機音量調得很低。
2  LOWnear the ground or the bottom of something 高出地面不多地，不高地
That plane’s flying too low!
那架飛機飛得太低了！
There was a hole low down in the hedge.
靠近樹籬底部的地方有一個洞。
3  LOW SOUND OR VOICEif you play or sing musical notes low, you play or sing them with deep notes 〔彈奏或唱歌時〕用低音調；低沉地
Sing those bars an octave lower.
那幾個小節用低八度唱。
4. be brought low old-fashionedHARM/BE BAD FOR to become much less rich or important 變得遠不如原來富有[重要]
Examples from the Corpus
be brought low• Many times he was brought low and felt near to death.• The proud would be brought low and the humble exalted.
→ search/look high and low at high2(6), → lay somebody low at lay2(20), → lie low at lie1(7)
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low• Turn lights down low.• She sang low and sweetly.• The sun sank low on the horizon.• The plane flew low over the fields.• We had to bend down low to get through the opening.• If I were laid low tomorrow you wouldn't have to worry.• Key questions the new trials aim to answer are: Should low yielding areas get more?
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low3 ●○○ noun [countableC]
1  PEBa low price, level, or value 低價；低水平；低價值 OPP high
fall to/hit/reach etc a new low (=be worth less than ever before) 降到新低點
The euro has fallen to a new low against the dollar.
歐元對美元的匯率降到了新低。
Public confidence in the legal system is at an all-time low (=much lower or worse than ever before).
民衆對司法制度的信任度降到了前所未有的低點。
2  SERIOUS SITUATIONa very difficult time in someone’s personal or working life 〔某人生活或職業生涯中的〕低潮，低谷
highs and lows (of something) (=good times and bad times) （某事物的）高峰和低谷
the highs and lows of an actor’s life
一個演員一生中的起起落落
3 
a) TMTthe lowest point that the temperature reaches during a particular time 〔某段時間裏的〕最低氣溫 OPP high
The overnight low will be 8°C.
夜間最低氣溫爲8攝氏度。
b) HEMan area of low pressure in the air 低氣壓區 OPP high
a low moving in over the Pacific
逼近太平洋上空的低氣壓區
4  the lowest of the low 
a) informalBAD PERSON someone you think is completely unfair, cruel, immoral etc 最不公正[殘酷，不道德等]的人
b) CLASS IN SOCIETYsomeone from a low social class – often used humorously 社會地位低微的人〔常爲幽默用法〕
Examples from the Corpus
the lowest of the low• Seeing the lowest of the low on a daily basis made you glad your child was normal.
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low• A low is making its way over the Mid-Atlantic states.• His celebrity status gave him access to the Hollywood highs - and lows.• The Tide tables can not be relied on for precise highs and lows of the tides.• Julia Knights reports on the highs and lows of harvest 2000.• The official discount rate is at a historic low of 0. 50 percent.• Confrderate hopes hit a new low.• The overnight low will be 25° F.• Its record low was 78. 19, set Sept. 2,1992.• The market is also highly sensitive because trading volumes are running close to 10-year lows.
all-time low• From where she sits, morale looks to be at an all-time low.• Edward's affair and subsequent marriage to divorced Mrs Simpson had left the family's popularity at an all-time low.• World cotton consumption was a record 86m bales, and the ratio of stocks to consumption was at an all-time low.• But when she resisted the charms of Hollywood's legendary romeo it hit an all-time low.• World Series prime-time ratings hit an all-time low.• As we reported earlier, scores on these surveys had reached an all-time low.• It hit its all-time low of 5.5 million tons in 1932.• The stockmarket's all-time low, remember, was a little over 20,000, reached at the end of October 1990.
highs and lows (of something)• Tendency to mania; has highs and lows.• This book follows young Pip through his life and into his mid thirties and shows his highs and lows.• For Kip, highs and lows were tolerable.• There are too many jagged edges to the Clinton experience, too many highs and lows.• The Tide tables can not be relied on for precise highs and lows of the tides.• The event had all the highs and lows of a record attempt.• Julia Knights reports on the highs and lows of harvest 2000.
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low4 verb [intransitiveI] literary
TACif cattle low, they make a deep sound 〔牛〕哞哞叫
From Longman Business Dictionary
lowlow1 /ləʊloʊ/ adjectiveadj
1small, or smaller than usual, in amount, level, or degree
City analysts have said the takeover offer is too low.
It is vital to keep your overhead costs as low as possible.
people on low incomes
a mortgage at a low rate of interest
a low-risk venture
a policy of low inflation
2below an acceptable standard or quality
Safety standards in the industry are much too low.
Cost-cutting has led to a lower quality of service.
3a supply of something that is low is nearly finished
Stocks are getting low.
lowlow2 noun [countableC usually singular]
a low price or level
Its shares fell to a low of 550p.
Inflation is heading for an all-time low.
→ historic low
Origin low1
(1100-1200) Old Norse lagr
 low4
Old English hlowan

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