1Of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground.

那学校是一座又长又矮的楼。

一张矮桌。

1. 1.1 Situated not far above the ground, the horizon, or sea level.
   低垂的；低悬的
   the sun was low in the sky

   太阳低悬在天空中。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • At this height, among the Himalayas, the sky looms like a low ceiling and the snow does not have far to fall.
   • Brewster, addressing the loose ball at an awkward height, cut his low volley into a vacant corner of the net.
   • We all kept bumping our heads on the loopily low ceiling.
   • Ignorant to the fact that the roof was low on one side, I scraped my forehead as I stood up straight.
   • Davies arrived on stage at the poky Basement Bar like Gulliver, forcing a crouch so his huge arms could reach up to the perilously low ceiling.
   • The march went up high hills and down low valleys, and crossed the great Himalayan rivers.
   • The driver, who was only on her second day on the route, misjudged the height of the low bridge, causing the accident.
   • It seemed to take no notice of them and swung onto a low branch above Katrina holding on only by its feet.
   • The low door lintel in the upper room was suitably covered to prevent accidents!
   • I tried to jump out of the bed and ended up slamming my head against the low shelf above me.
   • Pruning is done after flowering with stems being taken back to just above a low growth point.
   • The first are in low valleys where lakes did not form and the second, larger ones are higher and the result of rainfall.
   • The guest room in the middle of the hallway had a low, almost horizontal ceiling on one end.
   • We are careful not to hit our heads on the low ceilings because we could easily knock off some of the stalactites.
   • With nowhere to go, the swelling water easily enters households situated at low positions.
   • The ceiling is low, and it's a great place to relax and have some privacy.
   • I hopped in a low branch over a river and leaned against the tree trunk, gazing ahead of me.
   • The species occurs on sand, clay and loam, among low open woodland and in shrubland.
   • The room was quite big, but the ceiling was quite low, about three or four feet above her head.
   • Scrape a little bark off the bottom of a low branch and pin the scraped part to the ground with a rock or tent stake.

   Synonyms

   low-lying, ground-level, sea-level, flat
2. 1.2 Located at or near the bottom of something.
   位于底部的；靠近底部的
   low back pain

   下背痛。

   there were stunted trees low down on the ridge

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Our results are supported by earlier research on acupuncture for low back pain.
   • The rapidly rising numbers of people with low back pain, for example, implies a sociological rather than biological cause.
   • You can't be fit and healthy if you are walking around on crutches or hobbled with low back pain.
   • One of the most dramatic has been the abandonment of bed rest as a treatment for low back pain and its replacement by early activity and exercise.
   • Most back pain sufferers have pain of varying degrees of intensity located in the low back.
   • Because of the recurrent nature of low back pain, talk of a ‘cure’ is unrealistic.
   • Most patients can get treatment immediately, such as those with headache, tennis elbow or low back pain.
   • Patients with low back and leg pain are generally in their most productive years.
   • He confirmed that she suffered from low back pain since the 1960s.
   • Being in shape and losing excess weight will help you avoid low back pain.
   • What can you tell a student or client who already has symptoms of low back pain?
   • She noted a long history of low back pain dating back to the bus accident in 1984.
   • The people in the trial had low back pain for more than six weeks.
   • Children who are overweight or out of shape are more likely to have low back pain.
   • Endurance of back extensor muscles had the highest association with low back pain.
   • It is a commonly held belief that 90% of episodes of low back pain resolve within eight weeks.
   • I was mildly surprised when she came into the office with low back pain radiating down her left leg.
   • I've had a problem with low back pain for years due to a damaged disk in my spine.
   • Four clinical findings have been shown to be predictors of cancer in patients with low back pain.
3. 1.3Baseball (of a pitched ball) below a certain level, such as the batter's knees, as it comes across home plate, and thus outside the strike zone.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • He drops his hands to just below the letters on high pitches and to his ribs or below the ribs on low pitches.
   • Thus its effectiveness, when a hitter has two strikes, and this pitch is thrown low enough.
   • He isn't the typical lefthanded hitter who golfs low pitches out of the yard.
   • Mickey was one of the few pitchers I ever saw who could throw a low and inside tailing fastball.
   • Big flies are possible on low or high pitches, even pitches out of the strike zone.
4. 1.4 (of women's clothing) cut so as to reveal the neck and the upper part of the breasts.
   （女式服装）领口开得低的，露胸的
   the low neckline of her blouse

   她衬衫的低领口。

   in combination a low-cut black dress

   一件黑色低领女装。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Gem touched the diamond broach that lay at the center of her low, curved neck-line.
   • The neck comes a little too low for mother's taste, but father says I look beautiful in it.
   • They were given pink dresses with low necks and frilly arms and hems.
   • I said, studying a beautiful baby blue dress with a low neckline and bell sleeves.
   • She wore a swing style coat that blew open in the wind, revealing a low cut purple dress.
   • I made sure that I had plenty of jackets to wear and that none of my shirts were low cut.
   • Her skirt was barely covering her rear and her shirt was low enough to show the lace on her bra.
   • With it, she wore a simple purple shirt with a neckline that was not quite low, but by no means modest.
   • The bodice was subtly ruched and the low neckline showed off her creamy neck and shoulders.
   • The neckline of the dress is very low, and her brown hair tumbles over her bare shoulders.
   • The neckline was low and open to reveal her collarbone and a little bit of cleavage.
   • It was low, yet not revealing, and her sleeves were long and loose with tight cuffs at the wrists.
   • I looked through another rack, and pulled out a sleek black one, with a high neckline and a low back.
   • On top of her sweatshirt, she wore a dark, low cut vest, revealing her ample bosom.
   • Its hallmark was a return to the lines of the Edwardian age, with gathered skirts, low necklines and long flowing dresses.
   • The cut of the bodice was tight and extremely low, revealing her ample bosom to all.
   • It was formfitting showing off all her curves at the top with a low, but not at all revealing, neckline.
   • There is only an inch of cloth on each shoulder and the neck is cut very low.
   • They wore lilac satin dresses with low crossover backs, diamanté detail and small trains.
   • She was never associated with skimpy bathing suits, low cut gowns and short dresses.

   Synonyms

   low-cut, skimpy, revealing
5. 1.5 (of latitude) near the equator.
   （纬度）低的，近赤道的
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Generally, it is agreed that such stars need to be low in latitude and near the ecliptic.
   • The site must be low in latitude as well, so that solar panels can get the most intense sunlight possible.
6. 1.6Phonetics (of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue held low in the mouth; open.
   〔语音〕（元音）舌位低的

2Below average in amount, extent, or intensity; small.

用微薄的收入养育孩子。

小火烹制。

人手少服务差的小店。

1. 2.1 (of a river or lake) below the usual water level; shallow.
   （河，湖）水位低的;浅的
   Example sentencesExamples

   • They're the very months that environmentalists will tell you that the river was traditionally low.
   • It is, after all, not only when reservoirs are low that we should strive to waste less water.
   • Water utility companies too, are affected because the water levels in the rivers are low due to erratic rains.
   • He said the stones were too far apart and damaged, and were completely covered even when the river was low.
   • The creek was low, no more than a few inches deep for most of its length and the fish were bunched up in the deeper water beneath the bridge.
   • The river is low just now, and the exposed gravel flats made for easy walking.
   • The reservoirs were low and the supply was being augmented by pumping from the Mints Feet well.
   • When creeks are low in summer, they are also most sensitive to environmental damage, he added.
   • After about 300 yards, you reach stepping stones across the Water of Ken, which can be crossed if the river is low enough.
   • Rivers are desperately low, but given a healthy lift, things could become most interesting over the coming weeks.
   • Fishing with it usually takes place during the drier months from September to December when the river is low.
   • When the river is very low and the pool is not fishable it is usually possible to walk out into the middle of the river and fish directly into the deep water channel.
   • It is true that we have had a dry winter, and that the reservoirs are low.
   • The river was low and clear with good light making everything clearly visible.
   • The river was very low but rises in minutes in heavy rain, something to do with draining from the old lead mines.
2. 2.2 (of a substance or food) containing smaller quantities than usual of a specified ingredient.
   （物质，食物）某一成分含量低的
   vegetables are low in calories

   蔬菜的热量低。

   in combination low-fat spreads

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Kangaroo meat is very low in fat so it can easily dry out during cooking.
   • You need to start eating low fat, low sugar food, exercise and lose about 10 kilos.
   • Now she focuses more on eating whole foods, with their naturally low sodium content.
   • Research shows that low fat, low sugar and high fibre diets can help with acne.
   • And since you're on a fat-loss plan, they should be relatively low in calories.
   • An agreement has been made with most chains in Scotland for foods which are low in sugar and fat to carry a government kite mark.
   • Only sandy soils that are low in organic matter are likely to need added sulfur.
   • You will need a steam iron, a low sodium club soda, and clean white cotton towels.
   • You'll be less hungry if you have a satisfying portion of food that is low in calories.
   • Most processed foods are very low in antioxidants as they are removed during manufacture.
   • This diet is low in cholesterol and saturated fat and high in complex carbohydrates.
   • Well we designed the low protein, low fibre diet so that we didn't actually alter the calories.
   • The diet is low in fat which, research shows, is a healthy way to lose weight and keep it off.
   • It can act as a feedstock for a number of organic compounds, and is already used to produce low phosphate detergents and plastics.
   • Check the actual fat grams per serving to determine whether a food is truly low in fat.
   • The dieters were advised to eat healthy foods that are also low in carbs.
   • Fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat, and they add flavor and variety to your diet.
   • They contain protein, healthy fats and fiber, and they're low in carbs.
   • They're also low in calories and sodium and contain no fat or cholesterol.
   • Baked beans (especially the low salt and sugar varieties) have a distinct edge I think.
3. 2.3 (of a supply) small or reduced in quantity.
   （供应，给养）少的
   food and ammunition were running low

   食物和弹药越来越少了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Through the village she was silent, except to say that the women needed seed, for their store was very low.
   • Despite low supplies and starvation, the French army put up stiff resistance for two months.
   • Water comes up to the second floor, they are out of gasoline, and food supplies are running perilously low.
   • The union knew it; they also knew that the food supply was not as low as advertised.
   • I'll try to send more as time passes, but you may need to remind me when your supply gets low.
   • When the season is at the peak, lobsters are held in corrals until the supply becomes low.
   • Their ammunition and other supplies were low, but the job had to be done.
   • The latest utility crisis has little to do with low supplies of natural gas or electricity.
   • Bryan and Laura were chatting while Michelle talked with Nikki about our low supplies.
   • We have no control over increased costs or low supplies, but we do have control over our attitude.
   • Their food and water supplies were dangerously low and the elf rationed it harshly.
   • In Indonesia, people have been forced to loot stores as food and water supplies run perilously low.
   • By 14 February fuel supplies were so low that many industries were on a three-day week.
   • This hormone is necessary for a sense of wellbeing and when supplies fall too low, we can feel depressed.
   • Given the already low supply, some towns reportedly did not have any plywood left to sell.
   • While a few animals will starve to death when food supplies are low, the species will survive.
   • So too did the Georgette, whose coal supplies were dangerously low.
   • Following the horrific loss of life and injury in Bali, blood supplies are critically low.

   Synonyms

   scarce, scanty, scant, skimpy, meagre, sparse, few, little, paltry, measly, trifling
4. 2.4 Having a small or reduced quantity of a supply.
   （给养存量）少的
   they were low on fuel

   他们燃料不多了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • If someone's bucket was low on squid, the folks with good catches poured in a few.
   • Air people can also bring a smile to anyone's face when they are low on spirits.
   • The netball association is low on funds and finds it difficult even to attend regional competitions.
   • Though he was low on cash and feeling squeezed, he didn't like the terms the banks offered.
   • Dozens of consumer Web sites were already low on cash and losing money fast.
   • We were running extremely low on cash yesterday, and I didn't get paid until today.
   • Because he was low on cash, Amos couldn't afford to buy another batch right away.
   • If you get stuck in Nice and are low on funds, Thomas still goes every summer.
   • It probably helps that it's a squad conspicuously low on superstars.
   • Information gained by Bedfordshire on Sunday has revealed that the service is already running desperately low on crews.
   • Merchants had run dramatically low on supplies, causing high prices on simple things.
   • She was so low on money these days that she felt the need to beg for money.
   • We had to bring young players into a team that was low on confidence and not playing well.

3Ranking below other people or things in importance or class.

地位低下的工作。

训练被排在比较次要的地位。

1. 3.1 (of art or culture) considered to be inferior in quality and refinement.
   （艺术，文化）低俗的
   the dual traditions of high and low art

   高雅和低俗文化的双重传统。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • There are those who insist that low culture will always drive out high culture.
   • It is not that other countries do not indulge in this, more that one in particular is turning it into a low art form.
   • There was high art and low art, and they never met, like rail tracks.
   • Last week, the lord and lady of low culture launched their new website.
   • This was a right old mishmash of high art and low culture, sport and theatre.
   • These days, the divide between high culture and low culture seems to be disappearing.
   • Maybe it's foolish to look at it as anything other than a triumph of low culture and cheap thrills.
   • Even TV cartoons with artistic pretensions tend to be about as low as low art can get.
   • When I walked around the Hayward my first thoughts had nothing to do with low art.
   • Instead of high drama in slow motion, this is low drama and high speed as the cars zip by.
   • In other words, the high / low culture debates are often no more than an agenda to keep the literari amused at the dinner table.
   • People thought Cleo was low drama, just because it was about a hugely popular comedy form.
   • So it makes perfect sense to leave the masses to their low culture, and they will likely do the same for you.
   • Thus has postmodernism helped close the gap between high art and low art.
   • There is plenty of low art around, and a huge demand for it.

   Synonyms

   crude, coarse, vulgar, indecent, ribald, smutty, bawdy, suggestive, off colour, rude, rough, unrefined, indelicate, improper
2. 3.2 Less good than is expected or desired; inferior.
   低于一般标准的；差的
   the standard of living is low

   生活水平低。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The mark up and transportation costs may overprice the product, while at the same time its quality may be low.
   • I think that has contributed to the growth of courses of low quality.
   • By this time he had more men than his pursuers, but they were of low quality because the best troops were kept in European Russia in case of rebellion.
   • Let's face it, most of them came here to escape the low quality of life and the glaring risks.
   • However, cheap carries with it the connotation of low quality and low performance.
   • This tends to be of a low quality and over-crowding with families of three or four in one medium-size room is not uncommon.
   • In return, owners are not keen to offer more than a low quality of service.
   • It is totally unregulated and much of it is of low quality.
   • Evidence for this fact can be found in the terribly low quality of this entry, and my true inability to write anything better.
   • Moreover, the high quality and low prices of these goods played a major role in forcing changes in the economies of Europe and other nations.
   • This has led to the low quality of most of this sector's products, and hence its decreased credibility.
   • Poor allocation of Government funds often contributes to the low quality of rural education.
   • The state of the infrastructure is poor with low quality telephone lines and little if anything in the way of broadband.
   • The low quality of college and university graduates is another concern.
   • Apologies for the relatively low quality but it's in order to keep the file size down.
   • The reasons for the increased use of mobile phones also include the low quality and unreliability of fixed-line services.
   • The movie has failed miserably at the box office and the producers have blamed the low quality of the latest game for the poor ticket sales.
   • Then it got onto a low quality US news site, and many more linked to their story.
   • But today, low quality is often presented as a justification for speech regulation.
   • We've had a disastrous year in our local lobster fishery, with catches down by half and the catch of low quality.

   Synonyms

   inferior, substandard, poor, bad, low-grade, low-quality, below par, second-rate, inadequate, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, deficient, defective
3. 3.3 Unscrupulous or dishonest.
   卑劣的；不诚实的；下流的
   practice a little low cunning

   耍点低级的小聪明。

   low tricks

   下流的诡计。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • But in the end he lacked the sagacity or the low cunning to do the one thing necessary.
   • He was the personification of the kind of low cunning to which Nixon himself aspired but could never quite achieve.
   • The Liberal Party has always been a mix of idealism, pragmatism, opportunism and low cunning.

   Synonyms

   despicable, contemptible, reprehensible, lamentable, disgusting, shameful, mean, abject, unworthy, shabby, uncharitable, base, dishonourable, unprincipled, ignoble, sordid, wretched
4. 3.4 (of an opinion) unfavorable.
   （观点）贬低的，轻蔑的
   he had a low opinion of himself

   他对自己评价不高。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Today very few scientists hold low opinions of Darwin, either as a person or as a scientist.
   • Though Cat had only known him for one week, she still managed to form a low opinion of him.
   • My uncle reminded my grandfather of my father's low opinion of his life's work.
   • Another aspect of Germany's malaise, however, is the low opinion the public has of its politicians.
   • He clearly has a low opinion of what the state system has done for Britain's pensioners and will look for a wholesale reform.
   • A recent Gallup poll showed that the American public has a very low opinion of journalists.
   • He taught Lilly the rudiments of astrology, but Lilly had a low opinion of his tutor.
   • Most of the ones I know have a low opinion of them but never seem to be asked.
   • People on the whole have a low opinion of their political representatives.
   • He had a very low opinion of the capacity of my sex, and had neither knowledge of, nor interest in, science of any kind.
   • The nursing profession as a group well understood the low opinion other professions had of them.
   • I have a low opinion of myself, I'm angry at life and I'm somebody I don't want to be when I'm on drugs.
   • I cannot bear the thought of one so compassionate and noble as you having such a low opinion of me.
   • After seeing this film, my admittedly low opinion of both has risen dramatically.
   • Broadcasters today seem to have a low opinion of viewers' intelligence.
   • On the way home I might suddenly get a new low opinion of the flowers, and feel embarrassment at having bought them.
   • I think it also possible that he has such a low opinion of her that he is determined that his opinions and views shall prevail over hers.
   • He wondered why a woman like her was single and had such a low opinion of men.
   • I have a low opinion of pop music lyrics, I just happen to have a near-perfect memory for them.
   • There may be other reasons why children sometimes have low self-esteem - a low opinion of how they may appear to others.

   Synonyms

   unfavourable, poor, bad, adverse, negative, hostile

4(of a sound or voice) not loud or high.

他低沉沙哑的嗓音。

他们被告知要保持低音量。

5Depressed or lacking in energy.

我打不起精神。

1A low point, level or figure.

他的支持率处于历史最低点。

1. 1.1 A particularly bad or difficult moment.
   （生活或事业中的）低谷
   the highs and lows of an actor's life

   演员生涯的起起落落。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • If anyone deserves it, he does because he has shown so much mental strength to come through all the lows.
   • Her writing is a journey through a situation I suggest most of us fear to some extent and her great ability with words leaves one feeling in some small way that they have been there with her, through the highs and lows.
   • They held me while I cried and shared my highs and lows throughout all these years.
   • If you're not just in love but willing to go through the highs and lows because of that love, then I want people to know they're not alone.
   • Whatever your mode of expression, know that you may be an emotional roller coaster racing through highs and lows of a war-charged grief cycle.
   • It's caused by the male hormone testosterone fluctuating, and highs and lows are perfectly normal at his age.
   • His music has helped me through the highs and lows of my life and his rendition of ‘Never let me go’ is something I will never forget.
   • The highs and lows of this person's love life may be difficult for them to handle.
   • Yet, 12 years ago, when Gibson went through a low in his life, the idea of this work began to incubate in him.
   • We've been through a lot of lows during the last three years and I thought this would be a lovely memory, something that would be with us for ever.
   • Through highs and lows, he faces the camera and explains what's going on and how he's feeling.
   • It's important to remember that, while he feeds on raw emotion and can be upset by the slightest wrinkle, he has been through more highs and lows than most will ever experience.
   • These people have stuck by me through my highs and lows, my breakups and breakouts, my good hair days and bad hair days.
   • I went through many highs and lows, and this was an escape.
   • I survived 20 years as an actor, with a few highs and a lot of lows.
2. 1.2informal A state of depression or low spirits.
   〈非正式〉消沉，心情差
   Example sentencesExamples

   • A recent study showed that lamotrigine not only delays the time to any mood events but is notably effective against the depressive lows of bipolar illness.
   • As much as any other task an entrepreneur must face, she must deal with these manic highs and depressing lows.
   • Playing for England provided yet bigger highs and lows.
3. 1.3 An area of low atmospheric pressure; a depression.
   低气压区；低气压
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Such lows usually form when a strong wind speed maximum riding along the main belt of westerly jet stream winds dives into a deep upper-level trough or dip in the jet.
   • People who know about thermal lows and high pressure in cold air often jump to the conclusion that warm air means low pressure and cold air means high.
   • At the peak of the La Nina some drought relief can occur when warm moist tropical lows are brought onto the country.
   • The powerful winds that accompany tropical cyclones and east coast lows can and do generate huge waves.
   • The circulation is then entirely of cold polar air, and there is little precipitation associated with such lows when they reach the polar areas.
   • Two six month contracts are being offered to those who feel they have what it takes to explain highs, lows, mid-Atlantic depressions and incoming warm fronts.
   • In his defence though, he did say that strong winds could cause problems, and that there was a vicious looking low on our doorstep.
   • Heavy rains extended south to the Illawarra escarpment west of Wollongong, an area accustomed to drenchings from east coast lows.
   • These lows suck the low level air north of the sub-tropical highs which then becomes westerlies as it heads for that feature.
   • This may sometimes be associated with a tropical cyclone or a monsoon low.
   • This difference in temperatures would have encouraged deeper and more severe lows to develop.
   • However, another significant factor is the development of highs and lows out in the Atlantic.
   • A third east coast low developed on 26 June, and became notorious for the huge seas it produced.

1In or into a low position or state.

她弯腰护住脸部，继续奋力前行。

2In a low voice or at a low pitch.

我们轻声说话，免得吵醒迪安。

(of a cow) make a characteristic deep sound.

牛群的哞哞叫声。

A sound made by cattle; a moo.