| 釋義 |
lower1 /'bua(r); 'lo/ vt, vi 1 [VP6A] let or bring down; cause to be down: 降低; 降下; 夜跌落： ~ the sails/a flag. 將帆 (旗) 降下。 ~ away, (naut) lower a boat, sail, etc. (航海) 放下小船, 降下船帆等。 2 [VP6A, 15A, 2A] make or become less high: 降低; 減低; 跌落： ~ the rent of a house. 減低房租。 The stocks ~ed in value. 股票跌價(jià)。 He ~ed his voice to a whisper. 他把聲音降到耳語(yǔ)那么低。 We can't ~ the ceiling. 我們不能降低天花板。 3 [VP15A] ~ oneself, degrade, disgrace: 降低品格; 汚辱： He would never ~ himself by taking bribes. 他絕不會(huì)降低自己的品格去接受賄賂。 4 [VP6A] weaken: 使弱; 削弱; 削減： Poor diet ~s resistance to illness. 營(yíng)養(yǎng)太差的飲食會(huì)削弱對(duì)于疾病的抵抗力。 |