| 主要翻译 |
| lower [sth]⇒ vtr | (take down) | SCSimplified Chinese 放下 fàng xià
TCTraditional Chinese 放下 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拿下 fàng xià，ná xià |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 取下 fàng xià，qǔ xià
TCTraditional Chinese 取下 |
| | He lowered the box from the shelf. |
| | 他把盒子从架子上拿了下来。 |
| lower [sth] vtr | (reduce) | SCSimplified Chinese 降低 jiàng dī
TCTraditional Chinese 降低 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 减低 jiàng dī，jiǎn dī
TCTraditional Chinese 減低 |
| | The store lowers prices for sales. |
| | 商店在降价销售。 |
| lower [sth] vtr | (volume: reduce) (音量等) | SCSimplified Chinese 减弱，放低 jiǎn ruò，fàng dī
TCTraditional Chinese 減弱 |
| | Please lower the volume on the radio! |
| | 把收音机的音量开小点！ |
| lower adj | (comparative of low: less high up) (比较级，高度、所处位置) | SCSimplified Chinese 较低的 jiào dī de
TCTraditional Chinese 較低的 |
| | The shoes are on a lower shelf. |
| | 鞋子在较低的那个架子上。 |
| lower adj | (comparative of low: further down than [sth]) (比较级) | SCSimplified Chinese 较低级的，较低等的 jiào dī jí de，jiào dī děng de |
| | That fish is lower than the other in the food chain. |
| | 那种鱼在食物链中的地位比其它鱼更低。 |
| lower adj | (comparative of low: inferior) (比较级) | SCSimplified Chinese 较下级的，下层的，下等的 jiào xià jí de，xià céng de，xià děng de |
| | She comes from a lower caste in India. |
| | 她来自印度的下级阶层。 |
| 其他翻译 |
| lower [sth] vtr | (downgrade) | SCSimplified Chinese 降低…的级别 jiàng dī de jí bié |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 给...降级 |
| | The weather forecaster lowered the prediction from a storm to a gale. |
| lower [sth] vtr | figurative (diminish, lessen) | SCSimplified Chinese 减少 jiǎn shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 減少 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 减弱 jiǎn shǎo ，jiǎn ruò
TCTraditional Chinese 減弱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 降低 jiǎn shǎo ，jiàng dī
TCTraditional Chinese 降低 |
| | You should lower your expectations, based on your lack of success so far. |
lower your guard,
UK: lower your defences,
US: lower your defenses vtr | figurative (relax: guard, defences) (警惕等) | SCSimplified Chinese 放下 fàng xià
TCTraditional Chinese 放下 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 放松 fàng xià，fàng sōng
TCTraditional Chinese 放鬆 |
| | He lowered his guard once he realized it was a friend. |
| lower [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (emotional tone) | SCSimplified Chinese 降低 jiàng dī
TCTraditional Chinese 降低 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 减弱 jiàng dī，jiǎn ruò
TCTraditional Chinese 減弱 |
| | You should lower the emotional level in this piece of writing. |
| lower [sth] vtr | (flatten: musical pitch) (音高) | SCSimplified Chinese 降低 jiàng dī
TCTraditional Chinese 降低 |
| | You can lower the pitch by making the guitar strings looser. |
复合形式：
lower | lowering |
| lower abdomen n | (lowest part of the belly) | SCSimplified Chinese 下腹部 xià fù bù |
| | If you have a persistent pain in your lower abdomen you should see a doctor. |
| lower atmosphere n | (troposphere: air closest to earth) | SCSimplified Chinese 低层大气 dī céng dà qì
TCTraditional Chinese 低層大氣 |
| lower back n | (lumbar region) | SCSimplified Chinese 背的下半部 bèi de xià bàn bù |
| | My chair's shaped so that my lower back is well-supported. |
| lower back pain n | (discomfort in lowest part of the back) | SCSimplified Chinese 下腰部疼痛 xià yāo bù téng tòng |
| | Poor posture can result in lower back pain. |
| lower body n | (pelvis and legs) (正式) | SCSimplified Chinese 下肢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 下体，下半身 |
| | His lower body was badly injured by the landmine, but he survived. |
lower class,
lower-class adj | may be pejorative (of low socioeconomic status) (贬义) | SCSimplified Chinese 下层阶级的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun it modifies. |
| | My grandmother considered swearing and drinking to be lower-class habits. |
| the lower classes npl | may be pejorative (low-income people) (可能具有轻蔑意味) | SCSimplified Chinese 下层阶级 xià céng jiē jí
TCTraditional Chinese 下層階級 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 社会下层 |
| | The government is concentrating on social issues because it is desperate to win the vote of the lower classes at the next election. |
| lower deck n | (ship: lowest level) | SCSimplified Chinese 底层甲板 |
| lower deck n | (second from bottom in larger ship) (指较大船只的底部倒数第二层甲板) | SCSimplified Chinese 下层甲板 |
| lower house | (government) | SCSimplified Chinese 下议院 xià yì yuàn
TCTraditional Chinese 下議院 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 下院 |
| lower in status adj | (less important or prestigious) | SCSimplified Chinese 低等的 dī děng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 下等的 dī děng de ，xià děng de |
| | Some universities are lower in status than others. |
| lower in status v expr | (make less prestigious) | SCSimplified Chinese 降低...身份 jiàng dī shēn fèn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使…下贱 jiàng dī shēn fèn，shǐ xià jiàn |
lower intermediate,
lower-intermediate adj | (level, degree: medium to low) (水平、等级、级别) | SCSimplified Chinese 中低的 |
| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| lower limit n | (minimum) | SCSimplified Chinese 最小值 zuì xiǎo zhí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 下限 zuì xiǎo zhí，xià xiàn |
| lower lip n | (lower external part of mouth) | SCSimplified Chinese 下唇 xià chún |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 下嘴唇 |
| lower middle class n | (income class) | SCSimplified Chinese 下层中产阶级 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中下阶级 |
| lower middle-class n as adj | (of income class) | SCSimplified Chinese 下层中产阶级的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中下阶级的 |
| lower ranks npl | (those with lesser status in a hierarchy) | SCSimplified Chinese 下层 xià céng
TCTraditional Chinese 下層 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 低等 xià céng，dī děng |
| | In the past, Army officers hardly ever mixed socially with the lower ranks. |
| lower school n | (younger students' school) | SCSimplified Chinese 小学低年级 |
lower second-class,
lower second class n as adj | UK (university degree grade: 2:2) (学位) | SCSimplified Chinese 二等二级的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Hazel graduated with a lower-second class degree from the University of Reading. |
| lower status n | (inferior social position) | SCSimplified Chinese 下层 xià céng
TCTraditional Chinese 下層 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 低等 xià céng，dī děng |
| lower yourself vtr + refl | (do [sth] undignified) | SCSimplified Chinese 自贬身份 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 贬低你自己 |
| | Talk to that criminal? I wouldn't lower myself. |
| lower yourself by doing [sth] vtr + refl | (do [sth] undignified) | SCSimplified Chinese 屈尊降贵 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自降身份 zì jiàng shēn fèn |
| | Don't lower yourself by responding to his insults. |
| lower yourself by doing [sth] vtr + refl | (humble yourself) | SCSimplified Chinese 做某事是自贬身份 |
| | The Duchess lowered herself by marrying a commoner. |
lowercase (US),
lower case (UK) n | (small letters or type) | SCSimplified Chinese 小写字母 xiǎo xiě zì mǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 小寫字母 |
| | Please type in all lowercase. |
lowercase (US),
lower-case (UK) adj | (type: small, not capitalized) (字母) | SCSimplified Chinese 小写的，小写字体的 xiǎo xiě de，xiǎo xiě zì tǐ de
TCTraditional Chinese 小寫的 |
| | Use a mixture of capital and lowercase letters in your password. |
lowercase [sth] (US),
lower-case [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (write or print in lowercase letters) | SCSimplified Chinese 用小写字母书写或印刷 |
| | When using letters for this outline, please make sure to lowercase them. |