lowered

1. ADJ-COMPAR （成对物中）下方的，下面的
   You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things.
   1. She bit her lower lip.
      她咬了咬下唇。
   2. ...the lower deck of the bus...
      公共汽车的下层
   3. The upper layer of felt should overlap the lower.
      毛毡的上层应与下层重叠。
   4. ...the lower of the two holes.
      两个洞中下面的那个
2. ADJ-COMPAR 底端的；底部的
   You can use lower to refer to the bottom part of something.
   1. Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back.
      用一个小靠垫帮助支撑腰部。
   2. ...fires which started in the lower part of a tower block.
      从塔楼底部开始烧起的大火
3. ADJ-COMPAR 较低级的；低等的
   You can use lower to refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things.
   1. Already the awards are causing resentment in the lower ranks of council officers...
      奖项已使政务委员会的低层官员们愤愤不平。
   2. The nation's highest court reversed the lower court's decision...
      该国最高法院已推翻了下级法院的判决。
   3. The higher orders of society must rule the lower.
      上层社会必须统治下层社会。
4. VERB （缓慢地）降下，放下
   If you lower something, you move it slowly downwards.
   1. Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave...
      两名记者不得不帮忙把灵柩慢慢地放进墓穴中。
   2. Sokolowski lowered himself into the black leather chair...
      索科洛夫斯基缓缓地坐到黑色皮椅上。
   3. 'No movies of me getting out of the pool, boys.' They dutifully lowered their cameras.
      “小伙子们，不要拍摄我从泳池出来的画面。”他们便乖乖地把摄像机放下了。
5. VERB 降低；减少；减弱
   If you lower something, you make it less in amount, degree, value, or quality.
   1. The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent...
      中央银行已将利率调低了两个百分点。
   2. This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.
      这种药通过黏合肠内的脂肪降低胆固醇水平。
6. VERB 垂下，低下（头或眼睛）
   If someone lowers their head or eyes, they look downwards, for example because they are sad or embarrassed.
   1. She lowered her head and brushed past photographers as she went back inside...
      她再次回到里面时低着头，与摄影师擦身而过。
   2. She lowered her gaze to the hands in her lap.
      她低头盯着放在大腿上的双手。
7. VERB 降低，贬低（身份）
   If you say that you would not lower yourself by doing something, you mean that you would not behave in a way that would make you or other people respect you less.
   1. Don't lower yourself, don't be the way they are...
      不要自贬身份,不要学他们那样。
   2. I've got no qualms about lowering myself to Lemmer's level to get what I want.
      为得到我想要的东西，我一点都不忌讳把自己降格到跟莱麦尔一样。
8. V-ERG 压低，放低（声音）
   If you lower your voice or if your voice lowers, you speak more quietly.
   1. The man moved closer, lowering his voice...
      那个男子靠上前去，压低了声音。
   2. His voice lowers confidentially.
      他神秘地压低了嗓音。
9. See also: low

1. She lowered the handkerchief which she had kept dabbing at her eyes
   她放下了那块一直用来擦眼睛的手帕。
2. Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair
   班诺尔小心翼翼地将肥硕的身躯落座到椅子上。
3. She watched his face, as the coffin was lowered into the ground. As soon as it was decent, he plunged through the crowd towards the cars.
   棺材慢慢放入墓穴时她一直注视着他的脸。礼仪许可的时间一到，他便挤过人群走向那些车子。
4. Out of deference to him, I lowered my head as he prayed.
   出于对他的敬重，在他祈祷时我低下了头。
5. Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea
   海平面下降使白令海底部的浅层大陆架暴露出来。
6. He lowered his legs until he felt he had a solid foothold on the rockface beneath him.
   他把腿向下伸，直到他感觉稳稳地踩住下面的石头。
7. To his delight a familiar, tall, languid figure lowered itself down the steps of a club.
   看到一个熟悉的高大身影沿着俱乐部的台阶无精打采地走下来，他高兴极了。
8. When the car had pulled level with him, he had spoken into the lowered passenger window.
   汽车开到他身边与他并行时，他朝拉下车窗的后排座位说了几句话。
9. Sokolowski lowered himself into the black leather chair
   索科洛夫斯基缓缓地坐到黑色皮椅上。
10. 'No movies of me getting out of the pool, boys.' They dutifully lowered their cameras.
    “小伙子们，不要拍摄我从泳池出来的画面。”他们便乖乖地把摄像机放下了。
11. The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent
    中央银行已将利率调低了两个百分点。
12. She lowered her head and brushed past photographers as she went back inside
    她再次回到里面时低着头，与摄影师擦身而过。
13. She lowered her gaze to the hands in her lap.
    她低头盯着放在大腿上的双手。
14. The driver of the car lowered his offside front window.
    司机摇下前排右侧的玻璃窗。
15. I took my bags inside, lowered myself onto the bed and switched on the TV
    我把包拎进屋，往床上一倒，然后打开了电视机。
16. The maid lowered her chin and simpered.
    侍女低头痴笑着。
17. They lowered him gradually into the cockpit. Somehow they squeezed him in the tight space, and strapped him in
    他们将他慢慢向下放入驾驶舱，设法将他塞进了狭小的空间，并给他系好安全带。
18. They jogged in silence a while, faces lowered, out of step
    他们低着头，一言不发地慢跑了一会儿，步伐也不一致。
19. There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection.
    对疼痛的忍耐力降低了，对感染的抵抗力也减弱了。
20. She gave him a quick, upward look, then lowered her eyes.
    她抬眼迅速瞥了他一下，然后眼睛又垂了下去。
21. She lowered her voice to a vehement whisper.
    她压低了嗓音，声音低沉有力。
22. She'd lowered her voice until it was barely audible.
    她把嗓音压低到几乎听不见。
23. I lowered myself to the water's edge, getting my feet wet
    我弯下身子走到水边，把脚弄湿了。
24. He lowered his voice to a whisper.
    他压低了声音悄悄地说话。
25. The captain ordered all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm.
    船长命令把所有的帆放下以便船只安全渡过暴风雨。
26. The sailors lowered a lifeboat.
    水手们降下了救生艇。
27. A cold had lowered her resistance.
    伤风已削弱了她的抵抗力。
28. The elephant lowered its great bulk.
    大象蹲下了它那庞大的身躯。
29. Abnormally low or high body temperature effect a variety of physiologic responses including lowered metabolic rate.
    不正常的低或高体温会影响动物体各种不同的生理应答，包括低代谢率。
30. This article lowered his reputation.
    这篇文章使他的名誉打了折扣。

adj

1. below the surround or below the normal position
   1. with lowered eyes