adj (1)等级(级别、地位)低的(low or lower in degree，rank or position)[A(to)]：mentally/socially～智力/社会地位低下;make sb feel～使某人感到自卑;an～clerk 低级职员;be (feel)～to others in social position/in many respects 感觉在社会地位/很多方面不如别人;An assistant manager is～in position to a manager. 副经理在职位上低于经理。 A colonel is～in rank to a general.上校的级别低于将军。〖反〗superior;

(2)质量低劣的 (low(er)in quality or value)[A(to)]：an～product/book质量低劣的产品/书;～grade of coffee次等咖啡;～goods/food/meat质量低劣的货物/食品/肉;goods～to sample 货物不如样品好;cloth～to real silk 布料不如真丝;These oranges are～to those I bought last week. 这些橘子不如我上星期买的好。〖反〗 superior，first-rate;

n 部下，下级;地位等低的人(person lower in rank，position，etc)[C]：get on well with/look down upon one's～s 与部下融洽相处/瞧不起部下;You shouldn't despise your intellectual/social～s. 你不应该鄙视智力/社会地位比你低的人。

→in͵feri′ority n 低人一等;下级