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释义 | 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. 将帆 (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; 减低; 跌落: ~ the rent of a house. 减低房租。 The stocks ~ed in value. 股票跌价。 He ~ed his voice to a whisper. 他把声音降到耳语那么低。 We can't ~ the ceiling. 我们不能降低天花板。 3 [VP15A] ~ oneself, degrade, disgrace: 降低品格; 汚辱: He would never ~ himself by taking bribes. 他绝不会降低自己的品格去接受贿赂。 4 [VP6A] weaken: 使弱; 削弱; 削减: Poor diet ~s resistance to illness. 营养太差的饮食会削弱对于疾病的抵抗力。 |
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