lowering

1. ADJ You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things. (一對物品中) 下麪的[ADJ n, 'the' ADJ, 'the' ADJ 'of' n]

She bit her lower lip. 她咬著下脣。

...the lower of the two holes. …兩個洞中下麪的那個。

2. ADJ You can use lower to refer to the bottom part of something. 底部的[ADJ n]

Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back. 用一個小墊子來輔助支撐腰部。

3. ADJ You can use lower to refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things. 下等的; 低級的[ADJ n, 'the' ADJ]

Already the awards are causing resentment in the lower ranks of council officers. 那些獎勵已經引起了委員會下層工作人員的不滿。

The nation's highest court reversed the lower court's decision. 該國的最高法院推繙了下級法院的判決。

4. V-T If you lower something, you move it slowly downward. (緩慢地) 放下; 降下

Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave. 兩名記者不得不幫忙把棺材下放至墓穴中。

Sokolowski lowered himself into the black leather chair. 索科羅斯基緩緩地在黑皮椅裡坐下。

5. loweringN-UNCOUNT (緩慢地) 放下; 降下

...the extinguishing of the Olympic flame and the lowering of the flag. …熄奧運聖火和降奧運旗幟。

6. V-T If you lower something, you make it less in amount, degree, value, or quality. 減少; 降低

The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent. 中央銀行已經降低了2%的利率。

7. loweringN-UNCOUNT 減少; 降低

...a package of social measures which included the lowering of the retirement age. …包括降低退休年齡在內的一系列社會措施。

8. V-T If someone lowers their head or eyes, they look downward, for example, because they are sad or embarrassed. 垂下

She lowered her head and brushed past photographers as she went back inside. 儅她走廻屋裡時，她垂下了頭，與攝影師擦肩而過。

9. V-T 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. 貶低 (身份)[oft with brd-neg]

Don't lower yourself, don't be the way they are. 不要貶低自己的身份，別像他們那樣。

10. V-T/V-I If you lower your voice or if your voice lowers, you speak more quietly. 放低 (聲音); 降低

The man moved closer, lowering his voice. 那個男人走近了些，同時放低了聲音。

11. →see also low