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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔DO/NOT DO〕The President may step in and take action to lower energy prices. 总统可能会介入并采取措施降低能源价格。朗文写作活用〔DOWN〕We need to lower the mirror in the bathroom. 我们要把浴室中的镜子放低些。朗文写作活用〔PROMISE〕The President promised to lower income taxes, and he's been as good as his word. 总统曾许诺要降低所得税，他也的确那样做了。朗文写作活用〔REDUCE〕The Bundesbank is under pressure to lower interest rates. 德国央行正受到压力要降低利率。朗文写作活用〔alteration〕Simple alterations in lifestyle can help to lower blood pressure.生活方式的简单改变有助于降低血压。外研社新世纪〔antifreeze〕A substance, often a liquid such as ethylene glycol or alcohol, mixed with another liquid to lower its freezing point.防冻剂，防冻液，抗凝剂：一种物质，通常是液体，如乙二醇或酒精，和另一种液体混合来降低冰点美国传统〔close〕He had to lower the price to close the sale.他最后不得不降价成交。麦克米伦高阶〔constrained〕For some reason he felt constrained to lower his voice.不知怎么的, 他感觉不得不压低声音。外研社新世纪〔cut into〕Although it would cut into profits, we were forced to lower our prices.尽管降低价格会减少利润，但我们还是不得不这样做了。韦氏高阶〔declass〕To lower in class or status.降低社会地位或阶层美国传统〔degrade〕To lower in moral or intellectual character; debase.降低…品格：降低…的道德水准，或降低…的身份；有损…的人格美国传统〔degrade〕Geology To lower or wear by erosion or weathering.【地质学】 侵蚀：通过侵蚀或风化降低或磨蚀美国传统〔deject〕To lower the spirits of; dishearten.使…情绪低落；使沮丧美国传统〔depressant〕Tending to lower the rate of vital physiological activities.抑制性的：降低重要生理活动的速度的美国传统〔depress〕To lower prices in (a stock market).使跌价：（在股票市场中）降低价格美国传统〔devalue〕To lower the exchange value of a currency by lowering its gold equivalency.（货币）贬值：通过降低货币与黄金的兑换率来降低其交换价值美国传统〔dip〕To lower and raise (a flag) in salute.扬旗致敬，行点旗礼美国传统〔efficiency〕The company is trying to lower costs and improve efficiencies.公司正打算降低成本，提高效率。韦氏高阶〔expectation〕Her approach sought to lower people's expectations.她的方式旨在降低人们的期望。牛津搭配〔gambit〕Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.他们降低税收的许诺很显然是大选年的策略。剑桥高阶〔lower〕He was forced to lower the rent of his house.他被迫降低房租。21世纪英汉〔lower〕Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (=include rude jokes etc in what you say) ! 你肯定会降低谈话的格调！朗文当代〔mandate〕He was elected with a clear mandate to lower taxes.很明显他当选后有权降低税收。麦克米伦高阶〔nod〕To lower and raise the head quickly, as in agreement or acknowledgment.点头：快速地低下并抬起头，如表示同意或致意美国传统〔nonattendance〕The school district worked on ways to lower the rate of nonattendance among its students.这个学区从多方面努力来降低学生的缺课率。韦氏高阶〔overproduction〕The overproduction of oil caused the fuel companies to lower their prices.石油生产过剩导致燃料公司纷纷降低价格。韦氏高阶〔permit〕The Chancellor is looking to lower interest rates, when economic conditions permit.经济条件允许时，财政大臣准备降低利率。剑桥高阶〔place〕To lower the dignity of (someone); humble.降低某人的尊严；贬抑美国传统〔recurrence〕Maintaining immune function after surgery may contribute to lower tumour recurrence rates.手术后保持免疫功能可能有助于降低肿瘤再发率。剑桥高阶〔reverse〕The drug is used to lower blood pressure but may have the reverse effect in some patients.这种药是用于降血压的，但对有些病人也许会起反作用。韦氏高阶〔scale〕Economies of scale enable the larger companies to lower their prices.规模经济使得大公司可以降低产品价格。牛津搭配〔shrink〕Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector.匈牙利可能不得不降低其缩小国家军事管制区的期望。柯林斯高阶〔shrink〕Hungary may have to lower its hopes of shrinking its state sector.匈牙利也许不得不降低对缩减国有经济部门的预期。外研社新世纪〔slant〕She slants her letters from upper right to lower left.她写的字母从右上角到左下角倾斜美国传统〔sling〕They used slings of rope to lower us from one set of arms to another.他们用吊索把我们从高处的一组吊臂上放到低处的另一组吊臂上。柯林斯高阶〔stoop〕To lower or debase oneself.自贬：贬低自己或降低身份美国传统〔tone〕Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (=by making rude remarks etc) .就知道你会降低谈话的格调。朗文当代〔tone〕Trust you to lower the tone of the evening by telling disgusting jokes, Mark! 马克，你讲粗俗的笑话肯定会把晚会的格调降下去！剑桥高阶〔tone〕Trust you to lower the tone of the whole conversation! 你肯定会让整个谈话煞风景的！麦克米伦高阶〔vail〕To lower (a banner, for example).放下（例如旗帜）美国传统〔way〕One way around the problem of poor sales is to lower prices.解决销量不佳的一个办法就是降价。韦氏高阶〔whip hand〕These days the shopper has the whip hand, and will not buy if stores fail to lower their prices.现在购物者说了算, 如果商家不降低价格, 他们就不买。外研社新世纪I'd never have expected him to lower himself (= behave dishonestly or immorally) by stealing.我从未想到他会堕落至偷窃。剑桥国际If the government deflates the economy, that will cause a reduction in the country's economic activity, which will lead to lower prices.如果政府紧缩经济，那将减少国家的经济活动，从而导致物价降低。剑桥国际Several countries agreed to lower trade barriers to their farm products.有几个国家同意降低农产品的贸易壁垒。牛津商务The government had to cut its coat according to its cloth in order to lower taxes that year. 那一年政府为了减税只能量入为出。译典通The government is going to lower the tariff on imported cars. 政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。译典通The government's promise to lower taxes is so obviously an election-year gambit.政府承诺降低税收很明显是大选年的策略 。剑桥国际They're going to lower (= make less) the price of newspapers.他们将降低报纸价格。剑桥国际We tried digging a channel to lower the water level but that didn't work.我们试着挖了一道沟渠想降低水位，可是没用。剑桥国际 |
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