low
gb/lˈoʊ/ us/lˈoʊ/
A1
英语
~ 400
义项
0 个义项
adjective
A1
property
1
Not high in position or height
Not high; close to the ground.
用法模式：
[something] is low
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'low' with 'short' when describing people. 'Low' is not used for a person's height.
近义词
short (Often used for vertical extent, especially people or objects; 'low' is more about position or level.)
反义词
high (Indicates a large distance from bottom to top or from the ground.)
搭配
low wall
|low table
|low ceiling
|low shelf
主题
daily life
|descriptions
|space
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The fence is too low to keep the dog in.
- They built a low wall around the garden.
- The clouds are very low today.
学习者例句
- The chair is low.
- The wall is low.
- The clouds are low.
adjective
A2
property
2
Small in amount, degree, or intensity
Not much; less than normal.
用法模式：
low [noun]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes use 'few' instead of 'low' for uncountable nouns like 'temperature' or 'energy'.
近义词
reduced (Implies something has been made less than before.)
反义词
high (Indicates a large amount, degree, or intensity.)
搭配
low price
|low temperature
|low risk
|low energy
主题
descriptions
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The store is offering low prices this week.
- My phone battery is low.
- She has low confidence in her work.
学习者例句
- The price is low.
- The water is low in the river.
- My phone battery is low.
adjective
B1
state
3
Feeling sad or lacking energy
Feeling sad or tired; not feeling good.
用法模式：
feel low
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'low' with 'slow' when describing feelings, but they are unrelated.
近义词
depressed ('Depressed' is stronger and often used for clinical conditions.)
反义词
cheerful (Describes feeling happy and positive.)
搭配
feel low
|emotionally low
|a low mood
主题
emotions
|health
|core_vocabulary
例句
- I've been feeling low since the exam results.
- She was in a low mood all day.
- After the illness, he felt very low.
学习者例句
- I feel low today.
- She is low after the bad news.
- He feels low this week.
adverb
A2
relation
4
At a small height or level
Close to the ground or a lower place.
近义词
downward ('Downward' implies direction; 'low' indicates position.)
反义词
high (At a large height above the ground.)
搭配
fly low
|stoop low
主题
movement
|descriptions
|space
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The bird flew low over the water.
- Keep your head low in the tunnel.
- He bent low to pick up the coin.
学习者例句
- The bird flies low.
- He sits low on the chair.
- She walks low under the tree.
名词
B2
state
5
A period of reduced strength or quality
A time when something is not strong or good.
近义词
downturn ('Downturn' is often used for economic contexts.)
反义词
peak (The highest or best point of something.)
搭配
an all-time low
|a new low
主题
emotions
|business
|core_vocabulary
例句
- Sales have hit a new low this year.
- He reached a personal low after losing his job.
- Her confidence was at an all-time low.
学习者例句
- Sales are at a low now.
- I am at a low in my life.
- Her mood is at a low point.
语法
词典原形
low
IPA
GB/lˈoʊ/
US/lˈoʊ/
音节与重音
low （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (low)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: low
- Comparative: lower
- Superlative: lowest
Noun
- Base: low
- Plural: low, lows
词族
相关表达
get low
1/ɡˈɛt lˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
Lower your body toward the ground
To bend your body down closer to the floor or ground.
例句
- Get low so they can’t see you through the window.
- During the fire drill, we were told to get low to avoid smoke.
lay low
1/lˈeɪ lˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
Stay quiet to avoid attention
To stay quiet and not be noticed for some time.
例句
- After the argument, he decided to lay low for a few days.
- The suspect is laying low until things calm down.
low blow
1/lˈoʊ blˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
An unfair and hurtful action or comment
Something you say or do that is unfair and hurts someone’s feelings.
例句
- Bringing up his past mistakes was a real low blow.
- It was a low blow to criticize her in front of everyone.
low profile
1/lˈoʊ pɹˈoʊfˌaɪl/
fixed phrase
Avoiding public attention or publicity
Staying out of public attention and not being noticed much.
例句
- He kept a low profile after leaving the company.
- The celebrity has maintained a low profile since the scandal.