the act of causing something to move to a lower level
Adjective:
darkened by clouds;
"a heavy sky"
双语例句
1. She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards.
她从不降低标准来贬低自己。
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2. The Japanese are expert at lowering manufacturing costs.
日本人在降低生产成本方面很在行。
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3. The lowering of trade barriers has led to a free-for-all among exporters.
降低贸易壁垒导致出口商各自为政。
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4. Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy.
降低利率可能给经济带来灾难性后果。
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5. The law lowering the speed limit for cars helps to save fuel.
降低汽车限速的法律有助于节省燃料。
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6. This factor must precede an ice age and have the effect of slightly lowering Earth's temperature.
这一因素一定出现在冰川期之前，并有稍微降低地球温度的效果。
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7. Is the latest and most expensive cholesterol-lowering drug any better than its common competitors?
这种最新且最贵的降胆固醇药物比普通的同类药物更好用吗？
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8. It might be that yawning helps to clear out the lungs by periodically lowering the pressure in them.
打哈欠可能通过周期性地降低肺部的压力来帮助清理肺部。
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9. If a discussion starts to become worse, try to change it by softening your tone or lowering your voice.
如果讨论开始变得更糟，试着通过柔化语调或降低声音来改变现状。
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10. Apologizing to others does not necessarily mean lowering yourself but acknowledging your mistakes sincerely.
向他人道歉并不意味着你需要自降身份，而是要诚恳地承认你的错误。
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11. "Asking your close friends for help or advice is nothing new, but we are seeing a lowering of barriers among acquaintances," she says.
她说：“向亲密朋友寻求帮助或建议并不是什么新鲜事，但我们发现熟人之间的隔阂也在减少。”
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12. The theory posited that this meltwater flooded into the North Atlantic, lowering the salinity and intensity of surface waters enough to prevent them from sinking.
该理论假设，这些融水涌入北大西洋，降低了地表水的盐度和强度，足以防止它们下沉。
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13. The contribution of the recent model is to show that the winds of an El Nino, which raise sea level in the cast, simultaneously send a signal to the west lowering sea level.
14. Martine puts it down to, among other things,soap operas and instalment plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important9 although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate.
15. Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas and installment plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate.
16. Although improved efficiency in converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, thereby boosting consumption.
18. There's a strong argument for lowering the price.
有一个支持降低价格的有力论据。
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19. It is lowering to our pride.
这有损我们的尊严。
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20. The exultation of the boys, the lowering looks of the pirates, both were seen by Hook.
胡克既看见男孩们兴高采烈的样子，也看见海盗们垂头丧气的样子。
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21. There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foot, and a winter chill in the air.
头顶上是低沉的天空，脚下是泥泞的地面，空气中弥漫着冬日的寒意。
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22. Why does the author say the USDA could have contributed a lot to lowering the climate cost through its dietary guidelines?
为什么作者说美国农业部本可以通过制定膳食指南从而在应对气候变化方面做出很大贡献？
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23. I had gained weight in the form of muscle mass, but thinking only of lowering the number on the scale, I altered my training program.
肌肉量增大，我的体重就增加了，但因为只想着降低体重称上的数字，我改变了训练计划。
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24. In attempting to solve the problems caused by a lowering of the price of oil, oil companies operating in the North Sea have taken a variety of approaches.
为了解决油价下跌带来的问题，在北海运营的石油公司采取了多种方法。
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25. The aim is to observe the glucose-lowering effect of stilbenoid E1.
目的观察二苯乙烯类化合物 E1的降糖作用。
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26. Lowering your dose may help.
降低您的剂量可能有益。
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27. There is vapor pressure lowering.
蒸汽压的下降。
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28. Lowering your standards.
降低你的标准。
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29. He was silent, lowering his head.
他这才低下头不做声了。
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30. Lowering annual GDP growth to 7 percent.
将年gdp增长率降至7%。
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用作形容词 (adj.)
The lowering clouds threaten rain. 这阴霾的云层预示即将下雨。
Sam had a cut across one cheek, which made his unpleasant face more lowering than usual. 山姆面颊上的伤口使他本来就不好看的脸显得比平常更皱眉皱眼的。
