lowering 音标拼音: [l'oɚɪŋ]
a . 使卑劣的,减弱体力的,昏暗的
使卑劣的,减弱体力的,昏暗的
lowering *下移
lowering adj 1 :
darkened by clouds ; "
a heavy sky " [
synonym : {
heavy },
{
lowering }, {
sullen }, {
threatening }]
n 1 :
the act of causing to become less 2 :
the act of causing something to move to a lower level [
synonym :
{
lowering }, {
letting down }]
Lower \
Low "
er \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Lowered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Lowering }.] [
OE .
lowren ,
luren ;
cf .
D .
loeren ,
LG .
luren .
G .
lauern to lurk ,
to be on the watch ,
and E .
leer ,
lurk .]
1 .
To be dark ,
gloomy ,
and threatening ,
as clouds ;
to be covered with dark and threatening clouds ,
as the sky ;
to show threatening signs of approach ,
as a tempest .
[
1913 Webster ]
All the clouds that lowered upon our house . --
Shak .
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2 .
To frown ;
to look sullen .
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But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face .
--
Dryden .
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1913 Webster ]
Lower \
Low "
er \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Lowered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Lowering }.] [
From {
Low },
a .]
1 .
To let descend by its own weight ,
as something suspended ;
to let down ;
as ,
to lower a bucket into a well ;
to lower a sail or a boat ;
sometimes ,
to pull down ;
as ,
to lower a flag .
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1913 Webster ]
Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love Down to a silent grave . --
Tennyson .
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2 .
To reduce the height of ;
as ,
to lower a fence or wall ;
to lower a chimney or turret .
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3 .
To depress as to direction ;
as ,
to lower the aim of a gun ;
to make less elevated as to object ;
as ,
to lower one '
s ambition ,
aspirations ,
or hopes .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
To reduce the degree ,
intensity ,
strength ,
etc .,
of ;
as ,
to lower the temperature of anything ;
to lower one '
s vitality ;
to lower distilled liquors .
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5 .
To bring down ;
to humble ;
as ,
to lower one '
s pride .
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6 .
To reduce in value ,
amount ,
etc .;
as ,
to lower the price of goods ,
the rate of interest ,
etc .
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1913 Webster ]
Lowering \
Low "
er *
ing \,
a .
Dark and threatening ;
gloomy ;
sullen ;
as ,
lowering clouds or sky .
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1913 Webster ]
220 Moby Thesaurus words for "
lowering ":
Acheronian ,
Acherontic ,
Cimmerian ,
Stygian ,
abatement ,
about to be ,
abridgment ,
abusive ,
alleviation ,
already in sight ,
apocalyptic ,
approaching ,
at hand ,
attenuation ,
bad ,
baleful ,
baneful ,
beetle ,
beetle -
browed ,
beetling ,
black ,
black -
browed ,
bludgeoning ,
blustering ,
bodeful ,
boding ,
break ,
brewing ,
browbeating ,
bulldozing ,
bullying ,
cadence ,
catenary ,
cheapening ,
close ,
close at hand ,
clouded ,
cloudy ,
coming ,
comminatory ,
concavity ,
contraction ,
cut ,
dampening ,
damping ,
dark ,
dark and gloomy ,
de -
escalation ,
debasement ,
decline ,
decrease ,
decrement ,
decrescence ,
decurrence ,
deduction ,
deepening ,
deflation ,
degradation ,
dejected ,
demotion ,
denunciatory ,
depreciation ,
depression ,
descent ,
detrusion ,
devaluation ,
digging ,
diminishment ,
diminution ,
dire ,
dive ,
doomful ,
dour ,
dreary ,
drilling ,
droop ,
ducking ,
dull ,
dumpish ,
dying ,
dying off ,
evil ,
evil -
starred ,
excavation ,
extenuation ,
fade -
out ,
fateful ,
fear -
inspiring ,
foreboding ,
forthcoming ,
frowning ,
funereal ,
future ,
gathering ,
gloom ,
gloomful ,
gloominess ,
glooming ,
gloomy ,
glowering ,
glum ,
going to happen ,
grim ,
grum ,
hauling down ,
heavy ,
hectoring ,
hollowness ,
ill ,
ill -
boding ,
ill -
fated ,
ill -
lighted ,
ill -
lit ,
ill -
omened ,
ill -
starred ,
immediate ,
imminent ,
impendent ,
impending ,
in danger imminent ,
in prospect ,
in reserve ,
in store ,
in the cards ,
in the offing ,
in the wind ,
in view ,
inauspicious ,
incumbent ,
instant ,
intimidating ,
jutting ,
languishment ,
lapse ,
lessening ,
letup ,
looming ,
lower ,
lurking ,
markdown ,
melancholy ,
menacing ,
minacious ,
minatory ,
miniaturization ,
mining ,
mitigation ,
moodish ,
moody ,
mopey ,
moping ,
mopish ,
morose ,
mumpish ,
near ,
near at hand ,
nearing ,
nose dive ,
nubilous ,
of evil portent ,
ominous ,
on the horizon ,
overcast ,
overclouded ,
overhanging ,
overhung ,
pending ,
plummet ,
plummeting ,
plunge ,
portending ,
portentous ,
preparing ,
price cut ,
price fall ,
price reduction ,
probing ,
projecting ,
reduction ,
relaxation ,
sag ,
sagging ,
scaling down ,
scowling ,
simplicity ,
sinister ,
sinkage ,
sinking ,
slash ,
slump ,
somber ,
somberness ,
sombrous ,
sombrousness ,
stormy ,
submergence ,
subsidence ,
subtraction ,
sulky ,
sullen ,
superincumbent ,
surly ,
swag ,
terroristic ,
terrorizing ,
that will be ,
threatening ,
threatful ,
thrusting under ,
to come ,
tunneling ,
unfavorable ,
unfortunate ,
unlucky ,
unpromising ,
unpropitious ,
untoward ,
upcoming ,
waiting ,
weakening
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