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 .
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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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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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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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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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Lowering \
Low "
er *
ing \,
a .
Dark and threatening ;
gloomy ;
sullen ;
as ,
lowering clouds or sky .
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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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LOWERING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of LOWERING is dark and threatening : gloomy How to use lowering in a sentence
Lowering - definition of lowering by The Free Dictionary To let, bring, or move down to a lower level 2 To reduce in value, degree, or quality 3 To weaken; undermine: lower one's energy 4 To reduce in standing or respect 1 To move down: Her hand lowered 2 To become less; diminish: The temperature has lowered gradually this month
LOWERING definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary LOWERING definition: scowling ; frowning darkly | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English
lowering - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to (cause to) become lower in height or level: [~ + object] to lower the water in a canal [no object] The water level lowered to reduce in amount, price, degree, or force:[~ + object] lowered the amount of salt in our diet
LOWERING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary LOWERING meaning: 1 used to describe the sky when it is very dark and it looks as if it is about to rain: 2 used… Learn more
379 Synonyms Antonyms for LOWERING | Thesaurus. com Find 379 different ways to say LOWERING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus com
LOWERING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Lowering definition: dark and threatening, as the sky, clouds, or weather; overcast; gloomy See examples of LOWERING used in a sentence
lowering - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Transitive meaning "let down, cause to descend" attested from 1650s Related: Lowered; lowering In the transitive sense "to cause to descend" the older verb was low From Middle English lahghenn, (c 1200), which continued in use into the 18c lowering
lowering, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary lowering, adj meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
What does lowering mean? - Definitions. net Lowering generally refers to the act of reducing or decreasing something in position, status, rank, quantity, value, intensity, or quality Application of this term widely varies on different contexts such as lowering a flag, a temperature, or a price