喜樂美語

這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 not far above ground · (cattle) moo

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low

a, n, r

核心畫面

You can picture 'low' as something sitting near the bottom — close to the ground, not far up. From that physical 'down near the floor' picture, English stretches it onto any measuring scale: a small amount, a poor quality, a quiet sound, a deep pitch, a sad mood — all are 'down near the bottom' of their own scale.

可以把 low 的核心想成「貼近底部、離地面不遠」的那種低。先是身體看得見的低——矮矮的、靠近地板；接著英文把這張「…更多收起可以把 low 的核心想成「貼近底部、離地面不遠」的那種低。先是身體看得見的低——矮矮的、靠近地板；接著英文把這張「在底下」的圖搬到各種看不見的刻度上：數量少、品質差、聲音輕、音調沉、心情壞，全都是落在各自那把尺的「低端」。

A second word, same spelling

2

low

v

核心畫面

You can picture this 'low' as the long, deep sound a cow makes — a . This is a separate word that just happens to be spelled the same as 'low' meaning 'not high'; here it the animal's call.

可以把這個 low 想成一頭牛拉長嗓子發出的那種低沉叫聲——也就是「哞」。它和「不高」的那個 low 只是剛好拼法一…更多收起可以把這個 low 想成一頭牛拉長嗓子發出的那種低沉叫聲——也就是「哞」。它和「不高」的那個 low 只是剛好拼法一樣，其實是另一個字，這裡是在模仿牛叫的聲音。

原始詞典資料52 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

LOWname

  • 1

    rail-transportrailwaystransportThe station code of Lo Wu in Hong Kong.

Lowname

  • 1

    A surname.

  • 2

    A township municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada, named after Charles Adamson Low.

  • 3

    A ghost town in Tooele County, Utah, United States.

lowadj詞源 1/ˈləʊ/

  • 1

    Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.

    • standing on low ground
    • in a low valley, ringed by low hills
  • 2

    Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.

    • the low countries
    • Low German
  • 3

    ball-gamesbaseballgamesSituated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.

    • the pitch (or: the ball) was low
  • 4

    Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

    • a low bow
    • a low tide
  • 5

    Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

    • Again, observe the unmeaningness of the low neck fashion. Our mothers wore low dresses and bare arms all day long; they knew if their shoulders and arms were beautiful they would look as well by daylight as by candlelight; […]
    • Why do girls wear low dresses?
  • 6

    Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)

    • low birth
    • low rank
  • 7

    Humble, meek, not haughty.

    • God loves an humble soul. It is not our high birth, but our low hearts God delights in.
  • 8

    Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

    • She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.
    • The humble soul has low thoughts of his own person; as David, 'I am a worm, and no man.'
另外 17 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    Being a nadir, a bottom.

    • the low point in her career
    • Virginia, for example, reached such a low point in her junior year that she briefly considered suicide [...]
  • 10

    Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

    • low spirits
    • As low as I felt, at least I didn't have Hunding's [miserable] job.
  • 11

    Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

    • a low pulse
    • made (or: laid) low by sickness
  • 12

    video-gamesLacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

  • 13

    Dead. (Compare lay low.)

    • And wilt thou weep when I am low?
    • [L]et the mournful martial music blow; / The last great Englishman is low.
  • 14

    Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

    • My credit union charges a low interest rate. Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous. The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices. The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs. low cholesterol a low voltage wire a low number
    • Unfortunately, low winds were the rule over the local waters and this craft was no better, if as good, as ordinary sailboats under such conditions.
  • 15

    Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

    • diets low in vitamin A
    • made from low-carbon steel
  • 16

    Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

    • running low on cash
    • When silica is in low supply other classes of algae dominate the phytoplankton composition.
  • 17

    Simple in complexity or development.

    • low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms
    • In the case of languages spoken by very low races, like the Puris and the Tasmanians, the difficulty of deciding such a point must be very great.
  • 18

    Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).

    • Among them there was none more low, more pious, more sincere, or more given to interference. To teach Mr. Worth his duty as a parish clergyman was evidently a necessity to such a bishop.
    • […] and give a judgment against not only Denison, but the Church's doctrine; and that, it having once been given, we shall not get it reversed; and that the Church of England will seem to be committed to Low doctrine, which […]
  • 19

    Being near the equator.

    • the low northern latitudes
  • 20

    Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

    • The note was too low for her to sing.
    • Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.
  • 21

    Quiet; soft; not loud.

    • They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.
    • Why would you want to play heavy metal at such a low volume?
  • 22

    human-scienceslinguisticsphoneticsMade with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.

  • 23

    card-gamesgamesLesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

    • a low card
  • 24

    archaicNot rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.

    • The Physicians ordered a low diet, and cooling ptisans in great abundance.
  • 25

    Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

    • low gear

lownoun詞源 1/ˈləʊ/

  • 1

    A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).

    • You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.
    • Economic growth has hit a new low.
  • 2

    A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).

    • Today's low was 32 °F.
    • A cold one out there today, with lows reaching 33 degrees.
  • 3

    A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.

    • He is in a low right now. the highs and lows of bipolar disorder
  • 4

    informalclimatologymeteorologynatural-sciencesAn area of low pressure; a depression.

    • A deep low is centred over the British Isles.
  • 5

    The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

    • Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.
  • 6

    card-gamesgamesThe lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

  • 7

    slangA cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.

    • He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low.

lowadv詞源 1/ˈləʊ/

  • 1

    Close to the ground.

  • 2

    Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

    • Can sing both high and low.
  • 3

    With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

    • to speak low
    • [T]he amorous, odorous wind, / Breathes low between the sunset and the moon, […]
  • 4

    Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

    • He sold his wheat low.
  • 5

    In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

    • But ever since the concept of "hamartia" recurred through Aristotle's Poetics, in an attempt to describe man's ingrained iniquity, our impulse has been to identify a telling defect in those brought suddenly and dramatically low.
  • 6

    In a time approaching our own.

    • In that part of the world which was first inhabited, […] even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered with their flocks and herds.
  • 7

    astronomynatural-sciencesIn a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

    • The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.

lowverb詞源 1/ˈləʊ/

  • 1

    obsoleteTo lower; to make low.

    • I shall only say this, that all the other graces must low the sail to faith, and so it is faith must carry us through, being that last triumphing grace, […]
    • Now to use these as Hypotheseis, as himself in his Word, is pleas'd to low himself to our capacities, is allowable:

lowverb詞源 3/ləʊ/

  • 1

    To moo.

    • The cattle were lowing.
    • In peals of thunder now she roars--and now / She gently whimpers like a lowing cow

lownoun詞源 4/ləʊ/

  • 1

    dialectalA flame; fire; blaze.

    • She was, as one of them expressed himself, in a light low (bright flame) when they observed a king's ship, with her colours up, heave in sight from behind the cape. The guns of the burning vessel discharged themselves […]
    • A boy fell aff his chair a' in a low, for the discharge had set him on fire […]

lowverb詞源 4/ləʊ/

  • 1

    dialectalTo burn; to blaze.

    • Driest wood will eithest low,
    • They scarcely left to co'er their fuds, To quench their lowan drouth.

lownoun詞源 5/ləʊ/

  • 1

    archaicobsoleteBarrow, mound, tumulus.

    • A barrow or Low, such as were usually cast up over the bodies of eminent Captains.
  • 2

    archaicdialectalA hill.

    • And some they brought the brown lint-seed, and flung it down from the Low.

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