low 的意思有很多。比如做形容词时,low 可以指“低的;矮的;在底部的;低于平均值的;低于期望标准的;虚弱的;不好的;不诚实;暗淡的”等等... 做副词时,low 可以指“低;向下;在靠近…底部的位置;向…底部;低于期望水平”等等... 作名词时,low 可以指“低水平;低点;艰难时期,低谷;低气压区”。
low-key
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不过当 low 和 key 用连字符连接时,low-key 的意思是“(活动)低调的,不张扬的”。 A low-key event is quiet and without a great show of excitement. 一场“low-key”的活动是安静的、不刺激的。
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The wedding was a low-key affair, with fewer than 30 people attending.婚礼办得很低调,参加者不足30人。
the lowdown
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the lowdown 的意思是 the most important facts and information about something. 最重要的事实和信息,也就是“真相,实情;重要信息”。
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Our fashion editor gives you the lowdown on winter coats for this season.
我们的时装编辑会告诉你这一季冬装的重要信息。
on the down-low
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lowdown 的“反义词”down-low 是什么意思呢?on the down-low 其实指的是“秘密地;悄悄地”,done secretly and not discussed, so that only a small number of people know about it. 秘密进行,不进行讨论,因此只有少数人知道。
🌰举个例子
Two colleagues were carrying on a relationship on the down-low.
两位同事在低调地谈恋爱。
Let's keep it on the down-low, okay?
我们保持低调,好吗?
the lowest of the low
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the lowest of the low 可不是什么好词,它指的是 people who have no moral standards and no personal qualities 没有道德标准和个人品质的人,也就是“人渣,无赖”
the low man on the totem pole
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the low man on the totem pole 是一种美式说法,指的是 someone who has the least important position in an organization,也就是“(组织中)地位低微的人;基层;底层”。totem 的意思是 (尤指美洲土著的)图腾;图腾形象。
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He started as the low man on the totem pole and worked his way up to be manager.
他从基层做起,辛勤的工作终于使他升任经理。
low-end
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low-end 也是有连字符的,意思是“(产品)低端的;初级的”或“廉价的;便宜的”。
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a low-end model一款低端的型号
a low-end supermarket一家廉价超市
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