lowering 详细解释

lowering

['ləuəriŋ]

adj.天阴沉的, 闷闷不乐的
动词lower的现在分词形式

词义辨析

同义参见:

diminution  twilight  descent  black  

英英释义

名词 lowering:

the act of causing to become less

the act of causing something to move to a lower level

同义词:letting down

动词 lower:

move something or somebody to a lower position

同义词:lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down

set lower

同义词:lower, lour

cause to drop or sink

同义词:lower, depress

make lower or quieter

同义词:turn down, lower, lour

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

同义词:frown, glower, lour, lower

形容词 lowering:

darkened by clouds

同义词:heavy, sullen, threatening

补充

loweringlowering[ˈləuəriŋ]adj.1.使低劣的,减少体力的,昏暗的

例句

1. a significant/slight lowering [=reduction] of cholesterol胆固醇的显著/轻微降低 2. "a gray, lowering sky"灰暗阴沉的天空