lowering

名词 lowering:

1. the act of causing to become less
2. the act of causing something to move to a lower level
   同义词：letting down

动词 lower:

1. move something or somebody to a lower position
   同义词：lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
2. set lower
   同义词：lower, lour
3. cause to drop or sink
   同义词：lower, depress
4. make lower or quieter
   同义词：turn down, lower, lour
5. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
   同义词：frown, glower, lour, lower

形容词 lowering:

1. darkened by clouds
   同义词：heavy, sullen, threatening

1. And that whipped soul thought he would hide from me by lowering his face-which did no good.
   那个被鞭打的幽灵想要隐蔽起来，低下了脸孔; 但这对他没有多大用处，
2. The lowering clouds threaten rain.
   这阴霾的云层预示即将下雨。
3. An arrangement of links and a hook in a fireplace for raising and lowering a kettle.
   锅钩一种用链环和一个弯钩组成的壁炉装置，用来提升或放下水壶
4. The banks have acted in unison with the Building Societies in lowering interest rates.
   银行降低了利率来配合房屋建筑协会的行动。