| 英语单词 | lowly |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['ləʊli] 美 ['loʊli] |
| 中文释义 | adj.地位低的;卑下的;谦卑的 adv.位置低下地;低声地;谦逊地 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He was not ashamed of his lowly origins. (2) The words of the lowly carry little weight. (3) The most lowly people of society became dignified beings in Millet's paintings. (4) The saint had a lowly heart. (5) His parents are country people with a lowly heart. (6) It's bowed lowly before the queen. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他并不以自己出身低微为耻。 (2) 人微言轻。 (3) 社会中最卑微的人,却成为米勒画中有尊严的生命。 (4) 圣人有谦诚之心。 (5) 他的父母是乡下人,心地谦逊。 (6) 他向皇后请卑地鞠躬行礼。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Lowly things aren't considered to be important or impressive. Your lowly position on a sports team might make you best suited to carry all of the players' equipment. |
| vocabulary扩展 | When a person is described as lowly, the world often refers to their job or social class. A lowly janitor might not get as much respect as the CEO of a huge company, even if she's a kinder person. A lowly member of an AAA baseball team might only dream about joining the major leagues. The adjective lowly has been around since the 14th century, from low, "not high," and also "humble in rank." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]卑微的;低级的;无足轻重的 If you describe someone or something as lowly, you mean that they are low in rank, status, or importance.
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