lowly

美 [ˈloʊli]英 [ˈləʊli]
  • adj.地位低的;无足轻重的;不重要的

最高级: lowliest 比较级: lowlier

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adj.

【不规则形式】lowlier lowliest

often humorous地位低的;不重要的;无足轻重的
low in status or importance

obscure

lowly

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    ADJ-GRADED 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.

    ...lowly bureaucrats pretending to be senators...

    假称是参议员的低级官员

adj

1
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
baseborn wretches with dirty faces
of humble (or lowly) birth
Synonym: base baseborn humble
2
inferior in rank or status
the junior faculty
a lowly corporal
petty officialdom
a subordinate functionary
Synonym: junior-grade lower-ranking petty(a) secondary subaltern
3
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Synonym: humble menial
4
low or inferior in station or quality
a humble cottage
a lowly parish priest
a modest man of the people
small beginnings
Synonym: humble low modest small

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  1. These individuals behave in ways that quietly but effectively elevate the lowly and humble the arrogant .

    这些人的行动方式能安静但却有效地能提升那些地位低的人,卑下那些傲慢的人。

  2. He was irked by his lowly status .

    他为自己地位卑微而恼恨。

  3. The lowly are often most intelligent .

    卑贱者往往最聪明。

  4. He was not ashamed of his lowly / humble origins .

    他并不以自己出身低微为耻。

  5. Even the lowly cricket and ant cling to life , let alone a human being .

    蝼蚁尚且偷生,何况人乎?

  6. The lowly are not necessarily stupid ; the high-born not necessarily intelligent .

    卑贱者未必愚蠢,高贵者未必聪明。

  7. They are priced relatively lowly to allow people of limited means to " enter " the luxury market .

    轻奢品的价格相对较低,让收入有限的人也可以买得起,从而跨入奢侈品市场的门槛。

  8. They fly slowly and lowly and have to be led by other birds while flying .

    它不仅极其无能,飞得又低又慢,而且飞的时候还要靠别的鸟领着。

  9. The lowly vassals suffering all humiliates in both physical and mental aspects .

    地位低下的奴仆,他们在身体上和精神上受尽屈辱

  10. The saint had a lowly heart .

    圣人有谦诚之心。

  11. Lonely teenagers in China who feel life is pointless and who struggle to find friends have taken to befriending the lowly vegetables as the perfect , undemanding companions .

    在中国,寂寞的青少年们开始跟廉价的蔬菜做朋友,把它们当做完美的、不求回报的好伙伴。这些青少年普遍觉得生活没有目标,又苦于找不到朋友。

  12. His parents are country people with a lowly heart .

    他的父母是乡下人,心地谦逊。

  13. The government support lowly in economic policy .

    政府在经济政策方面支持度较低。

  14. Stability Numerical Analysis of a Gravity Dam Foundation With Lowly Inclined Structure Faces

    重力坝基础含缓倾角结构面岩体稳定计算分析

  15. One that would risk his life to save that of a lowly servant ?

    是一个甘愿冒险去救下人性命的国王呢?

  16. Peasants ' income increasing lowly have become the outstanding contradiction of current rural development .

    农民收入增长缓慢已成为当前农村发展的突出矛盾。

  17. All right , come on , you lowly worker .

    行,那滚过来,你个下层工人。

  18. Such as food services , are lowly paid .

    如餐馆服务业,薪水低;

  19. First requests the deposit insurance establishment lowly to pay damages the quota !

    首先要求存款保险设置较低的赔付限额!

  20. Though the tourism in western region has developed on scale , the level overall is lowly .

    西部旅游业虽已初具规模,但总体发展水平仍偏低。

  21. His first job in the hotel was as a lowly porter .

    他在宾馆里的第一份工作是当小搬运工。

  22. Characteristics of the milk ketone body is accurate , lowly sensitive and convenient etc.

    乳酮阳性反应具有准确、敏感性低、方便等特点。

  23. Ding has no principles and becomes a lowly man .

    老丁变为毫无原则,为女儿什么都肯做的卑微的人。

  24. Prediction of lowly homological protein secondary structure is still a difficult problem up to now .

    低同源蛋白质的二级结构预测至今仍然是一个困难的问题。

  25. They 're just simple classes & even the lowliest Java class can become a web service .

    它们仅仅是简单的Java类,但是即使是最简单的Java类页可以作为Web服务。

  26. Digital angle tracking of lowly moving targets in the presence of strong sea clutters

    强海杂波背景下低速雷达目标的数字角跟踪

  27. But one kind of lowly sea slug actually has the solar power abilities of a plant .

    但是有一种行动缓慢的海洋鼻涕虫实际上具有植物的光合作用能力。

  28. Stay not till all the lowly Triumphant reach their home ;

    直到卑贱的人民,得胜回归家庭;

  29. In my impression , she speaks , always like reading lowly , also like to write article .

    在我的印象中她说话总是低低地,喜爱读书,也喜爱写文章。

  30. Read the dialogues lowly , circle the information .

    轻声读对话,找出相应的信息并圈出来。

humble lowly modest 【导航词义:谦卑的,卑微的】
humble v. 谦恭的,卑微的
〔辨析〕

指态度谦逊的,也指社会地位等低微的,含对人低声下气之意。

〔例证〕

a humble apology

恭敬的道歉

eat humble pie

承认错误

He is very humble towards his superiors.

他对上司很谦恭。

He started his career as a humble clerk.

他从一个卑微的职员起家。

lowly v. 卑微的,低下的
〔辨析〕

指社会地位、职位等低下的,有时为幽默用法,可与 humble 换用。

〔例证〕

The lowly are often most intelligent.

卑贱者往往最聪明。

He was not ashamed of his lowly/humble origins.

他并不以自己出身低微为耻。

modest v. 谦虚的,谦逊的
〔辨析〕

指行为、态度等不自大、不虚荣、不傲慢的。

〔例证〕

He is very modest about his success.

他对自己的成就很谦虚。

She is modest and amiable to everyone.

她待人谦和。