lows
lows — noun
1. periods when life feels especially hard, unhappy, or discouraging for someone.
periods when life feels especially hard, unhappy, or discouraging for someone.
Brooke went through several lows after her small shop closed in winter.
go through lows for difficult emotional periods
Kenji writes honestly about the highs and lows of caring for his father.
the highs and lows of [activity or relationship]
After months of stress, Yasmin finally felt she was climbing out of her lows.
Ishaan helped the team talk about the lows as well as the wins.
- slumps
often stresses a drop in mood, activity, or success over a period
- rough patches
more informal and broader; can describe difficult times in work or relationships
- downturns
more often used for business or economic decline than personal emotion
- highs
happy, successful, or exciting periods that balance the lows
- good spells
neutral phrase for stretches when life goes smoothly
文法句型
a low in someone's life
the highs and lows of [something]
go through lows
用法筆記
Often used in the plural for emotional or difficult stretches of life, especially in the phrase 'the highs and lows'. This sense usually refers to feelings and experiences, not to numbers or measurements.
2. points where an amount, score, price, temperature, or similar measure drops to i
points where an amount, score, price, temperature, or similar measure drops to its smallest value.
Tech shares hit new lows after the company delayed its winter product launch.
hit new lows for prices, scores, or measured levels
By dawn, the desert town recorded lows near five degrees above zero.
record lows for temperatures
Ramon feared ticket sales would sink to the lows of last spring again.
The river reached its usual summer lows after six dry weeks.
文法句型
hit new lows
fall to lows not seen since [time]
winter lows
用法筆記
Common with verbs such as 'hit', 'reach', 'record', and 'fall to'. It is used for measurable levels such as prices, temperatures, sales, or water levels rather than for someone's emotional state.
3. weather systems where the air pressure is lower than in nearby areas, often brin
weather systems where the air pressure is lower than in nearby areas, often bringing cloud, wind, or rain.
Two Atlantic lows are moving toward the Irish coast this evening.
a low moves across [place] in weather reports
Farmers watched the map as a chain of lows formed over the warm sea.
After the lows passed north, the sky cleared over Taipei by noon.
Winter lows often bring long rain to the hills above the port.
- depressions
the standard weather term in many forecast contexts
- low-pressure systems
the fuller and more explanatory version of the same idea
- highs
weather systems with higher pressure, often linked to calmer conditions
文法句型
a low moves across [place]
deep lows
lows and highs
用法筆記
Used mainly in weather forecasts and reports, often alongside 'highs' for high-pressure systems. In everyday conversation, people more often say 'low-pressure systems' if the forecast style is not needed.
4. the slow, powerful gears a driver uses to start moving, climb steep ground, or g
the slow, powerful gears a driver uses to start moving, climb steep ground, or get through mud.
On the rocky trail, Cyrus switched to the lows before the jeep began to climb.
switch to the lows before climbing difficult ground
The driving coach told Mira to use the lows on the wet hill.
We stayed in the lows while pulling the boat up the ramp.
Before crossing the muddy field, Christopher checked that the truck was in the lows.
- high gears
faster gears used once the vehicle is already moving well
文法句型
use the lows
shift into the lows
stay in the lows
用法筆記
Mostly used by drivers talking about manual gearboxes or low-range settings in off-road vehicles. In general driving talk, people usually say 'low gear' or 'low range' in the singular unless they are referring to the set of lower gears together.
lows — verb
- lowspresent simple I / you / we / they
- lowses3rd person singular
- lowsing-ing form
- lowsedpast simple
1. to let out the long, deep call that cattle make.
to let out the long, deep call that cattle make.
At dawn, the brown cow lows until the farmer opens the gate.
a cow lows as a simple intransitive verb
When her calf is moved away, the mother cow lows across the field.
low for or after a calf has been separated
The old dairy cow lows softly whenever Apinya brings fresh hay.
From the dark barn, one restless cow lows through the stormy night.
文法句型
a cow lows
low for its calf
low across the field
用法筆記
This verb is much less common than 'moo' in everyday speech and appears more often in literary or farm-setting descriptions. It is normally used only for cattle rather than for other animals.