lows
lows — 名詞
1. periods when life feels especially hard, unhappy, or discouraging for someone.
低潮
人生中艱難失意的時期
periods when life feels especially hard, unhappy, or discouraging for someone.
Brooke went through several lows after her small shop closed in winter.
Brooke 的小店在冬天倒閉後，她經歷了好幾段低潮。
go through lows for difficult emotional periods
Kenji writes honestly about the highs and lows of caring for his father.
Kenji 很坦白地寫下照顧父親時經歷的高低潮。
the highs and lows of [activity or relationship]
After months of stress, Yasmin finally felt she was climbing out of her lows.
經過幾個月的壓力後，Yasmin 終於覺得自己正慢慢走出低潮。
Ishaan helped the team talk about the lows as well as the wins.
Ishaan 幫大家把低潮與勝利都說出來討論。
- 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
最低點
數值降到最小的點
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.
那家公司延後冬季產品發表後，科技股跌出了新的最低點。
hit new lows for prices, scores, or measured levels
By dawn, the desert town recorded lows near five degrees above zero.
到天亮時，那座沙漠小鎮記錄到接近零上五度的最低點。
record lows for temperatures
Ramon feared ticket sales would sink to the lows of last spring again.
Ramon 擔心票房又會跌回去年春天的那些最低點。
The river reached its usual summer lows after six dry weeks.
連續六週乾旱後，河水降到往年夏天常見的最低點。
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
低壓區
氣壓較低的天氣系統
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.
今晚有兩個大西洋低壓區正朝愛爾蘭海岸移動。
a low moves across [place] in weather reports
Farmers watched the map as a chain of lows formed over the warm sea.
農夫們看著天氣圖，見到暖海上方形成一串低壓區。
After the lows passed north, the sky cleared over Taipei by noon.
那些低壓區往北移過後，台北中午前就放晴了。
Winter lows often bring long rain to the hills above the port.
冬季低壓區常把長時間的雨帶到港口上方的山區。
- 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
低速檔
車輛用來慢速出力的檔位
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.
在那段多石小徑上，Cyrus 先切進低速檔，吉普車才開始往上爬。
switch to the lows before climbing difficult ground
The driving coach told Mira to use the lows on the wet hill.
駕駛教練叫 Mira 在那座濕滑山坡上使用低速檔。
We stayed in the lows while pulling the boat up the ramp.
我們把船往坡道上拉時，一直維持在低速檔。
Before crossing the muddy field, Christopher checked that the truck was in the lows.
穿過泥地前，Christopher 先確認卡車已經掛在低速檔。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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.
哞叫
發出牛的低沉長叫聲
to let out the long, deep call that cattle make.
At dawn, the brown cow lows until the farmer opens the gate.
天一亮，那頭棕色母牛就一直哞叫，直到農夫把柵門打開。
a cow lows as a simple intransitive verb
When her calf is moved away, the mother cow lows across the field.
小牛被帶走時，母牛會隔著整片草地哞叫。
low for or after a calf has been separated
The old dairy cow lows softly whenever Apinya brings fresh hay.
每次 Apinya 拿來新鮮乾草，那頭老乳牛都會輕聲哞叫。
From the dark barn, one restless cow lows through the stormy night.
從昏暗的穀倉裡，有一頭焦躁的牛在暴風雨整夜哞叫。
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.