【lower音标】 英[ˈləʊə(r)] 美[ˈloʊər]
【单词释义】 lower是什么意思：
v.降低；减少；缩小；变昏暗，变阴沉adj.下方的；在底部的；次重要的，较低级的adv.处于较低位置地，向低处下降地
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[第三人称单数] lowers
[单词现在分词] lowering
[单词过去式] lowered
[单词过去分词] lowered
【lower形近词/近似词】
sunflower n.向日葵；葵花籽
power n.力量；权力；动力 v.供以动力；使…有力量
tower n.塔，楼塔 v.远远高于；高耸，超越
shower n.阵雨；淋浴；淋浴器 v.(洗)淋浴；洒落
cower vi.畏缩；蜷缩；退缩
flower n.花
bower n.凉亭；树阴处；树荫处 vt.荫蔽
follower n.追随者，跟随者，拥护者；信奉者，信徒
【单词例句】
◇ She had time to take things out of a cupboard,look at them,and then put them back in a cupboard lower down.
她有时间从柜子里拿点东西，看上一眼，再放到下面的柜子里。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ Brushing your teeth effectively lowers your chances of getting a host of chronic diseases, as well as keeping your teeth and gums healthy. But the majority of us are doing it wrong.
有效刷牙可以大大降低患上多种慢性疾病的风险，同时也能保持牙齿和牙龈的健康。但我们大多数人刷牙的方式都是错误的。
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ But here's where it gets tricky: Beverages with more concentrated sugars, such as fruit juices or colas, are not necessarily as hydrating as their lower-sugar cousins.
但是问题就在这里：糖浓度更高的饮料（比如果汁或可乐）的补水效果就不一定有含糖量低的饮料好了。
---- Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn't water
◇ Apples are rich in antioxidants called flavonoids, which have been shown to lower the risk of a premature death, particularly from heart disease.
苹果富含抗氧化剂类黄酮。人们已经证实，类黄酮可以降低早逝风险，尤其是心脏病导致的早逝。
---- An apple a day keeps the doctor away
◇ Speaking to the Smithsonian Mag, Dr Ollie Jay, one of the authors of the study, explained: "If you drink a hot drink, it does result in a lower amount of heat stored inside your body, provided the additional sweat that's produced when you drink the hot drink can evaporate."
在接受《史密森学会杂志》采访时，该研究的作者之一奥利·杰博士解释说：“如果喝热饮，体内储存的热量就会降低，前提是喝热茶时排出的汗水可以蒸发掉。”
---- Drinking hot tea in summer really does cool you down
◇ It was also associated with a lower risk of head and neck, stomach, pancreatic bowel and kidney cancer.
年轻时心肺健康的人，头部和颈部、胃部、胰腺、肠道和肾发生癌症的风险也更低。
---- Fitness earlier in life reduces cancer risk when older
◇ "Stomach sleeping is the worst. It places strain on the muscles of the head, neck and jaw, strains the jaw joints, can also twist the lower back and pelvis," he said.
他说：“俯卧是最差的睡姿。这会使头颈部和下巴的肌肉处于紧张状态，让下颌关节过度劳累，还会扭伤下背部和骨盆。”
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ When you want to lower your body temperature, chilling those pulse points with cold water or ice sends a signal to the brain that says, “I’m cold.” This tricks your brain into turning down its thermostat.
想降低体温时，用冷水或者冰块冷敷这些脉搏点会向大脑传递一个信号——“我好冷”。这样做可以欺骗大脑让它降低身体“恒温器”的温度。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ Again, some height loss is normal. But Catic says you can lower your risk of height loss by doing the following:
(1) Exercise regularly.
年纪大了变矮一些是正常的。但是卡蒂克指出，你可以通过做以下几件事来降低身高缩水风险：
（1）定期锻炼
---- Why do you shrink when you get older
◇ Once upon a time a wolf was lapping at a stream. When he looked up, he saw a lamb drinking a little lower down.
从前，一只狼在溪边喝水，看到一只小羊在溪的下游喝水。