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niedrig
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niedrig ☊
低的 ☊ dī de
artificially low prices ☊ artificially ☊
The new cuts will be seen as a crippling blow for people on low incomes. ☊ blow ☊
We found a cheap and cheerful cafe (= one that is simple and charges low prices but is pleasant). ☊ cheap ☊
Company profits were 5% lower than last year. ☊ company ☊
a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop) ☊ competitive ☊
The standards of housing and education are often lower in the older urban cores (= the centres of towns or cities). ☊ core ☊
the high/low cost of housing ☊ cost ☊
The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down. ☊ cost ☊
We got estimates from three firms and accepted the lowest. ☊ estimate ☊
flat shoes (= with no heels or very low ones) ☊ flat ☊
Set the oven to a low/high/moderate heat. ☊ heat ☊
shoes with a low/high heel ☊ heel ☊
It's only a low wall—about a metre high. ☊ high ☊
He hit his head on the low ceiling. ☊ hit ☊
low-income/one-parent, etc. households ☊ household ☊
people on high/low incomes ☊ income ☊
higher/middle/lower income groups ☊ income ☊
She felt insulted by the low offer. ☊ insult ☊
a person of high/average/low intelligence ☊ intelligence ☊
The company wants to keep down labour costs. ☊ labour ☊
They decided to let out the smaller offices at low rents. ☊ let ☊
a relatively low/high level of crime ☊ level ☊
low forms of life (= creatures with a very simple structure) ☊ low ☊
jobs with low status ☊ low ☊
Training was given a very low priority. ☊ low ☊
students with low marks/grades in their exams ☊ low ☊
a low standard of living ☊ low ☊
The cello is lower than the violin. ☊ low ☊
low prices ☊ low ☊
the lowest temperature ever recorded ☊ low ☊
a low level of unemployment ☊ low ☊
The reservoir was low after the long drought. ☊ low ☊
temperatures in the low 20s (= no higher than 21-23°) ☊ low ☊
a low wall/building/table ☊ low ☊
a low range of hills ☊ low ☊
low clouds ☊ low ☊
flying at low altitude ☊ low ☊
to crouch/bend low ☊ low ☊
to give sb a high/low mark ☊ mark ☊
Mind your head! (= for example, be careful you don't hit it on a low ceiling) ☊ mind ☊
a high/low number ☊ number ☊
to be on a low wage ☊ on ☊
A plane passed low overhead. ☊ pass ☊
to charge a high/reasonable/low price for sth ☊ price ☊
a high/low priority ☊ priority ☊
promise (of sth): The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes. ☊ promise ☊
The colonel was stripped of his rank (= was given a lower position, especially as a punishment). ☊ rank ☊
a high/low/rising rate of unemployment ☊ rate ☊
rely doing sth: The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low. ☊ rely on/upon sb/sth ☊
a high/low/fair rent ☊ rent ☊
The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first). ☊ reverse ☊
a high/low score ☊ score ☊
Taylor scored with a low shot into the corner of the net. ☊ shot ☊
show sb that...: Market research has shown us that people want quality, not just low prices. ☊ show ☊
He has been moved sideways (= moved to another job at the same level as before, not higher or lower). ☊ sideways ☊
Food prices are significantly lower in the US. ☊ significantly ☊
Average earnings are rising at their slowest rate for 20 years. ☊ slow ☊
a socially disadvantaged family (= one that is poor and from a low social class) ☊ socially ☊
Modern plastics can stand very high and very low temperatures. ☊ stand ☊
The standard of this year's applications is very low. ☊ standard ☊
The company's profits have been substantially lower this year. ☊ substantially ☊
high/low temperatures ☊ temperature ☊
speaking in hushed/low/clipped/measured, etc. tones ☊ tone ☊
an area of high/low unemployment ☊ unemployment ☊
to raise/lower your voice (= to speak louder/more quietly) ☊ voice ☊
There are extra benefits for people on low wages. ☊ wage ☊
Watch your head on the low ceiling. ☊ watch ☊