降低 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abase verb To lower someone's position, rank or status in a way that hurts their feelings.
- dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
- lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
- subside verb To become calmer, weaker, or less intense over time.
Senses
降低 is used for these senses in English:
- abase (transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]
- dim (transitive) To make something less bright.
- let down (transitive) To allow to descend.
- lower (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
- subside (intransitive) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- turn down (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
abase — full definition
- verb To lower someone's position, rank or status in a way that hurts their feelings.
- verb To physically push or bring something down, or to bend low.
- verb To reduce the value of something, especially by changing the metal content of coins.
dim — full definition
- adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
- adjective Not very intelligent or quick-witted.
- adjective Unclear, faint, or hard to make out.
- verb To make something less bright, or to become less bright.
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