名詞 lowering:

1. the act of causing to become less
2. the act of causing something to move to a lower level
   同義詞：letting down

動詞 lower:

1. move something or somebody to a lower position
   同義詞：lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
2. set lower
   同義詞：lower, lour
3. cause to drop or sink
   同義詞：lower, depress
4. make lower or quieter
   同義詞：turn down, lower, lour
5. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
   同義詞：frown, glower, lour, lower

形容詞 lowering:

1. darkened by clouds
   同義詞：heavy, sullen, threatening

1. And that whipped soul thought he would hide from me by lowering his face-which did no good.
   那個被鞭打的幽靈想要隱蔽起來，低下了臉孔; 但這對他沒有多大用處，
2. The lowering clouds threaten rain.
   這陰霾的云層預示即將下雨。
3. An arrangement of links and a hook in a fireplace for raising and lowering a kettle.
   鍋鉤一種用鏈環(huán)和一個彎鉤組成的壁爐裝置，用來提升或放下水壺
4. The banks have acted in unison with the Building Societies in lowering interest rates.
   銀行降低了利率來配合房屋建筑協會的行動。