(viii)increasing commodity prices and service fee rates indirectly by means of substituting quality commodities with substandard commodities, giving short measures, lowering quality standards and other unacceptable means;

(八)采取以次充好、短尺少秤、降低质量等手段，变相提 高商品价格或者收费标准的; 

To lower the exchange value of a currency by lowering its gold equivalency.

(货币)贬值通过降低货币与黄金的兑换率来降低其交换价值

6. To disguisely raise or lower prices at irrational ranges by artificially raising or lowering grades of merchandises or services;

(六)采取抬高等级或者压低等级等手段收购、销售商品或者提供服务，变相提高或者压低价格;

a lowering or decline, as in status or level

(如地位或水平的)下降,转下坡路

(3)seasonal lowering of prices;

(三)季节性降价;

“Really,” said Monte Cristo, lowering his voice, “you do not appear to me to be very enthusiastic on the subject of this marriage.”

“说实话，”基督山说道，压低了声音，“照我看，您好象对这桩婚事并不十分热心。”

In November 1989, Continental Airlines, the dominant airline in houston, retaliated this “attack” by lowering prices

1989年11月，控制休斯顿航空市场的大陆航空公司，通过降价，对西部公司的这一“功势”进行了报复。

The representative of China further stated that in recent years, while pursuing proactive fiscal policy, China had implemented proper monetary policy and had taken a series of adjusting and reform measures which included lowering the interest rate for loans from financial institutions, improving the system of required deposit reserves and lowering the ratio of required reserves, positively increasing the input of base money and encouraging the commercial banks to expand their credit.“

25 ．中国代表进一步表示，近年来，中国在实施积极财政政策的同时，实行了适当的货币政策，采取了下调金融机构贷款利率，改进存款准备金制度并下调法定存款准备金比率，积极增加基础货币投放，鼓励商业银行扩大信贷等一系列调控和改革措施。

The lowering clouds presage a storm

暗云低沉是暴风雨的前兆。

Articulated by lowering the soft palate so that air resonates in the nasal cavities and passes out the nose,as in the pronunciation of the nasal consonants(m(n,and(ng)or the nasalized vowel of French bon.

鼻音的由软腭下降发言以致气流在口道某处阻塞因而使鼻道张开的，如鼻辅音(m)(n)和(ng)或法语中的鼻元音bon的发音

The total phosphorous lowering 0.5 mg/l, construction cost reducing by more than 20%, running cost deducing by more than 25% and energy consumption reducing by more than 30%.

除磷技术的出水总磷<0.5mg/l,工程造价降低20%,运行成本降低25%以上,能消耗量降低30%以上。

and we′re working on lowering our energy consumption too.

此外，我们还一直致力于降低能源消耗的技术研发。

Then came surprising new studies showing that the diet not only works (pound for pound, up to 100% better than low-fat diets)but also appears to be good for the heart, lowering triglycerides and raising HDL, the “good” cholesterol.

但报告上却显示出一个令人惊讶的消息。那就是减肥餐不止可以运作(一直减重，比低脂餐还要好)并且也显示出对心脏的好处:低三酸甘油脂和HDL这种好的胆固醇。

When dealing with a metabolic acidosis, it is helpful to ask, “For this degree of metabolic acidosis (i.e., the lowering of the HCO3-), what is the expected pCO2(the respiratory compensation)?”

当处理代谢性酸中毒时，考虑“对于这种程度的代谢性酸中毒(即HCO3-的减少)，预期的Pco2是多少(呼吸代偿)”是有帮助的。

This can be increased to 670 litres by lowering both of the 50/50 split folding rear seats (seats can be folded down separately).

当两个50/50的后排折叠座椅(两座椅可以分别折叠)都放下时，MINI Cooper的储物空间增大为670升。

Close the socket by lowering and locking the lever.

当中央处理器已确实装载在处理器插座内后,再将固定扳手扳回。

Article 26. Where mining or the construction of underground projects, because of water drainage, results in a lowering of the groundwater level, the depletion of groundwater or the subsidence of the ground and causes losses to the livelihood and production of units or individuals, the mining unit or the construction unit shall take remedial measures and compensate for the losses.

第二十六条 　开采矿藏或者兴建地下工程，因疏干排水导致地下水水位下降、枯竭或者地面塌陷，对其他单位或者个人的生活和生产造成损失的，采矿单位或者 建设单位应当采取补救措施，赔偿损失。

For pure substances, the freezing point is the same as the melting point. In mixtures and certain organic compounds, the early solid formation changes the composition of the remaining liquid, usually steadily lowering its freezing point, a principle that is applied in mixture separation.

对纯物质来说，冰点等于熔点。在混合物和特定有机化合物中，早期的固态形成物会改变其余液体的组成，通常使其冰点稳定地降低，这个原理被用于混合物的分离。

For noncatalytic operations at high temperature the agglomeration and sintering of fine particles can necessitate a lowering in temperature of operation

对于一些高温非催化操作，由于微粒易于聚集和烧结，不得不降低操作温度。

Hunger itself contributes to poverty by lowering labor productivity, reducing resistance to disease and depressing educational achievements. In discussing the contribution of agricultural growth to poverty alleviation Dixon et al, 2001, comment:

而饥饿本身又通过降低劳动生产率、降低人们对疾病的抵抗力、压抑教育成就，而进一步导致了贫困。2001年，Dixon等人在讨论农业增长在消除贫困方面的影响时，曾经做了如下阐述:

A muscle of the lower jaw that elevates the hyoid bone and assists in lowering the jaw.

二腹肌下颚的一个肌肉，可提升舌骨和协助降低颚

To tip or turn(a yardarm)into a position for lowering .

放帆倾斜或转动(桁端)至某一位置以使将其放倒，

Frei and his colleagues plan to continue studying the vitamin’s lowering effect on blood pressure

费瑞和他的同事计划继续研究维生素C降低血压的作用。

The hormone also increases excretion of phosphate in the urine, lowering blood concentrations, and may play a role in magnesium metabolism. When thyroid removal is required, the parathyroid glands must be separated out and left in place.

副甲状腺激素能促进尿磷的排泄，降低血浓度，还能调节镁的代谢。在必须切除甲状腺的情况下，需将副甲状腺与甲状腺分离并留在原处。

lowering or raising prices as the case may be

该降的降、该升的升

Nuts are very effective at lowering cholesterol levels

干果对降低胆固醇很有效。

Automatic speed-dependent lowering increases directional stability, reducing drag and fuel consumption

根据速度自动调低车身的功能可增加方向稳定性，减少阻力现象并改善燃耗。

To speak words indistinctly,as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.

咕哝通过降低声音或半闭着嘴的方式不清晰地讲话

The river is lowering .

河水在下降。

Lord Gilbey surveyed with equable disapproval the slashing rain, the lowering clouds, the seething summer trees

吉尔贝勋爵平静地露出了不满的情绪，审视着瓢泼大雨，黑压压的浓云，郁郁葱葱的夏令树木。

lowering rate

n.下降速度,下落速度

lowering mast

(帆船)可倒式桅杆，(帆船)可倒桅

lowering line

堵漏垫上角索，堵漏毡吊索，缭绳，下后角索堵漏毡吊索(堵漏毡上角索)

lowering limb

n.退水段,下降段,退水曲线

water lowering

n.地下水位下降

power lowering

机动下降

lowering funnel

n.可倒式烟囱

lowering device

降落装置,卷筒纸卸落装置

lowering operator

n.下降算符

lowering sprocket

n.摆动星轮,尾轮

molecular lowering

n.分子降低

ship lowering plant

船舶吊放(垂向)下水装置

lowering of sea level

n.海面下降

window lowering crank

n.开窗摇柄

hoisting and lowering

n.升降钻具

maximum lowering speed

最大降落速度

lowering main contactor

下降主接触器

gate lowering mechanism

n.闭闸装置

lowering of water table

n.潜水面下降

liftig rod lowering time

n.活动杆降下时间

power-controlled lowering

动力控制下降

implement lowering control

n.农具下降速度调节

lowering of freezing point

n.冰点下降

raising and lowering of bit

n.钻头上下晃动

glacial lowering of sea level

n.冰期海面下降,冰期低海面

cholesterol-lowering activity

降低胆固醇活性

cholesterol-lowering substance

降低胆固醇物质

raising and lowering of persons

n.人员升降

strengthen the lowering function of the lung

加强肺的肃降功能

method of lowering the center of gravity of rocks

上轻下重法