单词	lowly
释义	lowlylow‧ly /ˈləʊli $ ˈloʊ-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a lowly trainee EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After many years of declining popularity, the lowly rhubarb is making a comeback in both gourmet and gardening circles. And the unused stationery was stacked in a general office for use by lowly clerks. I had not shone at school but I believed that I could do better than their lowly estimation of my capability. I soon found that practically everyone had authority over the lowly stewardess. It tells of a lowly and insignificant civil servant Poprischin, who falls in love with his boss's beautiful daughter Sophie. The Clippers already have benefited with three wins against lowly Vancouver, and have two more games left against expansion opponents. We have seen charts that describe the organisational chart of a police authority and yet miss off the lowly police constable. We should overlook the trampled grass in the square and the lowly origins of the glistening fountain. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► position · In the end she'd been too good for her lowly position. ► status · Some parasites admit their lowly status and creep into the body of their host.· If a flagrant oversight like this could occur it says little for the prospects of men of lowly status being correctly recorded. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivelowlowerlowlynounlowverbloweradverblow low in rank, importance, or social class – sometimes used humorously SYN  humble:  He was a lowly assistant gardener. ► Lowly is never an adverb. Low is used as an adverb as well as an adjective: A helicopter flew low over their heads.
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