释义 |
low-riseˈlow-rise adjective [only before noun] - There are many advantages to low-rise buildings.
- traditional, low-rise housing
- All the housing development took the form of low-rise, garden city-style estates.
- But it is not an unpleasant place, low-rise, with most rooms in verandah-ed cottages overlooking garden courtyards.
- This is probably due to the large preponderance of low-rise multi-storey council housing.
- Traditional building materials tend to imply low-rise housing, and urban planners have an ambivalent attitude to low-rise.
not high or not far off the ground► low · The garden was surrounded by a low wall.· Some of the lowest branches were touching the ground.· In the middle of the room was a low table. ► low-lying: low-lying land/region/area etc not very high above the level of the sea: · Low-lying land in river valleys is often subject to flooding.· Experts are predicting that the sea level will rise, flooding many low-lying areas. ► low-rise low-rise buildings are only one or two floors (=levels) high: · There are many advantages to low-rise buildings.· traditional, low-rise housing ► Buildingaisle, nounbelfry, nounbiomass, nounbooth, nounbreakwater, nounbridge, nounbridge, verbclapboard, nouncondemn, verbcondo, nounconstructor, nouncourtyard, nouncubicle, nouncupola, noundais, nounderrick, noundes res, noundeveloper, noundevelopment, noundome, noundomed, adjectivedry rot, nounDumpster, noundump truck, nounduplex, nounDutch barn, noundwelling, noundyke, nouneaves, nounelevator, nounescalator, nounestate, nounexit, nounfarmstead, nounfence, nounfirebrick, nounflagged, adjectiveflagstone, nounfortify, verbfoundation stone, nounfountain, nounfreehold, nounglazier, nounglazing, noungrating, noungroin, noungroyne, nounhandrail, nounhousing estate, nounhut, nouninsulation, nounironwork, nounlandscape architect, nounlandscape gardening, nounlevee, nounlisted, adjectivelow-rise, adjectivelychgate, nounmanor, nounmansion, nounmarble, nounmason, nounmasonry, nounminaret, nounmulti-storey, adjectivemulti-storey, nounopen-plan, adjectivepanel, nounpanelled, adjectivepantile, nounpillar, nounplatform, nounportal, nounportcullis, nounprecast, adjectiveprefab, nounprefabricated, adjectivepre-stressed, adjectivepublic works, nounQuonset hut, nounrailing, nounredecorate, verbredevelop, verbrevolving door, nounriser, nounrising damp, nounrivet, nounrood screen, nounroof, nounroom, nounroughcast, nounrow house, nounsalon, nounsash window, nounseawall, nounshelter, nounstanchion, nounstorey, nounstrut, nounsubside, verbsubsidence, nounsubstructure, nounsuperstructure, nounsurvey, nounsurvey, verbsurveyor, nounswing bridge, nountar, nountar, verbtower, nountriplex, nounurban renewal, nounwatercourse, nounwicket gate, nounwindbreak, nounwindmill, nounyard, noun 1a low-rise building does not have many storeys → high-rise2low-rise trousers have a low top and do not come up to your waist |