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单词 low-lying
释义

low-lying

adjective

low-ly·​ing ˈlō-ˈlī-iŋ How to pronounce low-lying (audio)
1
: rising relatively little above the base of measurement
low-lying hills
2
: lying below the normal level, surface, or the base of measurement or mean elevation
low-lying clouds

Synonyms

  • little
  • low
  • low-slung
  • sawed-off
  • short
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Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

low-lying

adjective

as in little
having relatively little height the low-lying hills blocked our view of the sea only a little bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • little
  • short
  • small
  • low
  • tiny
  • low-slung
  • slight
  • dwarf
  • sawed-off
  • flat
  • compact
  • petite
  • smallish
  • dwarfish
  • miniature
  • diminutive
  • pygmy
  • dinky
  • scrubby
  • pocket
  • squat
  • dumpy
  • puny
  • stumpy
  • bitty
  • teeny
  • stunted
  • undersized
  • mini
  • wee
  • squatty
  • stubby
  • pint-sized
  • pint-size
  • minimized
  • bantam
  • pocket-sized
  • pocket-size
  • teeny-weeny
  • half-pint
  • undersize
  • minute

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tall
  • towering
  • high
  • lofty
  • elevated
  • uplifted
  • statuesque
  • large
  • lifted
  • altitudinous
  • raised
  • upswept
  • lanky
  • oversized
  • rangy
  • high-rise
  • sizeable
  • bulky
  • voluminous
  • gangling
  • sizable
  • big
  • oversize
  • hulking
  • largish
  • outsize
  • outsized
  • hefty
  • gangly
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