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low profile

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌlow ˈprofile noun  keep a low profile HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEEto not go to places or be careful not to do anything that will attract attention to yourself or your actions 保持低姿态[低调] OPP high profile He’s not the sort of politician to keep a low profile for long. 他不是那种能长期保持低调的政客。
Examples from the Corpus
low profileThere was nothing she could do about it, other than keep a low profile and stay well out of his way.Unlike Demirel, Sezer likes to keep a low profile.I tried to keep a low profile, but people gave me all sorts of unsolicited comments.During the event Clinton will keep a low profile.Like every really smart lobbyist, Boggs knows the importance of being subtle and of keeping a low profile.Up to now they had kept a low profile, but they were becoming more militant.But since then they have kept a low profile and not made their findings public.
ˌlow-ˈprofile adjective  1 [usually before noun] not receiving or wanting any attention 低姿态的,低调的 OPP high-profile The US took a very low-profile role in the talks. 美国在会谈中采取了非常低调的姿态。2 [only before noun] British English designed to be lower than other things of the same type 低位的 low-profile tyres 低断面轮胎
Examples from the Corpus
low-profileIf you have a low-profile computer without a free drive bay, you may have no choice but to replace the original.It packs all its power into a compact, low-profile configuration - occupying 30% less desk space than comparable 486 systems.This has enabled a low-profile firm to have one of the highest profiles in terms of revenues.Thus the state should be mainly a night watchman, a low-profile policeman who ensures the basic safety of every individual.
Corpus to not careful be go not or places do to to


low profile
ˌlow ˈprofile noun
keep a low profile to not go to places or be careful not to do anything that will attract attention to yourself or your actions
   OPP  high profile:
    He’s not the sort of politician to keep a low profile for long.