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slow
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adj.

adv.

vt.& vi.

vi.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词：Slow  

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1. ADJ-GRADED 慢的;缓慢的 Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed. 

  • The traffic is heavy and slow...

    交通拥挤，车流缓慢。

  • Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.

    使用自动搅拌器时应该选用慢挡。

  • ...slow, regular breathing.

    缓慢而均匀的呼吸

slowly

  • He spoke slowly and deliberately...

    他说得缓慢而谨慎。

  • Christian backed slowly away.

    克里斯琴慢慢地往后退。

slowness

  • She lowered the glass with calculated slowness.

    她有意慢慢地放低了玻璃杯。

2. ADV-GRADED (用于非正式英语中)缓慢地，慢吞吞地 In informal English, slower is used to mean 'at a slower speed' and slowest is used to mean 'at the slowest speed'. In non-standard English, slow is used to mean 'with little speed'. 

  • I began to walk slower and slower...

    我走得越来越慢。

  • We got there by driving slow all the way.

    我们开着车去了那里，一路上开得很慢。

3. ADJ-GRADED 费时间的;时间长的;迟缓的 Something that is slow takes a long time. 

  • The distribution of passports has been a slow process.

    颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。

slowly

  • My resentment of her slowly began to fade.

    我对她的怨恨开始渐渐消退了。

slowness

  • ...the slowness of political and economic progress.

    政治和经济发展缓慢

4. ADJ-GRADED (办事)慢的，迟的 If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay. 

  • The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis...

    国际社会对这次危机反应迟缓。

  • I've been a bit slow in making up my mind.

    我下决心有些慢。

5. V-ERG (使)慢下来;(使)放慢速度 If something slows or if you slow it, it starts to move or happen more slowly. 

  • The rate of bombing has slowed considerably...

    轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。

  • She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road...

    她放慢车速，开始驶上一条狭窄的道路。

  • Reactions were slowed by fatigue.

    疲劳使反应变得迟缓。

6. ADJ-GRADED 迟钝的;反应不灵敏的 Someone who is slow is not very clever and takes a long time to understand things. 

  • He got hit on the head and he's been a bit slow since.

    他的脑袋受过撞击，从那以后，他的反应变得有些迟钝。

7. ADJ-GRADED 呆滞的;不景气的;沉闷的 If you describe a situation, place, or activity as slow, you mean that it is not very exciting. 

  • Don't be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring...

    事情变得有点沉闷无聊的时候，不要胆怯。

  • The island is too slow for her liking.

    这个岛太沉闷了，不合她的胃口。

8. ADJ-GRADED (钟表)走得慢的 If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time. 
9. See also: slow-;  
10.   slow off the mark→see: mark;  slowly but surely→see: surely;  slow on the uptake→see: uptake; 
相关词组：
slow down  slow up 
Verb

1. lose velocity; move more slowly;

  • "The car decelerated"

2. become slow or slower;

  • "Production slowed"

3. cause to proceed more slowly;

  • "The illness slowed him down"
Adjective

1. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time;

  • "a slow walker"
  • "the slow lane of traffic"
  • "her steps were slow"
  • "he was slow in reacting to the news"
  • "slow but steady growth"

2. at a slow tempo;

  • "the band played a slow waltz"

3. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;

  • "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
  • "never met anyone quite so dim"
  • "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
  • "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
  • "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
  • "worked with the slow students"

4. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time;

  • "the clock is slow"

5. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;

  • "a boring evening with uninteresting people"
  • "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
  • "a dull play"
  • "his competent but dull performance"
  • "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"
  • "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
  • "tedious days on the train"
  • "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
  • "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

6. (of business) not active or brisk;

  • "business is dull (or slow)"
  • "a sluggish market"
Adverb

1. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');

  • "he spoke slowly"
  • "go easy here--the road is slippery"
  • "glaciers move tardily"
  • "please go slow so I can see the sights"

2. of timepieces;

  • "the clock is almost an hour slow"
  • "my watch is running behind"

体育

  • 1.慢动作电影

计算机

  • 1.【修】慢(速)，缓慢
1. A man of great wisdom often appears slow-witted [stupid].
大智若愚。

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2. A policeman walked by with a slow, measured tread.
一名警察迈着小心的步子慢慢走过。

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3. A slow learner can keep back the whole class.
反应迟钝的学生会影响全班的进步。

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4. A slow theme introduces the first movement.
第一乐章以缓慢的主旋律开始。

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5. A wise man often appears slow-witted.
大智若愚。

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6. After the flood there was a slow return to normality.
水灾后，情况慢慢恢复正常。

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7. As I sit in a shadowy corner, I observe a slow and gradual elongation of his mouth.
坐在一个暗角落里我观察到他的嘴慢慢而逐渐地伸长。

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8. Barriers between nations are reared by slow and infrequent communication.
国与国之间的隔阂是由沟通缓慢而又太少形成的。

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9. Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.
伯克按动电钮；电梯开始缓慢上升。

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10. Business is slow just now.
目前生意清淡。

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11. Business is slow this season.
这个季节生意清淡。

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12. Business may have been a little slow at first, but now we're cooking with gas!
一开始也许生意不大景气，不过我们现在卻红红火火！

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13. Can't you speak a little [a bit] slow?
你说话不兴慢点儿吗？

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14. Civil court proceedings are notoriously slow.
民事诉讼程序的耗时长是无人不知的。

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15. Filming was painfully slow.
拍电影进程很慢，很辛苦。

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16. He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.
进展缓慢，他显得不耐烦。

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17. He is swift to hear, but slow to speak.
他听力敏锐，但不善言辞。

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18. He is very slow at his work.
他干活很慢。

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19. He walked slow and lame.
他慢慢地一瘸一拐地走着。

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20. He walked the horse at a slow pace.
他缓步牵着马遛着。

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