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BNC: 1661 COCA: 1761
slow
sloʊ sloʊ
Word forms: comparative slower, superlative slowest, 3rd person singular present tense slows, present participle slowing, past tense , past participle slowed
1 ADJ-GRADED 慢的;缓慢的 Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed. 慢的;缓慢的

  • 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 [ADVERB after verb] (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'. (用于非正式英语中)缓慢地，慢吞吞地

  • 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. 费时间的;时间长的;迟缓的

  • The distribution of passports has been a slow process.

    颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。

SYN prolonged, time-consuming, protracted, long-drawn-out
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 [verb-link ADJ, usually ADJ to-infinitive] (办事)慢的，迟的 If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay. (办事)慢的，迟的 [Also + in]

  • 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. (使)慢下来;(使)放慢速度

  • The rate of bombing has slowed considerably. [VERB]

    轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。

  • She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road. [VERB noun]

    她放慢车速，开始驶上一条狭窄的道路。

  • Reactions were slowed by fatigue. [VERB noun]

    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. 迟钝的;反应不灵敏的

  • 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。

SYN stupid, dim [informal] , dense, thick
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. 呆滞的;不景气的;沉闷的

  • 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。

SYN dull, quiet, boring, dead
8 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] (钟表)走得慢的 If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time. (钟表)走得慢的
9 See also: slow- 
10 slow off the mark→see: mark  slowly but surely→see: surely  slow on the uptake→see: uptake 
Phrasal verbs:
slow down slow up
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse slow with:
ADJ.

slow acting, slow moving 1

slow but steady 1 3

N.

slow movements, slow speed, slow traffic 1

slow death, slow growth, slow pace, slow process, slow progress, slow recovery, slow response, slow sales, slow start, slow stop 3

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See also: slow-

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