1N-COUNT 蜗牛 A snail is a small animal with a long, soft body, no legs, and a spiral-shaped shell. Snails move very slowly. 蜗牛
2PHRASE 慢吞吞地;缓慢地 If you say that someone does something at a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly. 慢吞吞地;缓慢地 [emphasis]
The train was moving now at a snail's pace.
火车这会儿走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.