slow
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed. 緩慢的
The traffic is heavy and slow. 車很多，走得慢。
Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed. 電子打蛋器應該慢速運轉。
2. slowlyADV 緩慢地[ADV with v]
He spoke slowly and deliberately. 他說得緩慢而慎重。
3. ADV In informal English, slower is used to mean "at a slower speed" and slowest is used to mean "at the slowest speed." In nonstandard English, slow is used to mean "with little speed." 緩慢地[ADV after v]
I began to walk slower and slower. 我開始走得越來越慢。
4. ADJ Something that is slow takes a long time. 漫長的
The distribution of passports has been a slow process. 頒發(fā)護照一直是個漫長的過程。
5. slowlyADV 漫長地[ADV with v]
My resentment of her slowly began to fade. 我對她的怨恨慢慢地開始消退了。
6. ADJ If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay. 遲緩的[v-link ADJ]
The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis. 國際社會對該危機的反應向來遲緩。
7. V-T/V-I If something slows or if you slow it, it starts to move or happen more slowly. 使慢下來; 慢下來
The rate of bombing has slowed considerably. 轟炸頻率已經放慢了許多。
She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road. 她放慢了車速，開始駛上一條狹窄的道路。
8. ADJ Someone who is slow is not very clever and takes a long time to understand things. 遲鈍的
He got hit on the head and he's been a bit slow since. 他的頭被打了一下，從那以后，就有點遲鈍。
9. ADJ If you describe a situation, place, or activity as slow, you mean that it is not very exciting. 乏味的
Don't be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring. 當事情似乎有點乏味或無聊時，不要膽怯。
10. ADJ If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time. (鐘表) 慢的
The clock is about two and a half minutes slow. 那鐘慢兩分半左右。
11. slowly but surely→see surely
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slow /sl??/ (slowing,slowed,slower,slows,slowest)
劍橋詞典
- Our progress has been fairly slow so far , but it's early days .
- His movements were slow and awkward .
- It was a painfully slow journey .
- She's a very slow walker .
- Terry was, as usual , slow to respond .
slow adjective (NOT FAST)
moving , happening , or doing something without much speed慢的，緩慢的
a slow runner /driver /reader 跑步慢的人／開車慢的人／看書慢的人
She's a very slow eater. 她吃飯很慢。
We're making slow but steady progress with the painting . 我們這幅畫進度緩慢但很平穩(wěn)。
The government was very slow to react to the problem . 政府對這一問題反應遲緩。
Business is always slow during those months because everyone's on holiday . 那幾個月生意都很清淡，因為大家都在休假。
反義詞
fast adjective (QUICK)
quick adjective
例句
slow adjective (NOT EXCITING)
used to describe a film , book , play , etc. that does not have much excitement and action（電影、書籍、戲劇等）情節(jié)拖沓的，索然無趣的
His films are so slow they send me to sleep . 他那些電影情節(jié)拖沓，總讓我昏昏欲睡。
slow adjective (NOT CLEVER)
A person might be described as slow if they are not very clever and do not understand or notice things quickly .
遲鈍的，愚笨的
I feel so slow when I'm with Andrew - he's so much brighter than me. 和安德魯在一起時，我感覺自己很遲鈍——他比我聰明多了。
I was a bit slow on the uptake there - I didn't follow his reasoning at all. 我對這一點理解能力較差——完全沒聽懂他的推理。
也見 slow-witted
slow adjective (TIME)
If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the real time .
（鐘、表）走得慢的
That clock is ten minutes slow. 那個鐘慢10分鐘。 返回 slow