英语词汇slow怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

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 downslow up

Word Partnership

Use slow with:

ADJ.

slow acting, slow moving 1

slow but steady 1 3

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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