1 PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)放慢;(使)减速 If something slows down or is if something slows it down, it starts to move or happen more slowly. (使)放慢;(使)减速
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The car slowed down as they passed Customs. [VERB PREP.]
过海关的时候,车速慢了下来。
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There is no cure for the disease, although drugs can slow down its rate of development. [VERB PREP. noun]
尽管药物可以减缓病情的发展,但是这种病仍然是不治之症。
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Damage to the turbine slowed the work down. [VERB noun PREP.]
涡轮机的损坏降低了工作的效率。
2 PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)身心松弛;(使)放松 If someone slows down or if something slows them down, they become less active. (使)身心松弛;(使)放松 [Also VERB PREPOSITION n]
SYN relax, rest, calm down, unwind