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slowHslEJ, $sloJvTo slow is to reduce speed or activity.减慢速度All the cars have to slow at the bend. [I]所有的汽车必须在弯道减慢速度。The traffic slowed to a crawl (= went so slowly it almost stopped) at the roadworks. [I]道路施工处的车辆行驶得慢如爬行。Drivers on main roads are to be slowed to 50 mph in the first reduction in national speed limits since the 1970s. [T]自从二十世纪七十年代以来首次降低全国的最高时速，在主要道路行驶的司机必须减速到每小时50英里。Last year, growth in the economy slowed to 2% (= only increased by 2% after larger increases before). [I]去年，经济增长减缓到2%。This year the issue of new models has slowed to a trickle (= very few have been produced). [I]今年，新型号的发布已经减到很少。Slow down / up, you two, you're walking too fast! [I]慢一点儿，你们俩，你们走得太快了！Slow down / up-- I can't follow what you're saying when you speak so fast! [I]慢一点儿----你说得那么快，我听不懂！We slowed down / up because we saw the police. [I]因为看到了警察，我们减慢了速度。The doctor has told him to slow down / up (= be less active and relax more) or he'll have a heart-attack. [I]医生告诫他放慢生活节奏，否则会发作心脏病。If I run with Christina she tends to slow me down / up (= make me run more slowly). [T]如果我和克里斯蒂娜一起跑，她会使我减慢速度。They slowed the film down to see if they could identify any of the faces. [M]他们减慢了片子放映速度，看看是否能辨认出任何面孔。[SLOWDOWN]
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