slow
adjective/sləʊ/
/sləʊ/
(comparative slower, superlative slowest)
Idioms - not moving, acting or done quickly; taking a long time; not fast
缓慢的；迟缓的；耗时的；慢的 - a slow pace/speed
慢速 - Average earnings are rising at their slowest rate for 20 years.
平均收入的增速为 20 年来最慢。 - a slow driver
开车慢的人 - Progress was slower than expected.
进展比预计的缓慢。 - The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth.
国家经济正在缓慢但稳步地增长。 - Collecting data is a painfully slow process.
收集材料的过程慢得让人难受。 - Oh you're so slow; come on, hurry up!
哎哟，你可真慢；加把劲，快点！ - a slow, lingering death
缓慢而拖延时日的死亡 - The slow movement opens with a cello solo.
慢乐章开头是一段大提琴独奏。 - For the third game in a row City made a slow start.
连着第三场比赛城队都是开场慢热。 - She gave a slow smile.
她慢慢地笑了笑。
Extra Examples- Genetic evolution is necessarily slow.
基因进化过程必然是缓慢的。 - I was considerably slower than the other drivers.
我比其他司机慢很多。 - My computer is noticeably slower than before.
我的计算机明显比以前慢了。 - She is showing a slow and steady improvement in her reading ability.
她的阅读能力有了缓慢而稳步的提高。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
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- fairly
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- at
- slow and steady
- a slow pace/speed
- not going or allowing you to go at a fast speed
慢速的；低速的 - I missed the fast train and had to get the slow one (= the one that stops at all the stations).
我误了快车，只得坐慢车。
- I missed the fast train and had to get the slow one (= the one that stops at all the stations).
- hesitating to do something or not doing something immediately
迟迟不…；不乐意；慢吞吞 - slow to do something She wasn't slow to realize what was going on.
她很快意识到出了什么事。 - The world's governments have been slow to respond to global environmental challenges.
世界各国政府应对全球环境挑战的行动缓慢。 - slow in doing something Some insurance companies are particularly slow in processing claims.
一些保险公司处理理赔时特别拖拉。 - His poetry was slow in achieving recognition.
他的诗迟迟得不到赏识。 - The company has been too slow in upgrading its computer systems.
该公司升级计算机系统的速度太慢。 - slow doing something They were very slow paying me.
他们迟迟不付钱给我。
Extra Examples- He was noticeably slow to respond.
他明显反应迟缓。 - They are extremely slow at reaching decisions.
他们作决定慢得不行。
- slow to do something She wasn't slow to realize what was going on.
- not quick to learn; finding things hard to understand
迟钝的；笨的；理解力差的 - He's the slowest in the class.
他是班里最迟钝的。
- He's the slowest in the class.
- not very busy; containing little action
不忙碌的；清淡的；冷清的 - Sales are slow (= not many goods are being sold).
销售不旺。 - There are slow passages in which little happens, but they help to build up the suspense.
有些缓慢的段落几乎没有发生什么，但它们有助于建立悬念。
- Sales are slow (= not many goods are being sold).
- [not before noun] showing a time earlier than the correct time
慢 - My watch is five minutes slow (= it shows 1.45 when it is 1.50).
我的手表慢五分钟。
- My watch is five minutes slow (= it shows 1.45 when it is 1.50).
- slow film is not very sensitive to light
（胶片）曝光慢的
not fast
with delay
not clever
not busy
watch/clock
in photography
Word OriginOld English slāw ‘slow-witted, sluggish’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
be quick/slow on the uptake
- (informal) to be quick/slow to understand something
领悟得快／慢 - Is he always this slow on the uptake?
他总是理解得这么慢吗？
- Is he always this slow on the uptake?
do a slow burn
- (North American English, informal) to slowly get angry
慢慢生起气来
quick/slow off the mark
- fast/slow in reacting to a situation
（对形势）反应敏捷／迟钝 - If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize.
如果您能快速回答这些问题，您可能会赢得奖品。 - The government was slow off the mark in responding to the crisis.
政府对危机的反应迟缓。
- If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize.