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单词 slow
释义 slow¹ /sləʊ/ adj.
1.(not fast)+ movement, progress, traffic慢的;缓慢的

The traffic is heavy and slow.交通拥堵, 车流缓慢。

the painfully slow pace of economic progress极其缓慢的经济增长速度

It was a long, slow drive in the taxi.这次火车之旅历时很久, 中途停站时间较长。

He's a slow driver.他开车速度不快。

2.(taking a long time)+ process, procedure, journey旷日持久的;费时的

The distribution of passports has been a slow process.护照的发放过程漫长。

It was a slow train journey with lengthy stops.那是一个中间有长时间停车的漫长火车旅行。

3.(in learning, understanding)+ person, mind, student, learner迟钝的;笨的;不灵活的

He's a bit slow.他有点儿迟钝。

4.+ situation, activity, place, book无聊的;乏味的

The island is too slow for her liking.这个小岛太沉闷了, 不合她的胃口。

Don't be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring.当事情看上去有点无聊或乏味时不要失去勇气。

5.+ clock, watch慢的;迟了的

My watch is 20 minutes slow.我的手表慢了20分钟。

6.+ answer, response不及时的;不够快的;+ machine, device运转缓慢的;不够快的

Slow computers are hampering progress.运行缓慢的计算机正阻碍着进步。

to be slow to do sthorto be slow in doing sth做某事速度慢;拖延某事

Don't worry if your child is slow to learn to walk.如果你的小孩迟迟不会走路也不用担心。

Keane is not slow to criticize people.基恩指责起别人来积极着呢。

I've been a bit slow in making up my mind.我在作决定时略微有些迟疑。

Her husband was slow to anger.她丈夫不太容易生气。

7.【摄】曝光慢的;小孔径的

a slow lens小孔径镜头

8.【音】(乐曲)慢速演奏的
9.+ fire小火的;文火的

Persian cuisine is usually cooked over a slow fire.波斯菜肴通常用慢火烹制。

10.+ oven低温的

Bake in a slow oven (150℃) for 45 minutes.在低温烘箱(150摄氏度)中烘焙45分钟。

11.【体】+ pitch慢速的;+ track, ground松软的
12.【板】投球慢的

He's a slow left-arm bowler.他是一个投慢球的左撇子投手。

idiom
to be slow
(unproductive)萧条的;不景气的

Business is slow.生意萧条。

<非正式>(tired)疲惫不堪的;无法理性思考的
to be slow off the mark<非正式>理解得慢;反应慢
to be slow on the uptake理解缓慢
to be slow work(工作)耗时, 无法迅速完成

It was painfully slow work.那是项极其耗时的工作。

it was slow goingorthe going was slow<口>进展极其缓慢
slow² /sləʊ/ adv.
<非正式>缓慢地;迟缓地

The train was going slow as it approached the station.火车减速进站。

We got there by driving slow all the way.我们一路上缓慢前行到达了那里。

slow³ /sləʊ/
🄰 vt.
1.(reduce speed of)使变慢

She slowed the car and turned left.她降低了车速, 并向左转弯了。

Reactions were slowed by fatigue.反应因疲劳而变迟钝了。

2.(reduce level of)减少(等级、数量)

The company has slowed production and laid off two-thirds of its staff.公司减少了产量并解雇了三分之二的员工。

We slowed our speed to thirty miles an hour.我们把速度降低至每小时30英里。

🄱 vi.
1.(move more slowly)放慢;减速

The bus slowed and then stopped.公交车减速停了下来。

2.(happen more slowly)减缓;变缓

Her breathing had slowed.她的呼吸慢了下来。

3.(happen less frequently)(发生频次)降低

The rate of bombing has slowed considerably.轰炸的频次大大降低了。

Phrasal Verbsslow down,slow off,slow up
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