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not moving, acting or done quickly; taking a long time; not fast 緩慢的；遲緩的；耗時的；慢的 a slow pace/speed 緩慢的步伐/速度 Average earnings are rising at their slowest rate for 20 years. 平均收入正以20年來最慢的速度增長。 a slow driver 開車慢的人 Progress was slower than expected. 進展比預計的緩慢。 The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth. 國家經濟正在緩慢但穩步地增長。 Collecting data is a painfully slow process. 收集材料的過程慢得讓人難受。 Oh you're so slow; come on, hurry up! 哎喲，你可真慢；加把勁，快點！ a slow, lingering death 緩慢而拖延時日的死亡 The slow movement opens with a cello solo. 慢樂章開頭是一段大提琴獨奏。 For the third game in a row City made a slow start. 連續第三場比賽，曼城開局緩慢。 She gave a slow smile. 她慢慢地笑了笑。
Extra ExamplesGenetic evolution is necessarily slow. 基因進化過程必然是緩慢的。 I was considerably slower than the other drivers. 我比其他司機慢很多。 My computer is noticeably slower than before. 我的計算機明顯比以前慢了。 She is showing a slow and steady improvement in her reading ability. 她的閱讀能力有了緩慢而穩步的提高。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- seem
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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). 我誤了快車，只得坐慢車。
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hesitating to do something or not doing something immediately 遲遲不…；不樂意；慢吞吞的 - slow to do something
She wasn't slow to realize what was going on. 她很快意識到出了什麽事。 The world's governments have been slow to respond to global environmental challenges. 世界各國政府對全球環境挑戰反應遲緩。 - slow in doing something
Some insurance companies are particularly slow in processing claims. 有些保險公司理賠特别慢。 His poetry was slow in achieving recognition. 他的詩遲遲得不到賞識。 The company has been too slow in upgrading its computer systems. 該公司升級計算機系統的速度太慢了。 - slow doing something
They were very slow paying me. 他們遲遲不付錢給我。
Extra ExamplesHe was noticeably slow to respond. 他明顯反應遲緩。 They are extremely slow at reaching decisions. 他們作決定慢得不行。
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not quick to learn; finding things hard to understand 遲鈍的；笨的；理解力差的 not very busy; containing little action 不忙碌的；清淡的；冷清的 - [not before noun]
showing a time earlier than the correct time 慢 slow film is not very sensitive to light （膠片）曝光慢的
not fast速度低
with delay拖延
not clever不聰明
not busy不忙碌
watch/clock表；鐘
in photography攝影
Word OriginOld English slāw ‘slow-witted, sluggish’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
be quick/slow on the uptake
do a slow burn
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to slowly get angry 慢慢生起氣來
quick/slow off the mark
fast/slow in reacting to a situation （對形勢）反應敏捷／遲鈍 If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize. 如果你能很快回答這些問題，你就能獲獎。 The government was slow off the mark in responding to the crisis. 政府對危機反應遲鈍。