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slow

adjective
 
/sləʊ/
/sləʊ/
(comparative slower, superlative slowest)
Idioms
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    not fast速度低

  1.  
     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缓慢的步伐/速度
    • Average earnings are rising at their slowest rate for 20 years.平均收入正以20年来最慢的速度增长。
    • 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.连续第三场比赛，曼城开局缓慢。
    • 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
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • at
    phrases
    • slow and steady
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  2.  
     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。
    3.

    with delay拖延

  3.  
     hesitating to do something or not doing something immediately迟迟不…；不乐意；慢吞吞的
    • 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.世界各国政府对全球环境挑战反应迟缓。
    • slow in doing something Some insurance companies are particularly slow in processing claims.有些保险公司理赔特别慢。
    • 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了。
    • 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。
    4.

    not clever不聪明

  4. 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。
    Topics Personal qualitiesb1

    5. not busy不忙碌

  5. not very busy; containing little action不忙碌的；清淡的；冷清的 synonym sluggish
    • 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.有一些很少发生的缓慢段落，但它们有助于建立悬念。
    6.

    watch/clock表；钟

  6. [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。
    7.

    in photography摄影

  7. slow film is not very sensitive to light（胶片）曝光慢的
    8. Word OriginOld English slāw ‘slow-witted, sluggish’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
be quick/slow on the uptake
  1. (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？
do a slow burn
  1. (North American English, informal) to slowly get angry慢慢生起气来
quick/slow off the mark
  1. 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.如果你能很快回答这些问题，你就能获奖。
    • The government was slow off the mark in responding to the crisis.政府对危机反应迟钝。

slow

verb
 
/sləʊ/
/sləʊ/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they slow
/sləʊ/
/sləʊ/
he / she / it slows
/sləʊz/
/sləʊz/
past simple slowed
/sləʊd/
/sləʊd/
past participle slowed
/sləʊd/
/sləʊd/
-ing form slowing
/ˈsləʊɪŋ/
/ˈsləʊɪŋ/
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  1. to go or to make something/somebody go at a slower speed or be less active（使）放慢速度，减缓，松劲
    • Economic growth has slowed a little.经济增长稍有减缓。
    • The bus slowed to a halt.公共汽车减速停了下来。
    • He has been slowed by a knee injury.他因膝盖受伤而行动迟缓。
    • slow down The car slowed down as it approached the junction.汽车在驶近交叉路口时放慢了速度。
    • indications that the US economy is slowing down美国经济正在放缓的迹象
    • You must slow down (= work less hard) or you'll make yourself ill.你得松松劲，不然会累病的。
    • slow up The game slowed up a little in the second half.下半场比赛稍微慢了一点。
    • slow somebody/something Economic data for last month shows steps taken by the government are slowing growth.上个月的经济数据显示，政府采取的措施正在放缓经济增长。
    • We hope to slow the spread of the disease.我们希望能够减缓疾病的传播速度。
    • slow somebody/something down/up The ice on the roads was slowing us down.公路上有冰，减缓了我们的速度。
    • He accuse the government of intentionally slowing down the process.他指责政府故意减缓这一进程。
    • Sending this file over the network to the printer may slow up the whole network.通过网络将此文件发送到打印机可能会降低整个网络的速度。
    see also slowdown
    Extra Examples
    • Slow down a little!慢一点儿！
    • Time seemed to slow down as she fell.她倒下时时间好像慢了下来。
    • I was nearing West Road when the traffic slowed to a crawl.我快到西大街时交通慢了下来，车辆缓慢向前蠕动。
    • The flow of people into the building slowed to a trickle.进入大楼的人流逐渐减少。
    • The two of them had slowed almost to a stop.他们两个慢慢减速，都快停下来了。
    • Sales have slowed down quite markedly.销售明显放缓。
    • Bill slowed his pace to allow her to catch up with him.比尔放慢脚步让她赶上来。
    • Rachel tried to slow her breathing.雷切尔试图稳住自己的呼吸。
    • She very deliberately slowed her steps.她故意放慢了脚步。
    • The roadblocks hardly slowed them at all.那些路障几乎一点儿没让他们慢下来。
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • considerably
    • dramatically
    • markedly
    • …
    verb + slow
    • begin to
    • try to
    • be expected to
    • …
    phrases
    • slow to a crawl
    • slow to a snail’s pace
    • slow to a walk
    • …
    See full entry
    Word OriginOld English slāw ‘slow-witted, sluggish’, of Germanic origin.

slow

adverb
/sləʊ/
/sləʊ/
(slower, slowest)
used especially in the comparative and superlative forms, or in compounds尤用于比较级、最高级形式或构成复合词Idioms
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  1. at a slow speed慢速地；缓慢地 synonym slowly
    • Could you go a little slower?你能走慢点吗？
    • slow-drying paint慢干漆
    • slow-moving traffic缓慢行进的车辆
    • (North American English) Drive slow!慢驶！
    Which Word? slow / slowlyslow / slowly
    • Slowly is the usual adverb from the adjective slow. Slow is sometimes used as an adverb in informal language, on road signs, etc. It can also be used to form compounds:slowly 是常用副词，源自形容词 slow。有时，slow 作为非正式用语或在路标等中也用作副词，亦可用以构成复合词：
      • Slow. Major road ahead.慢行。前方干道。
      • a slow-acting drug药效慢的药
      In the comparative both slower and more slowly are used:比较级作 slower 和 more slowly 均可：
      • Can you speak slower/​more slowly?你说慢点行吗？
    Word OriginOld English slāw ‘slow-witted, sluggish’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
go slow (on something)
  1. to show less enthusiasm for achieving something（对某事）热情减退
    • The government is going slow on tax reforms.政府对于税务改革渐渐失去了热情。
 see also go-slow

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