slow
- adj.缓慢的;慢的;慢速的;迟缓的;低速的;迟钝的;耗时的;慢吞吞的;迟迟不…;不乐意;（胶片）曝光慢的;不忙碌的
- adv.慢速地;缓慢地
- v.(使)放慢速度，减缓，松劲
最高级： slowest 比较级： slower 派生词： slowness n. 过去式： slowed 现在分词： slowing 过去分词： slowed 第三人称单数： slows
slowadj.
速度低 not fast
缓慢的；迟缓的；耗时的；慢的
not moving, acting or done quickly; taking a long time; not fast
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。
a slow, lingering death
缓慢而拖延时日的死亡
Oh you're so slow; come on, hurry up!
哎哟，你可真慢；加把劲，快点！
The slow movement opens with a cello solo.
慢乐章开头是一段大提琴独奏。
She gave a slow smile.
她慢慢地笑了笑。
慢速的；低速的
not going or allowing you to go at a fast speed
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。
拖延 with delay
迟迟不…；不乐意；慢吞吞的
hesitating to do sth or not doing sth immediately
She wasn't slow to realize what was going on.
她很快意识到出了什么事。
His poetry was slow in achieving recognition.
他的诗迟迟得不到赏识。
They were very slow paying me.
他们迟迟不付钱给我。
不聪明 not clever
迟钝的；笨的；理解力差的
not quick to learn; finding things hard to understand
He's the slowest in the class.
他是班里最迟钝的。
不忙碌 not busy
不忙碌的；清淡的；冷清的
not very busy; containing little action
Sales are slow (= not many goods are being sold) .
销售不旺。
表；钟 watch/clock
慢
showing a time earlier than the correct time
My watch is five minutes slow (= it shows 1.45 when it is 1.50) .
我的手表慢五分钟。
摄影 in photography
（胶片）曝光慢的
slow film is not very sensitive to light
There was impatience over the slowness of reform.
人们对改革的缓慢进程缺乏耐心。
to slowly get angry
to be quick/slow to understand sth
他总是理解得这么慢吗？
Is he always this slow on the uptake?
adv.
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慢速地；缓慢地
at a slow speed
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
Drive slow!
慢驶！
verb
（使）放慢速度，减缓，松劲
to go or to make sth/sb go at a slower speed or be less active
The car slowed down as it approached the junction.
汽车在驶近交叉路口时放慢了速度。
The bus slowed to a halt .
公共汽车减速停了下来。
Economic growth has slowed a little.
经济增长稍有减缓。
The game slowed up a little in the second half.
比赛在下半场节奏略微放慢了一些。
You must slow down (= work less hard) or you'll make yourself ill.
你得松松劲，不然会累病的。
The ice on the roads was slowing us down.
公路上有冰，减缓了我们的速度。
We hope to slow the spread of the disease.
我们希望能够减缓疾病的传播速度。
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.比较级作slower和more slowly均可：
Slow. Major road ahead.
慢行。前方干道。
a slow-acting drug
药效慢的药
They walk very slow.
Can you speak slower/more slowly?
你说慢点行吗？
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ADJ-GRADED 慢的;缓慢的
Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed.The traffic is heavy and slow...
交通拥挤，车流缓慢。
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He spoke slowly and deliberately...
他说得缓慢而谨慎。
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She lowered the glass with calculated slowness.
她有意慢慢地放低了玻璃杯。
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ADV-GRADED (用于非正式英语中)缓慢地，慢吞吞地
In informal English, slower is used to mean 'at a slower speed' and slowest is used to mean 'at the slowest speed'. In non-standard English, slow is used to mean 'with little speed'.I began to walk slower and slower...
我走得越来越慢。
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ADJ-GRADED 费时间的;时间长的;迟缓的
Something that is slow takes a long time.The distribution of passports has been a slow process.
颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。
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My resentment of her slowly began to fade.
我对她的怨恨开始渐渐消退了。
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...the slowness of political and economic progress.
政治和经济发展缓慢
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ADJ-GRADED (办事)慢的，迟的
If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay.The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis...
国际社会对这次危机反应迟缓。
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V-ERG (使)慢下来;(使)放慢速度
If something slows or if you slow it, it starts to move or happen more slowly.The rate of bombing has slowed considerably...
轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。
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ADJ-GRADED 迟钝的;反应不灵敏的
Someone who is slow is not very clever and takes a long time to understand things.He got hit on the head and he's been a bit slow since.
他的脑袋受过撞击，从那以后，他的反应变得有些迟钝。
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ADJ-GRADED 呆滞的;不景气的;沉闷的
If you describe a situation, place, or activity as slow, you mean that it is not very exciting.Don't be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring...
事情变得有点沉闷无聊的时候，不要胆怯。
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ADJ-GRADED (钟表)走得慢的
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slow off the mark→ see:mark
verb
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- lose velocity;move more slowly
- The car decelerated
- Synonym: decelerate slow down slow up retard
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- become slow or slower
- Production slowed
- Synonym: slow down slow up slack slacken
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- cause to proceed more slowly
- The illness slowed him down
- Synonym: slow down slow up
adj
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- (of business) not active or brisk
- business is dull (or slow)
- a sluggish market
- Synonym: dull sluggish
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- slow to learn or understand;lacking intellectual acuity
- so dense he never understands anything I say to him
- never met anyone quite so dim
- although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackera
- dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
- he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
- worked with the slow students
- Synonym: dense dim dull dumb obtuse
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- not moving quickly;taking a comparatively long time
- a slow walker
- the slow lane of traffic
- her steps were slow
- he was slow in reacting to the news
- slow but steady growth
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- at a slow tempo
- the band played a slow waltz
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- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- the clock is slow
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- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- a boring evening with uninteresting people
- the deadening effect of some routine tasks
- a dull play
- his competent but dull performance
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
- what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burk
- tedious days on the train
- the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twai
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
- Synonym: boring deadening dull ho-hum irksome tedious tiresome wearisome
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- without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
- he spoke slowly
- go easy here--the road is slippery
- glaciers move tardily
- please go slow so I can see the sights
- Synonym: slowly easy tardily
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- of timepieces
- the clock is almost an hour slow
- my watch is running behind
- Synonym: behind
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The band finished with a few slow dances .
乐队最后演奏了几首节奏缓慢的舞曲。
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The government is making slow and fitful progress in these negotiations .
政府从这些谈判中正取得缓慢的、间断性的进展。
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You must slow down or you 'll make yourself ill .
你得松松劲，不然会累病的。
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She wasn 't slow to realize what was going on .
她很快意识到出了什么事。
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The equipment is slow and heavy by modern standards .
按现代标准，那台设备又慢又笨重。
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The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth .
国家经济正在缓慢但稳步地增长。
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The game slowed up a little in the second half .
比赛在下半场节奏略微放慢了一些。
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We hope to slow the spread of the disease .
我们希望能够减缓疾病的传播速度。
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The government is going slow on tax reforms .
政府对于税务改革渐渐失去了热情。
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Slow down ─ I can 't keep up !
慢点——我跟不上了！
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Could you go a little slower ?
你能走慢点吗？
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Economic growth has slowed a little .
经济增长稍有减缓。
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The southern part of the country was slow to industrialize .
这个国家的南部工业化进程缓慢。
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We are making slow but steady progress .
我们虽然缓慢但是在稳步前进。
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The body 's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold .
严寒可以使身体新陈代谢的速度下降。
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Oh you 're so slow ; come on , hurry up !
哎哟，你可真慢；加把劲，快点！
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Collecting data is a painfully slow process .
收集材料的过程慢得让人难受。
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Is he always this slow on the uptake ?
他总是理解得这么慢吗？
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The ice on the roads was slowing us down .
公路上有冰，减缓了我们的速度。
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Firstly , it 's expensive , and secondly , it 's too slow .
首先是价格贵，其次，速度太慢。
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Can we slow down ? I 've got a stitch .
我们慢一点好不好？我岔气了。
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She did not slow her stride until she was face to face with us .
她没有放慢脚步，径直走到我们面前。
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Checking all the information will be slow and laborious .
查看所有的信息既费时又费力。
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His poetry was slow in achieving recognition .
他的诗迟迟得不到赏识。
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She spoke in a slow and deliberate way .
她说话慢条斯理不慌不忙。
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The birds circled in a slow spiral above the house .
鸟儿在房子上空缓缓盘旋。
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He died a slow and painful death .
他缓慢而痛苦地死去。
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The driver slowed down at a tight bend in the road .
驾驶员在道路急转弯处慢了下来。
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Progress was slower than expected .
进展比预计的缓慢。
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She 's a slow worker , but to give her her due , she does try very hard .
她做事很慢，但说句公道话，她确实很尽力。
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