slowly
- adv.慢速地;缓慢地;迟缓地
最高级： most slowly 比较级： more slowly
slow adj.低速的 + -ly ...地
slowlyadv.
慢速地；缓慢地；迟缓地
at a slow speed; not quickly
to move slowly
慢慢移动
Please could you speak more slowly?
请您说慢一点好不好？
The boat chugged slowly along.
船突突地缓慢前进。
He found that life moved slowly in the countryside.
他发现乡村的生活节奏慢。
Don't rush into a decision. Take it slowly .
不要急于作决定。慢慢来。
Slowly things began to improve.
慢慢地，情况开始好转了。
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
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The car bumped its way slowly down the drive .
汽车沿车道缓慢地颠簸行进。
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The hands of the clock crept slowly around .
钟的时针在缓慢地走着。
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Slowly , an image began to appear on the screen .
屏幕上慢慢地出现了一幅图像。
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He found that life moved slowly in the countryside .
他发现乡村的生活节奏慢。
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Work on the new road is progressing slowly .
新路的修建工作在缓慢进行。
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He shook his head slowly from side to side .
他慢慢地摇了摇头。
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Please could you speak more slowly ?
请您说慢一点好不好？
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Slowly things began to improve .
慢慢地，情况开始好转了。
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My mother 's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income .
我母亲的住院开销把我的收入渐渐耗光了。
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She walked slowly down the road , evidently in pain .
她沿路慢慢地走着，显然很痛苦。
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The book starts slowly , but it gradually draws you in .
这本书开始时情节展开得很慢，但渐渐地就把你给完全吸引住了。
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Straighten up slowly , then repeat the exercise ten times .
慢慢挺直身体，然后把这个动作重复十次。
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We 'll get there slowly but surely .
我们虽慢，但一准能赶到那儿。
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People slowly gathered their belongings and left the hall .
人们慢慢地收起他们的行李离开了大厅。
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The old car pulled hard as we drove slowly up the hill .
老旧的汽车吃力地向前爬，把我们缓缓地拖上了山坡。
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I 'm slowly getting to grips with the language .
我慢慢开始掌握这种语言。
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She walked slowly , leaning on her son 's arm .
她倚靠着她儿子的手臂缓慢行走。
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The weeks went slowly by .
时间一周周慢慢地过去了。
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He walked slowly away from her .
他慢慢地从她身旁走开。
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The procession passed slowly along the street .
队伍沿街缓缓行进。
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Slowly , he clawed his way out from under the collapsed building .
他艰难地从倒塌的大楼废墟底下慢慢爬了出来。
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My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark .
我的眼睛慢慢适应了黑暗。
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Sound travels more slowly than light .
声比光传播得慢。
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He 's mending slowly after the operation .
手术后，他正在缓慢好转。
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She spoke slowly , in a state of preoccupation .
她说话慢吞吞的，显得心事重重。
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The crowd cheered the President as he drove slowly by .
当总统的车缓缓经过时，群众向他欢呼致意。
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Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures .
她的自信心因屡屡失败慢慢消磨掉了。
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Work is proceeding slowly .
工作进展缓慢。
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She pronounced the word very slowly and precisely .
她缓慢而清晰地读出这个字。
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The tree fell slowly , its branches caught in those of its neighbours .
这棵树慢慢地倒下，枝杈和旁边的树交错在一起了。
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