slow

英[sləʊ]美[sloʊ]

adj.慢的，迟钝的；

adv.慢速地；

v.使放慢速度；

第三人称单数：slows;

过去式：slowed;

过去分词：slowed;

现在分词：slowing;

比较级：slower;

*高级：slowest;

名词：slowness;

例句

the slow passage of a snail across the verandah蜗牛缓慢地爬过阳台

He was noticeably slow to respond.他明显反应迟缓。

The piece ends with a truly poetic slow movement.乐曲以非常富有诗意的旋律缓缓结束。

Civil court proceedings are notoriously slow.民事诉讼程序的耗时长是无人不知的。

Filming was painfully slow.拍电影进程很慢，很辛苦。

Put your watch forward; it's five minutes slow.将你的手表拨快些, 它慢了五分钟。

The procession moved at a slow and stately speed.队伍以缓缓而庄严的速度行进。

He is swift to hear, but slow to speak.他听力敏锐, 但不善言辞。

The work progressed at a slow pace.这项工作进展缓慢。

He walked slow and lame.他慢慢地一瘸一拐地走着。

英语六级真题

The good news is that a bill just approved by the House and a bill approved by the Senate Finance Committee would implement or test many reforms that should help slow the rise in medical costs over the long term.

Asked what they would like to change in the world, the students mentioned only personal concerns such as slowing down the pace of life, gaining good friends, becoming more spiritual, becoming either more materially successful or less materially oriented ( ' , depending on the student's values), and being more respectful of the Earth, animals and other people.

But now these segments are looking at slower growth curves – or shrinking markets in some cases – as consumers are not as eager to spend money on new gadgets.

Born in fire and fury, Devils Tower was then shaped by the slow, gentle work of wind and water.

Its process will not slow down.

It is a trend that shows no sign of slowing.

depends (as neuroscientists like Antonio Damasio have found) on neural processes that are "inherently slow.

When people think deeply, their neural processes are slow

The urgency of slowing down-to find the time and space to think-is nothing new, of course, and wiser souls have always reminded us that the more attention we pay to the moment, the less time and energy we have to place it in some larger context.

Should such imbalances continue, pessimists say, they could contribute to slower growth.

It could lead to slower growth of the national economy

One reason why pension and health care reforms are slow in coming is that politicians are afraid of losing votes in the next election.

The change in bias against blacks is slow in coming.

However, his preliminary results suggest that change will be much slower coming than Plant's results suggest.

And most of the time they hardly slowed her down.

A slow response to a message could hurt not only your reputation but also your livelihood.

Growing up in New Zealand, everything was always calm and slow.

I don't think we know exactly what's going to happen but it's certainly possible that we could get very slow growth over the next year or two.

The battle between Apple and law enforcement officials over unlocking a terrorist's smartphone is the culmination of a slow turning of the tables between the technology industry and the United States government.

The expert review also found insufficient evidence to recommend any drugs or dietary supplements that could prevent or slow cognitive decline.

The good news is that a bill just approved by the House and a bill approved by the Senate finance Committee would implement or test many reforms that should help slow the rise in medical costs over the long term.

The second less obvious one is that, in fact, innovation is too slow.

Turning every single word into the target language would put too much strain on the interpreter and slow down the whole process too much.

Yet Walmart's year-over-year online sales only grew 7 percent, leading its CEO to lament, "Growth here is too slow."

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

慢的;缓慢的

Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed.

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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'.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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ADJ-GRADED

(钟表)走得慢的

If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time.

英汉词典释义

adj.

慢的

迟钝的; 不灵巧的,笨的；理解力差的

(生意等)清淡的; 不忙碌的,冷清的

慢速的；低速的

迟迟不…；不乐意；慢吞吞的

（胶片）曝光慢的

adv.

慢慢地

vt. & vi.

(使)缓行, (使)减速

英英词典释义

Verb

1. lose velocity; move more slowly;

2. become slow or slower;

3. cause to proceed more slowly;

Adjective

1. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time;

2. at a slow tempo;

3. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;

4. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time;

5. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;

6. (of business) not active or brisk;

Adverb

1. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');

2. of timepieces;

行业词典

体育： 慢动作电影；