| 单词 | slowdown |
| 释义 | slowdown[ sloh-doun ] / ˈsloʊˌdaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slowdown ON THESAURUS.COM nouna slowing down or delay in progress, action, etc. a deliberate slowing of pace by workers to win demands from their employers. Sports. a holding or passing tactic by a team to retain possession of the ball, puck, etc., or use up a maximal amount of time, as to safeguard a lead or thwart a high-scoring opponent. Origin of slowdownFirst recorded in 1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase slow down SYNONYMS FOR slowdown1 slackening, falloff, decline, flagging. SEE SYNONYMS FOR slowdown ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby slowdownslow burn, Slow but steady wins the race, slow but sure, slowcoach, slow cooker, slowdown, slow fire, slow food, slow-footed, slow gait, slow handclap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slowdownBritish Dictionary definitions for slowdownslowdown / (ˈsləʊˌdaʊn) / nounthe usual US and Canadian word for go-slow any slackening of pace Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with slowdownslow down Delay, retard, reduce speed, as in She slowed down the sled by dragging her foot, or Slow down, Bill; you're driving much too fast. [First half of 1800s] Also see slow up. Become less active or vigorous, as in Now that I'm in my seventies I find I've slowed down quite a bit. [Second half of 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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