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单词 slow-up
释义

slow-up

[ sloh-uhp ]
/ ˈsloʊˌʌp /
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noun

a delay or retardation in progress or activity; slowdown.

Origin of slow-up

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase slow up

Words nearby slow-up

slow-release, slow-scan television, slow spot, slow time, slow-twitch, slow-up, slow virus, slow virus disease, slow wave, slow-wave sleep, slow-witted
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Example sentences from the Web for slow-up

  • There was always a slow-up in the work about ten o'clock, and Hiram had a request to make.

    Hiram The Young Farmer|Burbank L. Todd
  • But another look, as Bunny tried to slow-up his rolling, told him it was another man.

    Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Big Woods|Laura Lee Hope

Idioms and Phrases with slow-up

slow up

Slacken or cause to slacken in speed, as in The train slowed up as it approached the curve, or Come on, you're slowing me up. [Late 1800s] Also see slow down, def. 1.

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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