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单词 go-slow
释义

go-slow

[ goh-sloh ]
/ ˈgoʊˌsloʊ /

noun Chiefly British.

a work slowdown, as in sympathy with strikers or as a protest.

Origin of go-slow

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby go-slow

gosh, goshawk, Goshen, Goslar, gosling, go-slow, gosmore, go so far as to, go south, gospel, gospeler
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Example sentences from the Web for go-slow

  • I suppose you delivered the driver his go-slow order with a large-sized wink and he savvied what you meant.

    Air Men o' War|Boyd Cable
  • The “go-slow” policy was, however, introduced during the later stages of the war, and caused considerable inconvenience.

    The City of Auckland|John Barr

British Dictionary definitions for go-slow

go-slow

noun

British
  1. a deliberate slackening of the rate of production by organized labour as a tactic in industrial conflict
  2. (as modifier)go-slow tactics
US and Canadian equivalent: slowdown

verb go slow

(intr) to work deliberately slowly as a tactic in industrial conflict
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
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