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S0479200 (slō)adj. slow·er, slow·est 1. a. Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed: a slow train; slow walkers.b. Marked by a retarded tempo: a slow waltz.2. a. Taking or requiring a long time: the slow job of making bread.b. Taking more time than is usual: a slow worker; slow progress in the peace negotiations.3. Allowing movement or action only at a low speed: a slow track; a slow infield.4. Registering a time or rate behind or below the correct one: a slow clock.5. Lacking in promptness or willingness; not precipitate: They were slow to accept our invitation.6. Characterized by a low volume of sales or transactions: Business was slow today.7. Lacking liveliness or interest; boring: a slow party.8. Not having or exhibiting intellectual or mental quickness: a slow learner.9. Only moderately warm; low: a slow oven.adv. slower, slowest 1. So as to fall behind the correct time or rate: The watch runs slow.2. At a low speed: Go slow!v. slowed, slow·ing, slows v.tr.1. To make slow or slower.2. To delay; retard.v.intr. To become slow or slower.

[Middle English, from Old English slāw, obtuse, sluggish, dim-witted; akin to Dutch slee, blunt, dull, and Old Norse sljór, blunt, dim-witted.]

slow′ly adv.slow′ness n.Synonyms: slow, dilatory, leisurely, laggard
These adjectives mean taking more time than is usual or necessary. Slow is the least specific: a slow bus; a slow heartbeat; slow to anger. Dilatory implies lack of promptness caused by delay, procrastination, or indifference: paid a late fee because I was dilatory in paying the bill. Leisurely suggests a relaxed lack of haste: went for a leisurely walk by the river. Laggard implies hanging back or falling behind: "the horses' laggard pace" (Rudyard Kipling).

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Adv.	1.	slowly - without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"slow, tardily, easycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechapace, chop-chop, quickly, rapidly, speedily - with rapid movements; "he works quickly"
	2.	slowly - in music; "Play this lento, please"lento

slowly

adverb gradually, steadily, by degrees, unhurriedly, taking your time, at your leisure, at a snail's pace, in your own (good) time, ploddingly, inchmeal My resentment of her slowly began to fade.
quickly, at a rate of knots (informal), briskly, fast, hell for leather (informal), hotfoot, hurriedly, quick, rapidly, swiftly, with all speed, speedily, at high speed, at full speed, at the speed of light, at full tilt, like the clappers (Brit. informal), lickety-split (U.S. informal), hastily, like lightning, like nobody's business (informal), posthaste, pdq (slang), at or on the double, like greased lightning (informal), apace, pronto (informal), a.s.a.p. (informal), as soon as possible

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慢慢地缓慢地

slow

(sləu) adjective1. not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time. a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.慢的2. (of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time. My watch is five minutes slow. （钟表等）慢了的 3. not clever; not quick at learning. He's particularly slow at arithmetic.迟纯的 verb to make, or become slower. The car slowed to take the corner.慢下来ˈslowly adverbHe slowly opened his eyes; He drove home slowly.慢慢地ˈslowness noun缓慢slow motion movement which is slower than normal or actual movement especially as a special effect in films. Let's watch it, in slow motion.慢动作slow down/up to make or become slower. The police were warning drivers to slow down; The fog was slowing up the traffic.减速

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→ 缓慢地zhCN

Could you speak more slowly, please? → 请说慢一点，好吗？

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slowly but surely

At a slow or incremental pace but making steady, dependable progress. I've been writing my thesis slowly but surely—it will probably take me all year to finish it, but it's getting there! A: "Hey, how's the new novel coming along?" B: "Ah, slowly but surely!"See also: but, slowly, surely

make haste slowly

To act with due dilligence, focus, and attention to detail in order to avoid mistakes and finish a task more expeditiously overall. I know we're all eager to get the new software released to the public, but we must make haste slowly. We don't want to end up wasting time fixing bugs that shouldn't be there in the first place.See also: haste, make, slowly

slow but sure

Slow or incremental but yielding steady, dependable progress. It's going to be slow but sure writing my thesis, as I have to balance my part-time job with my research. A: "Hey, how's the new novel coming along?" B: "It's been slow but sure."See also: but, slow, sure

twist in the wind

To have been left in a very difficult, troublesome, or problematic situation, often to receive punishment or blame. "Slowly" can be added between "twist" and "in" for further emphasis. You really left us twisting in the wind when you decided to take your vacation right before the project's deadline! The government's sudden decision not to continue funding the program has left many residents twisting in the wind.See also: twist, wind

make haste

To move, speak, or act quickly, especially when one was being too slow before. Often said as a command. We'll need to make haste if we're going to catch that train! Make haste, Jonathan, I need that report ASAP!See also: haste, make

mills of the gods grind slowly(, but they grind exceedingly fine)

Destiny will deliver an outcome that is correct, just, and inevitable, though it may take a long time to come to be. It was a disheartening verdict, to be sure, but we aren't losing hope for a successful outcome eventually. The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine. Mills of the gods grind slowly, and we've been making slow but steady progress in this country over the last three decades, but it seems lately that those mills have sputtered to a halt.See also: but, exceedingly, god, grind, mill, of

the mills of God grind slowly(, but they grind exceedingly fine)

Destiny will deliver an outcome that is correct, just, and inevitable, though it may take a long time to come to be. It was a disheartening verdict, to be sure, but we aren't losing hope for a successful outcome eventually. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine. The mills of God grind slowly, and we've been making slow but steady progress in this country over the last three decades, but it seems like those mills have sputtered to a halt lately.See also: but, exceedingly, god, grind, mill, of

Make haste slowly,

and More haste, less speed.Prov. Act quickly, but not so quickly that you make careless mistakes. Jane: Why are you throwing your clothes around the room? Alan: You told me to get my things packed in a hurry. Jane: Yes, but make haste slowly; otherwise we'll have to spend an hour cleaning up the mess you make. I know you want to finish that sweater by Joe's birthday, but you're knitting so fast that you make mistakes. More haste, less speed.See also: haste, make, slowly

mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small

Prov. It may take a long time, but evil will always be punished. Jill: It really doesn't seem right that Fred can be so horrible and dishonest, but he always gets everything he wants. Jane: Be patient. The mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small.See also: god, grind, mill, of, small, yet

slow but sure

and slowly but surelyslow but unstoppable. Bob's progress on his novel was slow but sure. Nancy is finishing the paint job on her house, slowly but surely.See also: but, slow, sure

twist(slowly) in the wind

Fig. to suffer the agony of some humiliation or punishment. (Alludes to an execution by hanging.) I'll seeyou twist in the wind for trying to frustrate this investigation. The prosecutor was determined that Richard would twist slowly in the wind for the crime.See also: twist, wind

make haste

Also, make it snappy. Hurry up, move or act quickly, as in If you don't make haste we'll be late, or Make it snappy, kids. The first expression was first recorded in Miles Coverdale's 1535 translation of the Bible (Psalms 39:13): "Make haste, O Lord, to help me." The variant dates from the early 1900s and uses snappy in the sense of "resembling a sudden jerk." The oxymoron make haste slowly, dating from the mid-1700s, is a translation of the Latin festina lente. It is used either ironically, to slow someone down (as in You'll do better if you make haste slowly), or to comment sarcastically on a lack of progress (as in So far the committee has been making haste slowly). See also: haste, make

mills of the gods grind slowly

One's destiny is inevitable even if it takes considerable time to arrive. For example, I'm sure he'll be wealthy one day, though the mills of the gods grind slowly. This expression comes from ancient Greek, translated as "The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind small." In English it appeared in George Herbert's Jacula Prudentum (1640) as "God's mill grinds slow but sure." See also: god, grind, mill, of, slowly

slow but sure

Gradual or plodding but certain to finish, as in Slow but sure this book's getting written. This idiom was first recorded in 1562, although the idea is much older. A related phrase appears in the proverb slow and steady wins the race, which is the moral of Aesop's fable about the race between a tortoise and a hare, which stopped to nap during the race and therefore lost. See also: but, slow, sure

twist in the wind

Be abandoned to a bad situation, especially be left to incur blame, as in The governor denied knowing it was illegal and left his aide to twist in the wind. It is also put as leave twisting in the wind, meaning "abandon or strand in a difficult situation," as in Sensing a public relations disaster, the President left the Vice-President twisting in the wind . This expression, at first applied to a President's nominees who faced opposition and were abandoned by the President, alludes to the corpse of a hanged man left dangling and twisting in the open air. [Slang; early 1970s] Also see out on a limb. See also: twist, wind

twist in the wind

swing in the wind

If someone twists in the wind or swings in the wind, they are in a difficult situation that they cannot control for a long period, usually because of something that someone else has done. The court case that had been planned to start in April 2004 was abandoned, leaving the parents concerned twisting in the wind. Note: You can also say that someone swings in the wind. Critics accused the Prime Minister of leaving the minister swinging in the wind and insist that he should back him or sack him. Note: Other verbs such as hang or turn are sometimes used instead of twist and swing. `I didn't want to leave them hanging in the wind,' Johnson said of his team-mates.See also: twist, wind

slow but (or and) sure

not quick but achieving the required result eventually. proverbSee also: but, slow, sure

twist in the wind

be left in a state of suspense or uncertainty.See also: twist, wind

ˌeasy/ˌgently/ˌslowly ˈdoes it

(informal) used for telling somebody to be careful, calm, etc: Easy does it! Just lift it a little bit and I think it’ll go through the door.See also: does, easy, gently, slowly

slowly but ˈsurely

used for describing definite but slow progress in something: Attitudes to women at work are changing slowly but surely.See also: but, slowly, surely

ˈtwist in the wind

(especially American English) be in a bad, difficult or uncertain situation particularly one in which you receive the blame for something: When the scandal broke, his business partners left him to twist in the wind. ♢ The government left people twisting in the wind (= not sure what would happen to them).See also: twist, wind

twist (slowly) in the wind

in. to suffer the agony of some punishment, powerless to do anything about it, as if one had been hanged. (Figurative only.) I’ll see you twist in the wind for trying to frustrate this investigation. See also: slowly, twist, wind

twist in the wind

verbSee twist slowly in the windSee also: twist, wind

make haste

To move or act swiftly; hurry.See also: haste, make

mills of the gods grind slowly, the

One’s destiny or one’s deserved fate may not come fast, but it will arrive eventually. The earliest instance of this expression is attributed to the third-century Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus, who was quoting another poet when he said, “The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind small.” Later it was put as, “God’s mill grinds slow but sure” (George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum, 1640), and still later Longfellow, translating a German poet, said they “grind exceeding small.”See also: god, grind, mill, of

slow but sure

Plodding but reliable. This proverbial term dates from the early seventeenth century, and the idea is as old as Aesop’s fable about the tortoise and the hare. “This snail’s slow but sure,” wrote John Marston in his 1606 play The Fawn (3:1).See also: but, slow, sure

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mills of the gods grind slowly(, but they grind exceedingly fine)

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ˌeasy/ˌgently/ˌslowly ˈdoes it

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twist (slowly) in the wind

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adv without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly')

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