英语词汇“slow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

slow

/sləʊ

adjective

1Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast: until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy a slow dot-matrix printer...

It made short quick movements then proceeded at a 90 degrees from the original movement at a slow speed.
The end repeats the design so far - slow followed by fast - in more concentrated form.
The days are just moving so fast and slow at the same time, it's difficult to keep track.

Synonyms

unhurried, leisurely, measured, moderate, deliberate, steady, sedate, slow-moving, slow-going, easy, relaxed, unrushed, gentle, undemanding, comfortable;

ponderous, plodding, laboured, dawdling, loitering, lagging, laggard, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, leaden-footed, leaden, creeping

North American informal lollygagging

1.1Taking a long time to perform a specified action: she was rather a slow reader [with infinitive]: large organizations can be slow to change...

While performing it appears slow and gentle but every bit as accomplished as it higher powered and more modern cousins.
On the initial attempts, it is helpful for the swimmer to perform long, slow strokes and a long side kick while getting a breath.
The dancers form a circle or a long line, holding their clasped hands high in the air to perform this slow, graceful dance.

1.2Lasting or taking a long time: a slow process the journey home was slow...

The process of deterioration is slow, but steady - the kind of food that is consumed being the culprit.
To create a show of this nature is a slow and steady process of workshopping and experiment.
Elizabeth has nothing but praise for the service, but she pointed out that it was a slow and steady process, as she had to learn to cope with her fear.

Synonyms

long-drawn-out, time-consuming, lengthy, long-lasting, protracted, prolonged, interminable;

gradual, progressive

1.3Not allowing or intended for fast travel: the slow lane...

The first half of the Twentieth Century was a time of tremendous change; the last half was a time of fast food and slow travel.
And if you are in the slow lane and too fast then again that is your own fault and you should move up a lane, dependent on how crowded other lanes are.
The fast-lane campaign works on a similar principle to fast and slow lanes in swimming pools.

1.4(Of a sports field or ground) likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from travelling fast: on a slow surface both sets of bowlers bowled straight...

It was kind of a slow field and was getting a little bogged down at the end.
She has shown aptitude on fast and slow ground, is trained by a very able handler who thinks plenty of her and possibly has plenty more to come.
For years and years the Australian turf in good weather has been all against the rising fast ball and slow bowler's spin.

2 [predicative or as complement] (Of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time: the clock was five minutes slow...

I was praying that the restaurant clock was slow and I wasn't a minute late.
Does it make sense to make a moral judgement on a deceitful person but not on a slow clock?
In the unlikely event that the chip-based clock is slow, the deviation will also be reflected in the departure time shown on the ticket.

3Not prompt to understand, think, or learn: he’s so slow, so unimaginative...

Our human minds are slow to understand the awful wickedness of idol worship.
Siobhan and her husband Eamonn, from Montenotte in Cork, realised something was wrong when their toddler was slow to learn to speak.
This could mean that in intellectual exercises the child may be ahead, but in learning to ride a bike, for instance, slow to learn such a skill.

Synonyms

obtuse, stupid, unperceptive, imperceptive, blind, uncomprehending, unimaginative, insensitive, bovine, stolid, slow-witted, dull-witted, unintelligent, doltish, witless, blockish

informal dense, dim, dim-witted, thick, slow on the uptake, dumb, dopey, not with it, boneheaded, blockheaded, lamebrained, wooden-headed, muttonheaded

British informal dozy

Scottish & Northern English informal glaikit

North American informal dumb-ass, chowderheaded

South African informal dof

4Uneventful and rather dull: a slow and mostly aimless narrative...

I recognise that this has been a rather slow and dull debate to this point.
Yeah, it has been a rather slow, boring kind of day, why do you ask?
Her right foot moved first, then her left, alternating in a rather boring and slow way.

Synonyms

dull, boring, uninteresting, unexciting, uneventful, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dry, as dry as dust, monotonous, plodding, tame, dreary, lacklustre

informal ho-hum

quiet, sleepy, unprogressive, behind the times, backward, backwoods, backwater

informal dead, one-horse, dead-and-alive

North American informal dullsville

4.1(Of business) with little activity; slack: sales were slow...

After a long struggle to secure a location on campus, the farmers' market has been plagued with slow business and advertising woes.
For two months afterwards, business was very slow.
Business is slow, so she's practicing on Akiko's daughter, Natsuko.

Synonyms

sluggish, slack, quiet, slow-moving, not busy, inactive, flat, depressed, stagnant, dead;

unproductive

5 Photography (Of a film) needing long exposure.One of the advantages of animation is that you can use long exposures and slow film stock to reduce grain and capture a lot of fine detail....

This in turn and the slow film, will require longer exposures - hence the tripod.
My film was too slow, and I didn't get any good pictures.

5.1(Of a lens) having a small aperture.The original image was taken on ASA 50 and with a very small aperture to require a slow shutter speed.

6(Of a fire or oven) burning or giving off heat gently: bake the dish in a preheated slow oven...

Back from the pub after a drink with Mr FM to the wonderful smell of stew cooking in the slow oven of the Aga.
The seeds would then be sun dried or parched over a slow fire to crack open the hulls to then be threshed by trampling.
The cheek is cooked in a very slow oven all afternoon, then served on a risotto of carnaroli rice studded with the nuggets of baby cow.

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly: the train went slower and slower [in combination]: a slow-moving river...

Traffic was slow-paced with incidences of minor accidents.
The day starts slow paced and builds momentum steadily.
Mexico said that the great delays that had arisen in this matter were the result of the slow-paced justice in the courts.

verb [no object]

1Reduce one’s speed or the speed of a vehicle or process: the train slowed to a halt investment has slowed down [with object]: he slowed the car...

The police car then slows to a halt, forcing the errant vehicle to slow with it.
I knocked it out and jumped out as the vehicle was slowing in traffic.
Marianne remembers the train slowing and the cattle doors being slung open.

Synonyms

reduce speed, go slower, decelerate, lessen one's speed, brake, put the brakes on, slack off

1.1 (slow down/up) Live or work less actively or intensely: I wasn’t feeling well and had to slow down...

While the rest of Bulgaria slows down, they may be able to catch up some ground.
They start a chemical reaction in your brain - they tell you to slow down and relax.
Jo told me it is important to keep active to slow down the progression of my condition.

Synonyms

take it easy, relax, ease up/off, take a break, take some time off, slack off

informal let up

North American informal chill out, hang loose, kick back

Usage

The word slow is normally used as an adjective (a slow learner; the journey was slow). It is also used as an adverb in certain specific contexts, including compounds such as slow-acting and slow-moving and in the expression go slow. Other adverbial use is informal and usually regarded as non-standard, as for example in he drives too slow and go as slow as you can. In such contexts standard English uses slowly instead. The use of slow and slowly in this respect contrasts with the use of fast, which is completely standard in use as both an adjective and an adverb; there is no word ‘fastly’.

Phrases

slow but (or and) sure

Derivatives

slowish

adjective ...

I can see enough to cycle at a slowish pace, but when I'm cycling with the bunch now I cycle with people who do know that I have limited vision and they can watch out for me a bit.
Despite his slowish running, his bike speed was good enough to propel him into fourth place in the 45-49 age group.
I wonder if this is it, the slowish descent to my demise.

Origin

Old English slāw 'slow-witted, sluggish', of Germanic origin.

单词	slow
释义	slow /sləʊ / adjective 1Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast: until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy a slow dot-matrix printer... It made short quick movements then proceeded at a 90 degrees from the original movement at a slow speed. The end repeats the design so far - slow followed by fast - in more concentrated form. The days are just moving so fast and slow at the same time, it's difficult to keep track. Synonyms unhurried, leisurely, measured, moderate, deliberate, steady, sedate, slow-moving, slow-going, easy, relaxed, unrushed, gentle, undemanding, comfortable; ponderous, plodding, laboured, dawdling, loitering, lagging, laggard, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, leaden-footed, leaden, creeping North American informal lollygagging 1.1Taking a long time to perform a specified action: she was rather a slow reader [with infinitive]: large organizations can be slow to change... While performing it appears slow and gentle but every bit as accomplished as it higher powered and more modern cousins. On the initial attempts, it is helpful for the swimmer to perform long, slow strokes and a long side kick while getting a breath. The dancers form a circle or a long line, holding their clasped hands high in the air to perform this slow, graceful dance. 1.2Lasting or taking a long time: a slow process the journey home was slow... The process of deterioration is slow, but steady - the kind of food that is consumed being the culprit. To create a show of this nature is a slow and steady process of workshopping and experiment. Elizabeth has nothing but praise for the service, but she pointed out that it was a slow and steady process, as she had to learn to cope with her fear. Synonyms long-drawn-out, time-consuming, lengthy, long-lasting, protracted, prolonged, interminable; gradual, progressive 1.3Not allowing or intended for fast travel: the slow lane... The first half of the Twentieth Century was a time of tremendous change; the last half was a time of fast food and slow travel. And if you are in the slow lane and too fast then again that is your own fault and you should move up a lane, dependent on how crowded other lanes are. The fast-lane campaign works on a similar principle to fast and slow lanes in swimming pools. 1.4(Of a sports field or ground) likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from travelling fast: on a slow surface both sets of bowlers bowled straight... It was kind of a slow field and was getting a little bogged down at the end. She has shown aptitude on fast and slow ground, is trained by a very able handler who thinks plenty of her and possibly has plenty more to come. For years and years the Australian turf in good weather has been all against the rising fast ball and slow bowler's spin. 2 [predicative or as complement] (Of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time: the clock was five minutes slow... I was praying that the restaurant clock was slow and I wasn't a minute late. Does it make sense to make a moral judgement on a deceitful person but not on a slow clock? In the unlikely event that the chip-based clock is slow, the deviation will also be reflected in the departure time shown on the ticket. 3Not prompt to understand, think, or learn: he’s so slow, so unimaginative... Our human minds are slow to understand the awful wickedness of idol worship. Siobhan and her husband Eamonn, from Montenotte in Cork, realised something was wrong when their toddler was slow to learn to speak. This could mean that in intellectual exercises the child may be ahead, but in learning to ride a bike, for instance, slow to learn such a skill. Synonyms obtuse, stupid, unperceptive, imperceptive, blind, uncomprehending, unimaginative, insensitive, bovine, stolid, slow-witted, dull-witted, unintelligent, doltish, witless, blockish informal dense, dim, dim-witted, thick, slow on the uptake, dumb, dopey, not with it, boneheaded, blockheaded, lamebrained, wooden-headed, muttonheaded British informal dozy Scottish & Northern English informal glaikit North American informal dumb-ass, chowderheaded South African informal dof 4Uneventful and rather dull: a slow and mostly aimless narrative... I recognise that this has been a rather slow and dull debate to this point. Yeah, it has been a rather slow, boring kind of day, why do you ask? Her right foot moved first, then her left, alternating in a rather boring and slow way. Synonyms dull, boring, uninteresting, unexciting, uneventful, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dry, as dry as dust, monotonous, plodding, tame, dreary, lacklustre informal ho-hum quiet, sleepy, unprogressive, behind the times, backward, backwoods, backwater informal dead, one-horse, dead-and-alive North American informal dullsville 4.1(Of business) with little activity; slack: sales were slow... After a long struggle to secure a location on campus, the farmers' market has been plagued with slow business and advertising woes. For two months afterwards, business was very slow. Business is slow, so she's practicing on Akiko's daughter, Natsuko. Synonyms sluggish, slack, quiet, slow-moving, not busy, inactive, flat, depressed, stagnant, dead; unproductive 5 Photography (Of a film) needing long exposure.One of the advantages of animation is that you can use long exposures and slow film stock to reduce grain and capture a lot of fine detail.... This in turn and the slow film, will require longer exposures - hence the tripod. My film was too slow, and I didn't get any good pictures. 5.1(Of a lens) having a small aperture.The original image was taken on ASA 50 and with a very small aperture to require a slow shutter speed. 6(Of a fire or oven) burning or giving off heat gently: bake the dish in a preheated slow oven... Back from the pub after a drink with Mr FM to the wonderful smell of stew cooking in the slow oven of the Aga. The seeds would then be sun dried or parched over a slow fire to crack open the hulls to then be threshed by trampling. The cheek is cooked in a very slow oven all afternoon, then served on a risotto of carnaroli rice studded with the nuggets of baby cow. adverb At a slow pace; slowly: the train went slower and slower [in combination]: a slow-moving river... Traffic was slow-paced with incidences of minor accidents. The day starts slow paced and builds momentum steadily. Mexico said that the great delays that had arisen in this matter were the result of the slow-paced justice in the courts. verb [no object] 1Reduce one’s speed or the speed of a vehicle or process: the train slowed to a halt investment has slowed down [with object]: he slowed the car... The police car then slows to a halt, forcing the errant vehicle to slow with it. I knocked it out and jumped out as the vehicle was slowing in traffic. Marianne remembers the train slowing and the cattle doors being slung open. Synonyms reduce speed, go slower, decelerate, lessen one's speed, brake, put the brakes on, slack off 1.1 (slow down/up) Live or work less actively or intensely: I wasn’t feeling well and had to slow down... While the rest of Bulgaria slows down, they may be able to catch up some ground. They start a chemical reaction in your brain - they tell you to slow down and relax. Jo told me it is important to keep active to slow down the progression of my condition. Synonyms take it easy, relax, ease up/off, take a break, take some time off, slack off informal let up North American informal chill out, hang loose, kick back Usage The word slow is normally used as an adjective (a slow* learner; the journey was slow). It is also used as an adverb in certain specific contexts, including compounds such as slow-acting* and slow-moving and in the expression go slow. Other adverbial use is informal and usually regarded as non-standard, as for example in he drives too slow and go as slow* as you can. In such contexts standard English uses slowly* instead. The use of slow and slowly in this respect contrasts with the use of fast, which is completely standard in use as both an adjective and an adverb; there is no word ‘fastly’. Phrases slow but (or and) sure Derivatives slowish adjective ... I can see enough to cycle at a slowish pace, but when I'm cycling with the bunch now I cycle with people who do know that I have limited vision and they can watch out for me a bit. Despite his slowish running, his bike speed was good enough to propel him into fourth place in the 45-49 age group. I wonder if this is it, the slowish descent to my demise. Origin Old English slāw 'slow-witted, sluggish', of Germanic origin. 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slowish

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