| 单词 | slow |
| 释义 | adjective | verb | adverb slowslow1 /sloʊ/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective 1MOVE not moving quickly or able to move quickly OPP fast, quick: We took a slow stroll around the park. Grandpa is a really slow walker. The car was traveling at a very slow speed.2DO/HAPPEN taking a long time, or a longer time than usual OPP quick, fast: Getting a visa can be a slow process. The workers were so slow it took months to finish. Economic growth remains slow.slow to do something The wound was slow to heal.slow in doing something New ideas have been slow in coming. The project got off to a slow start. The legal system can be painfully slow.THESAURUSgradual – happening slowly over a long period of time: There has been a gradual improvement in the economic situation.leisurely – done slowly because you are enjoying what you are doing: We had a leisurely lunch and then went for a walk.unhurried – done slowly and calmly, without being rushed at all: We enjoyed the unhurried pace of the beach town.sluggish – happening or doing something more slowly than normal: My computer has been sluggish since I installed the new program.3BUSINESS if business or trade is slow, there are not many customers, or not much is sold: It’s been a pretty slow day.4MUSIC slow music is not played quickly: They were dancing to a slow song.5CLOCK [not before noun] if a clock is slow, it is showing a time earlier than the correct time OPP fast: ten minutes/five minutes etc. slow My watch is about five minutes slow.6STUPID not good or quick at understanding things OPP quick: Danny is a little bit slow. Manda is one of the slower students.7BUS/TRAIN ETC. [only before noun] a slow train, boat, etc. stops at many stations, places, etc. instead of going directly from one main place to another OPP express8the slow lane a)the slow lane on a large road is the one farthest to the right, where the slowest vehicles are supposed to drive b)someone in the slow lane is not making progress as quickly as other people, organizations, etc.: The company is staying in the slow lane.9slow on the uptake not good at understanding things quickly10be slow going if a job, trip, etc. is slow going, it is difficult to make progress quickly11slow off the mark not reacting to a situation quickly12a slow news day a day on which nothing important happens and there is nothing interesting in the newspapers or on the television news13do a slow burn (also go into a slow burn) to slowly become angry: Coach Bowen stood on the sidelines, doing a slow burn.14a slow oven an oven that is set at a fairly low temperature15PHOTOGRAPHY slow film does not react to light very easily OPP fast[Origin: Old English slaw] → see also slowly adjective | verb | adverb slowslow2 ●●● S3 W2 verb [intransitive, transitive] to become slower, or to make something slower: Economic growth has slowed.slow (something) to a crawl/trickle/halt etc. The scandal has slowed business to a trickle.slow down (also slow up) phrasal verb1slow somebody/something ↔ down to become slower, or to make someone or something slower OPP speed up: Slow down – you’re driving too fast! The ice on the road slowed us down. All this paperwork has really slowed up our application process.2 slow somebody ↔ down to become less active or busy than you usually are, or to make someone less active or busy: Marge’s arthritis is starting to slow her down. adjective | verb | adverb slowslow3 adverb spoken slowly: You’d better go slow around this corner. |
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