1. | 缓慢的；迟缓的；耗时的；慢的not moving, acting or done quickly; taking a long time; not fast |
a slow driver 开车慢的人 | |
Progress was slower than expected. 进展比预计的缓慢。 | |
The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth. 国家经济正在缓慢但稳步地增长。 | |
Collecting data is a painfully slow process. 收集材料的过程慢得让人难受。 | |
a slow, lingering death 缓慢而拖延时日的死亡 | |
Oh you're so slow; come on, hurry up! 哎哟，你可真慢；加把劲，快点！ | |
The slow movement opens with a cello solo. 慢乐章开头是一段大提琴独奏。 | |
She gave a slow smile. 她慢慢地笑了笑。 |
2. | 慢速的；低速的not going or allowing you to go at a fast speed |
I missed the fast train and had to get the slow one(= the one that stops at all the stations) . 我误了快车，只得坐慢车。 |
3. | 迟迟不…；不乐意；慢吞吞的hesitating to do sth or not doing sth immediately |
She wasn't slow to realize what was going on. 她很快意识到出了什么事。 | |
His poetry was slow in achieving recognition. 他的诗迟迟得不到赏识。 | |
They were very slow paying me. 他们迟迟不付钱给我。 |
4. | 迟钝的；笨的；理解力差的not quick to learn; finding things hard to understand |
He's the slowest in the class. 他是班里最迟钝的。 |
5. | 不忙碌的；清淡的；冷清的not very busy; containing little action |
Sales are slow(= not many goods are being sold) . 销售不旺。 |
6. | [nbn] 慢showing a time earlier than the correct time |
My watch is five minutes slow(= it shows 1.45 when it is 1.50) . 我的手表慢五分钟。 |
7. | （胶片）曝光慢的slow film is not very sensitive to light |
1. | 慢速地；缓慢地at a slow speed |
Could you go a little slower? 你能走慢点吗？ | |
slow-drying paint 慢干漆 | |
slow-moving traffic 缓慢行进的车辆 | |
Drive slow! 慢驶！ |
The government is going slow on tax reforms. 政府对于税务改革渐渐失去了热情。 |
The government is going slow on tax reforms. 政府对于税务改革渐渐失去了热情。 |
1. | [i][t] （使）放慢速度，减缓，松劲to go or to make sth/sb go at a slower speed or be less active |
Economic growth has slowed a little. 经济增长稍有减缓。 | |
The bus slowed to a halt . 公共汽车减速停了下来。 | |
The car slowed down as it approached the junction. 汽车在驶近交叉路口时放慢了速度。 | |
The game slowed up little in the second half. 比赛节奏在下半场几乎没有减慢。 | |
You must slow down(= work less hard) or you'll make yourself ill. 你得松松劲，不然会累病的。 | |
The ice on the roads was slowing us down. 公路上有冰，减缓了我们的速度。 | |
We hope to slow the spread of the disease. 我们希望能够减缓疾病的传播速度。 |
