slow

英 [sləʊ]

美 [sloʊ]

adj.  缓慢的; 迟缓的; 耗时的; 慢的; 慢速的; 低速的; 迟迟不…; 不乐意; 慢吞吞的
adv.  慢速地; 缓慢地
v.  (使)放慢速度，减缓，松劲

比较级：slower　现在分词：slowing　过去式：slowed　过去分词：slowed　第三人称单数：slows　最高级：slowest　

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1661 / COCA.1761

短语动词

习惯用语

adj.

do a slow burn
• 慢慢生起气来
  to slowly get angry
quick/slow off the mark
• （对形势的）反应敏捷 / 迟钝
  fast/slow in reacting to a situation
be quick/slow on the uptake
• 领悟得快 / 慢
  to be quick/slow to understand sth
• Is he always this slow on the uptake?
  他总是理解得这么慢吗？

adv.

go slow (on sth)
• （对某事）热情减退
  to show less enthusiasm for achieving sth
• The government is going slow on tax reforms.
  政府对于税务改革渐渐失去了热情。

牛津词典

adj.

速度低 not fast
• 缓慢的；迟缓的；耗时的；慢的
  not moving, acting or done quickly; taking a long time; not fast
  1. a slow driver
     开车慢的人
  2. Progress was slower than expected.
     进展比预计的缓慢。
  3. The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth.
     国家经济正在缓慢但稳步地增长。
  4. Collecting data is a painfully slow process.
     收集材料的过程慢得让人难受。
  5. a slow, lingering death
     缓慢而拖延时日的死亡
  6. Oh you're so slow; come on, hurry up!
     哎哟，你可真慢；加把劲，快点！
  7. The slow movement opens with a cello solo.
     慢乐章开头是一段大提琴独奏。
  8. She gave a slow smile.
     她慢慢地笑了笑。
• 慢速的；低速的
  not going or allowing you to go at a fast speed
  1. 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。
拖延 with delay
• 迟迟不…；不乐意；慢吞吞的
  hesitating to do sth or not doing sth immediately
  1. She wasn't slow to realize what was going on.
     她很快意识到出了什么事。
  2. His poetry was slow in achieving recognition.
     他的诗迟迟得不到赏识。
  3. They were very slow paying me.
     他们迟迟不付钱给我。
不聪明 not clever
• 迟钝的；笨的；理解力差的
  not quick to learn; finding things hard to understand
  1. He's the slowest in the class.
     他是班里最迟钝的。
不忙碌 not busy
• 不忙碌的；清淡的；冷清的
  not very busy; containing little action
  1. Sales are slow (= not many goods are being sold) .
     销售不旺。
表；钟 watch/clock
• 慢
  showing a time earlier than the correct time
  1. My watch is five minutes slow (= it shows 1.45 when it is 1.50) .
     我的手表慢五分钟。
摄影 in photography
• （胶片）曝光慢的
  slow film is not very sensitive to light

adv.

• 慢速地；缓慢地
  at a slow speed
  1. Could you go a little slower?
     你能走慢点吗？
  2. slow-drying paint
     慢干漆
  3. slow-moving traffic
     缓慢行进的车辆
  4. Drive slow!
     慢驶！

verb

• （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
  1. The car slowed down as it approached the junction.
     汽车在驶近交叉路口时放慢了速度。
  2. The bus slowed to a halt .
     公共汽车减速停了下来。
  3. Economic growth has slowed a little.
     经济增长稍有减缓。
  4. The game slowed up a little in the second half.
     比赛在下半场节奏略微放慢了一些。
  5. You must slow down (= work less hard) or you'll make yourself ill.
     你得松松劲，不然会累病的。
  6. The ice on the roads was slowing us down.
     公路上有冰，减缓了我们的速度。
  7. We hope to slow the spread of the disease.
     我们希望能够减缓疾病的传播速度。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 慢的;缓慢的
  Something that isslowmoves, happens, or is done without much speed.
  1. The traffic is heavy and slow...
     交通拥挤，车流缓慢。
  2. Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.
     使用自动搅拌器时应该选用慢挡。
  3. ...slow, regular breathing.
     缓慢而均匀的呼吸
• ADV-GRADED (用于非正式英语中)缓慢地，慢吞吞地
  In informal English,sloweris used to mean 'at a slower speed' andslowestis used to mean 'at the slowest speed'. In non-standard English,slowis used to mean 'with little speed'.
  1. I began to walk slower and slower...
     我走得越来越慢。
  2. We got there by driving slow all the way.
     我们开着车去了那里，一路上开得很慢。
• ADJ-GRADED 费时间的;时间长的;迟缓的
  Something that isslowtakes a long time.
  1. The distribution of passports has been a slow process.
     颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。
• ADJ-GRADED (办事)慢的，迟的
  If someone isslowto do something, they do it after a delay.
  1. The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis...
     国际社会对这次危机反应迟缓。
  2. I've been a bit slow in making up my mind.
     我下决心有些慢。
• V-ERG (使)慢下来;(使)放慢速度
  If somethingslowsor if youslowit, it starts to move or happen more slowly.
  1. The rate of bombing has slowed considerably...
     轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。
  2. She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road...
     她放慢车速，开始驶上一条狭窄的道路。
  3. Reactions were slowed by fatigue.
     疲劳使反应变得迟缓。
• ADJ-GRADED 迟钝的;反应不灵敏的
  Someone who isslowis not very clever and takes a long time to understand things.
  1. He got hit on the head and he's been a bit slow since.
     他的脑袋受过撞击，从那以后，他的反应变得有些迟钝。
• ADJ-GRADED 呆滞的;不景气的;沉闷的
  If you describe a situation, place, or activity asslow, you mean that it is not very exciting.
  1. Don't be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring...
     事情变得有点沉闷无聊的时候，不要胆怯。
  2. The island is too slow for her liking.
     这个岛太沉闷了，不合她的胃口。
• (钟表)走得慢的
  If a clock or watch isslow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time.
• See also:slow-
• slow off the mark→ see:mark

双语例句

• There is no cure for the disease, although drugs can slow down its rate of development
  尽管药物可以减缓病情的发展，但是这种病仍然是不治之症。
• This watch is sometimes fast and sometimes slow.
  这表时快时慢。
• I was slow to walk and talk and my parents thought I was backward.
  我学走路和说话都很慢，所以我父母以为我很迟钝。
• The threat of global warming will eventually force the US to slow down its energy consumption.
  全球变暖的威胁将最终迫使美国减缓能源消耗。
• She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road
  她放慢车速，开始驶上一条狭窄的道路。
• Losing weight is a slow, gradual process
  减肥是一个缓慢而渐进的过程。
• The rate of bombing has slowed considerably
  轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。
• We got there by driving slow all the way.
  我们开着车去了那里，一路上开得很慢。
• He got hit on the head and he's been a bit slow since.
  他的脑袋受过撞击，从那以后，他的反应变得有些迟钝。
• The distribution of passports has been a slow process.
  颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。