slows

英 [sləʊz]

美 [sloʊz]

v.  (使)放慢速度，减缓，松劲
slow的第三人称单数

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

• I think the workload slows down for me next week.
  我想下周我的工作量会减少一点。
• Even if China's appetite for raw materials slows prices would not crash, they say.
  他们称，即使中国对原材料的胃口减小，大宗商品价格也不会崩盘。
• It slows down yeast growth in breads, cakes, cookies, and other baked goods.
  它会使酵母在面包、蛋糕、饼乾和其它烘烤成的食品的成长减速。
• Growth and profits in one region pick up when another slows.
  当一个地区的增长和盈利减缓时，另一个地区出现好转。
• But once you get to an intermediate or advanced level, your learning process slows down.
  但是一旦你达到了中级或高级水平，学习过程将会减慢。
• As soon as you put the slower 66 MHz memory in there, the whole machine slows down.
  你把速度较慢的66MHz存储器一装上，整个机器就马上慢下来。
• Eventually the star's contraction slows down.
  最后，恒星的收缩终于慢了下来。
• This slows down disk-seeking speed rather significantly.
  这会相当大地减慢磁盘查找速度。
• Construction slows in the winter. I already told you that.
  建筑活在冬季会变慢的，我已告诉过你。
• Unless of course, the heaviness in the air slows me down.
  当然除非，空气中的重东西让我走慢了。