slow

[sləu]

adj.慢的
adv.慢慢地
v.放慢, 减速

a.

1. 慢的, 缓缓的; 迟缓的

He's a slow walker.

他走起路来慢吞吞的。

2. 费事的, 耗时的

3. 慢了的, 晚了的

My watch is two minutes slow.

我的表慢两分钟。

4. 慢性的

5. 迟钝的, 笨的, 理解慢的

He is slow in understanding.

他理解慢。

6. 不活泼的; 乏味的

7. (生意等)清淡的, 不景气的

Business was slow in the first half of this year.

今年上半年生意清淡。

8. (炉子等)火力不旺的

9. 不很乐意的; 不轻易的

ad.

1. 慢慢地; 迟迟地

2. 慢了地

The clock runs slow.

这钟走着走着就慢了。

vt.

使慢, 放慢[(+down/up)]

He slowed his pace.

他放慢了脚步。

vi.

1. 变慢[(+down/up)]

The machine slowed down and stopped.

机器转速逐渐减慢, 终于停住了。

2. (生意等)变萧条[(+down/up)]

词形变化

副词: slowly | 形容词比较级: slower | 形容词最高级: slowest | 名词: slowness | 动词过去式: slowed | 动词过去分词: slowed | 动词现在分词: slowing | 动词第三人称单数: slows |

词义辨析

同义:

a.慢的, 迟缓的

lingering  delaying  lackadaisical  leisurely  poking  tarrying  dillydallying

a.迟钝的, 笨的

dull  stupid  

同义参见:

tedious  gradual  creeping  slack  shallow  obtuse  late  deliberate  inert  backward  unhurried  

反义:

a.慢的; 迟缓的; 迟钝的

fast  quick  rapid  swift  

反义参见:

fast  prompt  fast  agile  alert  advance  

英英释义

动词 slow:

lose velocity; move more slowly

同义词：decelerate, slow down, slow up, retard

become slow or slower

同义词：slow down, slow up, slack, slacken

cause to proceed more slowly

同义词：slow down, slow up

形容词 slow:

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

at a slow tempo

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

同义词：dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse

(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

同义词：boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

(of business) not active or brisk

同义词：dull, sluggish

副词 slow:

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

同义词：slowly, easy, tardily

of timepieces

同义词：behind

补充

slowslow英:[sləu] 美:[slo]adj.1.慢的This is the slow lane of a motorway.这是高速路的慢车道。2.迟钝的; 不灵巧的I'm sorry I'm so slow today, I didn't get much sleep last night.对不起, 我今天反应太迟钝, 我昨天晚上没睡多少觉。3.(生意等)清淡的; 不忙碌的Business is slow just now.目前生意清淡。adv.1.慢慢地The watch runs slow.表走着走着就慢了。How slow would you like me to play?你要我弹奏多慢?vt. & vi.1.(使)缓行, (使)减速The river slows on the flat bottom.河水在平坦的河床上减慢了流速。She slowed the car to a crawl.她把车开得很慢。

例句

1. The traffic is heavy and slow.交通拥堵, 车流缓慢。 2. the painfully slow pace of economic progress极其缓慢的经济增长速度 3. It was a long, slow drive in the taxi.这次火车之旅历时很久, 中途停站时间较长。 4. He's a slow driver.他开车速度不快。 5. The distribution of passports has been a slow process.护照的发放过程漫长。 6. It was a slow train journey with lengthy stops.那是一个中间有长时间停车的漫长火车旅行。 7. He's a bit slow.他有点儿迟钝。 8. The island is too slow for her liking.这个小岛太沉闷了, 不合她的胃口。 9. Don't be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring.当事情看上去有点无聊或乏味时不要失去勇气。 10. My watch is 20 minutes slow.我的手表慢了20分钟。 11. slow computers are hampering progress.运行缓慢的计算机正阻碍着进步。 12. Don't worry if your child is slow to learn to walk.如果你的小孩迟迟不会走路也不用担心。 13. Keane is not slow to criticize people.基恩指责起别人来积极着呢。 14. I've been a bit slow in making up my mind.我在作决定时略微有些迟疑。 15. Her husband was slow to anger.她丈夫不太容易生气。 16. a slow lens小孔径镜头 17. Persian cuisine is usually cooked over a slow fire.波斯菜肴通常用慢火烹制。 18. Bake in a slow oven (150℃) for 45 minutes.在低温烘箱(150摄氏度)中烘焙45分钟。 19. He's a slow left-arm bowler.他是一个投慢球的左撇子投手。 20. Business is slow.生意萧条。 21. It was painfully slow work.那是项极其耗时的工作。 22. The train was going slow as it approached the station.火车减速进站。 23. We got there by driving slow all the way.我们一路上缓慢前行到达了那里。 24. She slowed the car and turned left.她降低了车速, 并向左转弯了。 25. Reactions were slowed by fatigue.反应因疲劳而变迟钝了。 26. The company has slowed production and laid off two-thirds of its staff.公司减少了产量并解雇了三分之二的员工。 27. We slowed our speed to thirty miles an hour.我们把速度降低至每小时30英里。 28. The bus slowed and then stopped.公交车减速停了下来。 29. Her breathing had slowed.她的呼吸慢了下来。 30. The rate of bombing has slowed considerably.轰炸的频次大大降低了。 31. Before turning, you should slow down your car.转弯前，你得先减速。 32. You should slow up a bit and have a rest.你得减少一点工作，休息一下了。 33. to slow down somebody妨碍了某人的进步 34. The train slowed down.列车放慢了速度。 35. until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy.一直到最近柴油车还是速度慢、噪音大。 36. a slow dot-matrix printer.一台慢速点阵式打印机。 37. she was rather a slow reader.她阅读速度很慢。 38. [with infinitive]large organizations can be slow to change.大机构不容易变革。 39. a slow process.耗时的过程。 40. the journey home was slow.回程很慢。 41. the slow lane.慢车道。 42. the clock was five minutes slow.时钟慢了五分钟。 43. he's so slow, so unimaginative.他太迟钝，缺乏想像力。 44. a slow and mostly aimless narrative.缓慢乏味、大部分是漫无目的的叙述。 45. sales were slow.销售不景气。 46. bake the dish in a preheated slow oven.用文火在预热过的烤箱烤这道菜。 47. the train went slower and slower.火车越开越慢了。 48. [in combination]a slow-moving river.水流缓慢的小河。 49. the train slowed to a halt.火车减速慢慢停下。 50. investment has slowed down.投资速度慢下来了。 51. [with obj.]he slowed the car.他把车速减慢。 52. I wasn't feeling well and had to slow down.我觉得不舒服，得放松休息一下。 53. I am making good progress—slow but sure.我一直都在进步——慢但却很稳。 54. The traffic is always very slow in the city centre.市中心的车流总是很缓慢。 55. Haven't you finished your homework yet? You're being very slow!你还没做完家庭作业吗？你实在太慢了！ 56. Progress was slower than expected.进度比预期的要缓慢。 57. a slow driver/walker/reader驾车╱走路╱阅读缓慢的人 58. She was rather slow to realize what was going on.她很迟才意识到发生了什么事。 59. They've been rather slow in replying to my letter!他们很迟才回我的信！ 60. He's the slowest student in the class.他是班上学得最慢的学生。 61. Business is very slow at the moment.眼下生意很清淡。 62. That clock is five minutes slow (= it says it is 8.55 when the correct time is 9.00).那钟慢了五分钟。 63. He slowed his pace a little.他把步子放慢了一点儿。 64. Can't you slow down a bit? You're driving much too fast.你不能开慢一点吗？你开得太快了。 65. These problems have slowed up the whole process.这些问题拖慢了整个过程。 66. "a slow, old dog"行动迟缓的老狗 67. a slow runner/pace/speed缓慢的跑步者/步伐/速度 68. a slow growth/increase/process缓慢的生长/增长/进程 69. Bureaucracy is always slow.官僚主义办事总是拖拖拉拉。 70. a slow computer速度慢的电脑 71. "The buyers were slow to act, and the house was sold to someone else."那些有意购买者磨磨蹭蹭，房子被别人买走了。 72. a slow reader/learner阅读/学习速度慢的人 73. a slow racetrack/route慢速赛道；慢速线 74. "He was a quiet boy who seldom spoke, and some people thought he was a little slow."他是个安静的小男孩，很少说话，有人觉得他有点迟钝。 75. a slow market萧条的市场 76. Business is slow during the summer.夏季时生意清淡。 77. "The first few chapters are slow, but after that it gets better."最开始的几章没什么意思，不过后面好一些了。 78. The clock is (five minutes) slow.这个钟慢了（五分钟）。 79. slow film曝光速度慢的胶片 80. "Despite a slow start at the box office, the movie's popularity has increased steadily."尽管一开始票房不好，但这部电影后来的上座率稳步提升。 81. The team got off to a slow start this season but is playing well now.这支球队本赛季初的战况不理想，不过现在打得很好。 82. go/move/walk/drive slow慢慢地行进/移动/行走/开车 83. My computer is working slow.我的电脑运行速度慢。 84. The car slowed and gradually came to a stop.轿车减了速，然后慢慢停下来。 85. The car slowed down a little as it approached the intersection.快到路口时，车速降了下来。 86. I slowed up and let the others catch up with me.我放慢了速度，好让其他人跟上。 87. The extra weight slowed the truck.超重使卡车低速行驶。 88. slow the car down so that I can read the sign.开慢点，让我看清牌子上写的是什么。 89. The extra weight slowed up the truck.超重使卡车低速行驶。 90. a slowing economy发展变缓的经济 91. Business slowed down/up after the holidays.假期过后，生意慢慢清淡了下来。 92. They tried to slow down/up the process somewhat.他们想把进度放缓一些。 93. You've been working too hard. You need to slow down and take it easy for a while.你工作太过辛苦了，需要放慢节奏，轻松一会儿。 94. slow down! You're talking so fast I can hardly understand you.慢点！你说得太快，我几乎不明白你在说什么。 95. There has been a slowing of job growth in recent months.近几个月，就业增长的势头放缓了。 96. There has been some slowing of the economy.经济发展有所减缓。