[sləʊ][sloʊ]
  • adj. 慢的
  • adv. 慢慢地
  • v. 放慢;减速
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    词源词根法
    来自中古英语slow,来自古英语slaw,懒散的,无精打采的,缓慢的,来自Proto-Germanic*slaiwaz,没精神的,虚弱的,来自PIE*sleu,没精神的,虚弱的,没精打采的,词源同slack,sluggard.引申诸相关词义。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 慢的,缓慢的
      2. (电影、书籍、戏剧等)情节拖沓的,索然无趣的
      3. 迟钝的,愚笨的
      4. (钟、表)走得慢的
      verb(动词)
      1. (使)减速;(使)放慢速度;(使)减缓
      adverb(副词)
      1. 缓慢地,慢吞吞地

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 慢的,缓慢的

      a slow runner/driver/reader

      跑步慢的人/开车慢的人/看书慢的人

      She's a very slow eater.

      她吃饭很慢。

      We're making slow but steady progress with the painting.

      我们这幅画进度缓慢但很平稳。

      The government was very slow to react to the problem.

      政府对这一问题反应迟缓。

      Business is always slow during those months because everyone's on holiday.

      那几个月生意都很清淡,因为大家都在休假。

    2. (电影、书籍、戏剧等)情节拖沓的,索然无趣的

      His films are so slow they send me to sleep.

      他那些电影情节拖沓,总让我昏昏欲睡。

    3. 迟钝的,愚笨的

      I feel so slow when I'm with Andrew – he's so much brighter than me.

      和安德鲁在一起时,我感觉自己很迟钝——他比我聪明多了。

      I was a bit slow on the uptake there – I didn't follow his reasoning at all.

      我对这一点理解能力较差——完全没听懂他的推理。

    4. (钟、表)走得慢的

      That clock is ten minutes slow.

      那个钟慢10分钟。

    verb(动词)
    1. (使)减速;(使)放慢速度;(使)减缓

      Business development has slowed in response to the recession.

      因为经济不景气,企业发展减缓了速度。

      Traffic slows to a crawl (= goes so almost stops) during rush hour.

      高峰时期,车辆行驶速度跟蜗牛爬似的。

      The pilot was asked to slow his approach to the runway.

      飞行员被要求减速接近跑道。

    adverb(副词)
    1. 缓慢地,慢吞吞地

      I can't walk any slower.

      我走得已经非常慢了。

      slow-moving traffic

      移动缓慢的车流

      a slow-burning candle

      燃得很慢的蜡烛

      He drives too slow!

      他开车太慢了!

    小知识

    Slow things don't move fast, but take a while to get where they're going or do what they're doing. Traveling on a slow train might be fun, but you'll get to California faster on a plane.

    If it takes you a long time to finish a book, you're a slow reader, and if it takes years to become fluent in a foreign language, you can call it a slow process. Slow music is relaxing, with a leisurely beat. Sometimes slow means “boring or dull,” like a slow movie plot, or “running behind,” like the slow clock on the wall in your math class. As a verb, slow means “to reduce speed or intensity.”

    实用短语

    1. slow food

      慢食运动,慢食文化

    2. slow down

      减速,慢下来,放慢速度

    3. slow motion

    4. slow cooker

      慢炖锅,慢煮锅,慢炖煲

    5. slow-wave sleep

      慢波睡眠

    6. slow foxtrot

      狐步,狐步舞,孤步舞,慢狐步舞

    7. slow boat home

      情越海岸线

    8. pygmy slow loris

      小懒猴,倭蜂猴

    9. too slow

      太慢,太慢了,网速太慢,速度太慢

    常用短语

    1. slow down

      减速,放慢速度;使……慢下来

    2. go slow

      怠工;慢慢走

    3. slow speed

      慢速,低速

    4. slow but sure

      龟兔赛跑;虽然慢但最后一定胜利

    5. slow motion

      慢动作;慢镜头

    6. slow start

      慢启动;缓慢起动

    7. slow wave

      慢波

    8. slow moving

      滞销的;动作缓慢的

    9. slow response

      反应迟钝

    10. slow cooling

      缓冷

    11. slow fire

      文火;慢火;慢射

    12. slow time

      标准时间(等于standard time)

    13. slow up

      (使)慢下来

    14. slow lane

      慢车道;慢线

    15. slow axis

      慢轴(晶片的);慢速轴

    16. slow learner

      n. 学习迟缓者;学的慢的人

    17. slow train

      慢车

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    slow,delay,detain,retard,slacken
    这组词都可表示“使某人(事〕落后于”原计划的安排或通常的进展速度。它们之间的区别是:
    delay主要指因某事的干扰而妨碍按时完成或到达;
    detain主要指耽误时间,不能按时到达或离开,也可指不能完成想完成的事情;
    retard主要指减慢运动、进步速度;
    slow常与up或down连用,指降低进步的速度,强调主观的意图和目的性;
    slacken侧重某种松弛(懈〕。
    例如:
    I was detained late in the factory.厂里有事我无法脱身,很晚才离开。
    Cold weather retards the growth of the crops.寒冷的天气妨碍作物的生长。
    His bad leg slows him down a lot.他那条受伤的腿使他的速度大受影响。
    Don?t slacken your efforts when the job is only half done.工作只做到一半时可别松劲。
    单词解说
    slow的基本意思是“慢的”,主要指“速度慢”;指时间时,表示比正确时间晚;指人时,表示智力差、反应迟钝,学习上进步不快;指商业时,表示营业呆滞;slow也可作“不乐意,不起劲”解,还可作“表面能降低运动速度的”解。
    slow可作定语或表语,用作表语时其后可接动词不定式、介词短语或that从句;slow也可以用作宾语补足语。
    同根单词
    slowly adv.慢慢地

    同义词

    adj.慢的,迟缓的

    leisurely  /  lingering  /  tarrying  /  lackadaisical  /  delaying  /  poking  /  dillydallying

    adj.迟钝的,笨的

    stupid  /  dull

    其他释义

    shallow  /  stupid  /  tedious  /  late  /  lingering  /  inert  /  lackadaisical  /  fast  /  leisurely  /  obtuse  /  deliberate  /  backward  /  gradual  /  dull  /  unhurried  /  creeping

    反义词

    adj.慢的;迟缓的;迟钝的

    swift  /  quick  /  fast  /  rapid

    其他释义

    advance  /  alert  /  agile  /  prompt

    同根词

    词根:slow

    adj.

    slower较慢的;慢一点的(slow的比较级)

    adv.

    slowly缓慢地,慢慢地

    n.

    slowness缓慢;迟钝

    v.

    slower减慢