This would allow the lighter object to create drag and slow the heavy one down.

这时较轻的物体会对较重的物体产生一个拽力，使得重物的下落速度变慢。

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This substantially increased the drag on the ball, which made it slow down even more.

这大幅增加了球的阻力，使它减速更甚。

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High-speed aircraft usually employ thin, low-drag, low-lift airfoils; slow aircraft that carry heavy loads use thicker airfoils with high drag and high lift.

高速飞机通常采用低阻力、低升力的流线型薄翼型，载重量大的低速飞机使用高阻力、高升力的厚翼型。

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That does not mean that the economy will actually slow enough to drag year-end stock prices down, however.

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Enid sat in the B-deck lounge and listened to the slow plant and drag of someone's walker- aided progress across the A-deck lounge above her.

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The slow dimension makes time drag while leaving you free to speed around.

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