slow /sləʊ/ CET4 TEM4 ( slowing, slowed, slower, slows, slowest )

• 1. 

  ADJ Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed. 缓慢的

  例：

  The traffic is heavy and slow.

  车很多，走得慢。

  例：

  Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.

  电子打蛋器应该慢速运转。

• 2. 

  slowly ADV 缓慢地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  He spoke slowly and deliberately.

  他说得缓慢而慎重。

• 3. 

  ADV In informal English, slower is used to mean "at a slower speed" and slowest is used to mean "at the slowest speed." In nonstandard English, slow is used to mean "with little speed." 缓慢地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  I began to walk slower and slower.

  我开始走得越来越慢。

• 4. 

  ADJ Something that is slow takes a long time. 漫长的

  例：

  The distribution of passports has been a slow process.

  颁发护照一直是个漫长的过程。

• 5. 

  slowly ADV 漫长地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  My resentment of her slowly began to fade.

  我对她的怨恨慢慢地开始消退了。

• 6. 

  ADJ If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay. 迟缓的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis.

  国际社会对该危机的反应向来迟缓。

• 7. 

  V-T/V-I If something slows or if you slow it, it starts to move or happen more slowly. 使慢下来; 慢下来

  例：

  The rate of bombing has slowed considerably.

  轰炸频率已经放慢了许多。

  例：

  She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road.

  她放慢了车速，开始驶上一条狭窄的道路。

• 8. 

  ADJ Someone who is slow is not very clever and takes a long time to understand things. 迟钝的

  例：

  He got hit on the head and he's been a bit slow since.

  他的头被打了一下，从那以后，就有点迟钝。

• 9. 

  ADJ If you describe a situation, place, or activity as slow, you mean that it is not very exciting. 乏味的

  例：

  Don't be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring.

  当事情似乎有点乏味或无聊时，不要胆怯。

• 10. 

  ADJ If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time. (钟表) 慢的

  例：

  The clock is about two and a half minutes slow.

  那钟慢两分半左右。

• 11. 

  slowly but surely →see surely