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  • Derivatives : n  slowness ; adv  slowly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

slow [sləu]
  1. 1. adjective [+music] [ journey] [ process] [ speed etc] 慢的
  2. 2. adjective [+driver] [ swimmer] [ learner] 迟钝
  3. 3. adjective [+person] (not clever) 愚钝
  4. 4. adjective [+place] [ activity] (not exciting) 乏味
  5. 5. adverb [inf] 缓慢
  6. 6. vt. [+vehicle] [driver] [ business] (also: slow down,slow up) 放慢
  7. 7. vi. [vehicle] [ driver] [ business+] (also: slow down,slow up) 减速
    to be slow to act/decide
    行动/决定迟了
    to be slow
    [watch+] 慢了
    my watch is 20 minutes slow
    我的表慢了20分钟
    business is slow
    生意清淡
    I began to walk slower and slower
    开始越走越慢
    "slow"
    缓行

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

slow [sləʊ]
  1. 1. adjective 缓慢的;费时
    Her steps were slow.
    她的脚步下来了。
    He was slow in reacting to the news.
    他对这些消息反应迟钝
  2. 2. adjective 慢节奏的,慢拍的
    The band played a slow waltz.
    乐队演奏华尔兹舞曲
  3. 3. adjective 迟钝的愚钝
  4. 4. adjective 跑慢的,延迟
    The clock is slow.
    这个钟表慢了。
  5. 5. adjective 无趣的,乏味
  6. 6. adjective 商业不景气
    Business is dull (or slow).
    商业一片黯淡或者没有生机)。
  7. 7. adjective 轻易
  8. 8. adjective 不乐意的,不情愿的
  9. 9. vt. 使减速,使缓慢
  10. 10. vi. 减速,变慢
    Production slowed.
    生产速度减缓了。
  11. 11. vt. 使进展缓慢
    The illness slowed him down.
    疾病使他缓慢下来
  12. 12. adverb 缓慢地,慢慢地
    Please go slow so I can see the sights.
    请走慢一点,我可以看看风景
  13. 13. adverb 延迟
    The clock is almost an hour slow.
    时钟几乎慢了一小时

Collins English-English Dictionary

slow [sləυ]
  1. 1. adj performed or occurring during a comparatively long interval of time
  2. 2. adj lasting a comparatively long time
    a slow journey
  3. 3. adj characterized by lack of speed
    a slow walker
  4. 4. adj [prenominal] adapted to or productive of slow movement
    the slow lane of a motorway
  5. 5. adj (of a clock, etc) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
  6. 6. adj given to or characterized by a leisurely or lazy existence
    a slow town
  7. 7. adj not readily responsive to stimulation; intellectually unreceptive
    a slow mind
  8. 8. adj dull or uninteresting
    the play was very slow
  9. 9. adj not easily aroused
    a slow temperament
  10. 10. adj lacking promptness or immediacy
    a slow answer
  11. 11. adj unwilling to perform an action or enter into a state
    slow to anger
  12. 12. adj behind the times
  13. 13. adj (of trade, etc) unproductive; slack
  14. 14. adj (of a fire) burning weakly
  15. 15. adj (of an oven) cool
  16. 16. adj [photog] requiring a relatively long time of exposure to produce a given density
    a slow lens
  17. 17. adj [sport] (of a track, etc) tending to reduce the speed of the ball or the competitors
  18. 18. adj [cricket] (of a bowler, etc) delivering the ball slowly, usually with spin
  19. 19. adv in a manner characterized by lack of speed; slowly
  20. 20. vb [often foll by up or down] to decrease or cause to decrease in speed, efficiency, etc
  21. 21. vb [Etymology] Old English slaw sluggish; related to Old High German sleo dull, Old Norse slær, Dutch sleeuw slow

Examples

a slow growing season
(植物)生长不快的季节
a slow afternoon
沉闷的下午
a slow fire
文火
Ben is a slow worker.
本工作效率很低。
The movie was so slow.
这部电影冗长无味。

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