查词 - slower

slow

adj

verb

adv

sləʊ adj

NOT QUICK

慢的

not moving, being done, or happening quickly 慢的，缓慢的;

The car was travelling at a very slow speed.

汽车正以非常慢的速度在行驶。

a slow walker

走得慢的人

The economy faces a year of slower growth.

经济将面临增长较缓的一年。

Take a few deep, slow breaths.

慢慢地深吸几口气。

We got on the slow train (=one that stops at a lot of places) by mistake.

我们误上了一辆慢车。

TAKING TOO LONG

费时太久的

taking too long 耗时的，太慢的;

Taylor was concerned at the slow progress of the investigations.

泰勒对调查进展太慢忧心忡忡。

The legal system can be painfully slow (=much too slow) .

这个法律体系有时效率极其低下。

slow to do sth

The wound was slow to heal.

伤好得很慢。

WITH DELAY

耽搁

if you are slow to do something, you do not do it as soon as you can or should 迟缓的，慢吞吞的 not before noun 不用于名词前

slow to do sth

Farmers have been slow to exploit this market.

农民迟迟没有开拓这个市场。

Their attitude was slow to change.

他们的态度迟迟不肯改变。

slow in doing sth

He has been slow in announcing the name of his successor.

他迟迟没有宣布继任者的名字。

New ideas have been slow in coming.

迟迟没有想出新的办法来。

LONGER TIME

较长时间

taking a longer time than something similar 〔比同类事物〕缓慢的，费时长的，耗费时日的;

the slow train (=one that stops at more stations)

慢车

BUSINESS

生意

if business or trade is slow, there are not many customers or not much is sold 冷清的，清淡的

Business is often slow in the afternoon.

下午生意通常清淡。

The company is experiencing slow sales.

公司目前销售不旺。

CLOCK

时钟

if a clock or watch is slow, it is showing a time earlier than the correct time 慢的; not before noun 不用于名词前

ten minutes/five minutes etc slow

The clock is about five minutes slow.

这钟慢五分钟左右。

NOT CLEVER

不聪明的

not good or quick at understanding things 迟钝的，愚笨的

Teaching assistants have time to help the slower pupils.

教学助理有时间帮助学得比较慢的学生。

slow on the uptake

not quick to understand something new 〔对新事物〕理解得慢，领悟得慢

Sometimes Tim’s a little slow on the uptake.

蒂姆有时理解得有点慢。

slow off the mark

not quick enough at reacting to something 反应迟钝

do a slow burn

10. to slowly get angry [美，非正式] 慢慢生起气来，怒火慢慢地涌上心头 AmE informal

Tony fumbled the ball and I could see the coach doing a slow burn.

托尼漏接了球，我能看出教练的怒气慢慢上来了。

slow handclap

11. if a group of people give someone a slow handclap, they CLAP their hands slowly to show their disapproval [英] 慢吞吞的鼓掌〔表示不满〕 BrE

a slow oven

12. an OVEN that is at a low temperature 开到低档温度的烤箱

PHOTOGRAPHY

摄影

a slow film does not react to light very easily 〔胶片〕曝光慢的

verb

14 to become slower or to make something slower （使）慢下来，（使）减速

Her breathing slowed and she fell asleep.

她呼吸慢下来，睡着了。

Ian slowed up as he approached the traffic lights.

伊恩在驶近红绿灯时放慢了速度。

15 to become slower or to make something slower （使）慢下来，（使）减速

Growth in sales has slowed down.

销售的增长放慢了。

slow sth/sb ↔ down

The ice on the road slowed us down.

路面结冰使我们放慢了速度。

16 to become less active or busy than you usually are 〔活动〕减少; 放松

It is important to slow down, rest, and eat sensibly.

放慢节奏、适当休息和注意饮食是很重要的。

adv

17 slowly [非正式] 慢慢地，缓慢地

If you go slower, you’ll see much more.

如果你慢慢地走，就能看到更多。