slow
adj
(-er, -est)
1 not moving, acting or done quickly; taking a long time; not fast 行動遲緩的; 費時的; 慢的
a slow runner, vehicle, journey 跑得慢的人、 行駛緩慢的車、 費時的旅程
a slow recovery from illness 緩慢的康復
We're making slow progress. 我們進展緩慢.
a slow poison 慢性毒藥
They played the overture at a fairly slow tempo. 他們用相當緩慢的速度演奏那首序曲.
2 not quick to learn; finding things hard to understand 遲鈍的; 愚鈍的
a slow child, learner, pupil, etc 遲鈍的孩子、 學習者、 學生等
slow at figures, ie not good at doing calculations, etc 不善於計算.
3 [pred 作表語]
~ to sth/do sth; ~ (in/about) doing sth not doing things immediately; hesitating to act, speak, etc 遲緩的; 猶豫的
(fml 文) slow to anger 不輕易發怒
She's not slow to tell us what she thinks. 她總是毫不猶豫地把她的想法告訴我們.
They were very slow (about) paying me. 他們不痛痛快快把錢付給我.
4 not lively or active enough; sluggish 不活躍的; 不景氣的
The film's too slow, eg does not have enough exciting scenes, etc. 這部影片太沒勁了.
Business is rather slow today, eg not many goods are being sold. 今天生意很清淡.
5 [pred 作表語]
(often preceded by two minutes, one hour, etc 常用於two minutes、 one hour等之後) (of watches and clocks) showing a time earlier than the correct time (指鐘表)慢
That clock is five minutes slow, eg It shows 1.55 when it is 2.00. 那座鐘慢了五分.
6 (of a route, etc) not allowing great speed (指路徑等)不能快速行進的
the slow road through the mountains 只能慢行的山路.
7 (of a surface) causing what moves over it (esp a ball) to move at a reduced speed (指表面)能降低(尤指球)運動速度的
a slow billiard table, cricket pitch, etc 能減低球的速度的臺球臺、 板球場等
Long grass makes the field slower. 場地上草很長能影響球的速度.
8 (of photographic film) not very sensitive to light (指攝影膠片)感光性低的.
9 (idm 習語) quick/slow on the draw => draw1. quick/slow on the uptake => uptake.
slow adv (-er, -est)
1 (used after vs, after how or in compounds with participles 用於動詞或how之後, 或與分詞構成復合詞) at a slow1(1) speed; slowly 緩慢地; 低速地
Tell the driver to go slower. 告訴司機開慢些.
How slow this train goes! 這列火車開得多慢哪!
slow-moving 緩慢移動的
slow-cooked food 用文火烹調的食物.
2 (idm 習語) go `slow
(a) (of workers) work slowly, esp as a protest or to make their employer meet their demands (指工人)怠工(尤指為抗議或迫使雇主答應要求). Cf 參看 go-slow (go).
(b) be less active than usual 減少活動
You ought to go slow until you feel really well again. 你應該減少活動, 要到真正康復以後再說.
slow v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up/down) (cause sth to) go at a slower speed (使某事物)緩行, 減速
The train slowed (down) (to a crawl) as it approached the station. 火車進站時慢了下來.
Output has slowed (up) a little. 生產已放慢了一點.
She slowed the car down and stopped. 她把汽車速度減慢後停了下來.
Lack of demand will slow (down) our economic growth. 市場需求低就要拖慢我們的經濟增長速度.
2 (phr v) slow up/down work less energetically 松弛下來
Slow up a bit, or you'll make yourself ill. 別這麼賣力氣, 不然你要累出病來的.
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速度(s)低(low)即 慢
?? 擴展釋義
*[sl?u]a. 慢的, 緩慢的, 遲緩的, 遲鈍的, 冷漠的, 落后的ad. 慢地, 遲緩地vt. (使)慢下來vi. (使)慢下來【經】 緩慢的; 減少; 慢慢地相關詞組: slow and steady be slow at slow down be slow to anger