slow
slow
adjective
slow but (或 and) sure
slowish
adjective
slowness
noun
语源
adjective
- moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast
（移动，运行）低速的；缓慢的
until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy.
一直到最近柴油车还是速度慢、噪音大。
a slow dot-matrix printer.
一台慢速点阵式打印机。
■taking a long time to perform a specified action
行动慢的
she was rather a slow reader.
她阅读速度很慢。
[with infinitive]large organizations can be slow to change.
大机构不容易变革。
■lasting or taking a long time
耗时的
a slow process.
耗时的过程。
the journey home was slow.
回程很慢。
■[attrib.]not allowing or intended for fast travel
缓行的
the slow lane.
慢车道。
■(of a sports field or ground) likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from travelling fast
（球场或地面）软的，阻球的，奔跑困难的 - [predic. or as complement](of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time
（钟表）慢的
the clock was five minutes slow.
时钟慢了五分钟。 - not prompt to understand, think, or learn
（理解，思考，学习）迟钝的
he's so slow, so unimaginative.
他太迟钝，缺乏想像力。 - uneventful and rather dull
不曲折的，乏味的，无趣的
a slow and mostly aimless narrative.
缓慢乏味、大部分是漫无目的的叙述。
■(of business) with little activity; slack
（生意）惨淡的，不景气的
sales were slow.
销售不景气。 - (Photography)(of a film) needing long exposure
(摄)（胶片）曝光慢的
■(of a lens) having a small aperture
（镜头）小孔径的 - (of a fire or oven) burning or giving off heat gently
（火，烤箱）小火的，弱火的
bake the dish in a preheated slow oven.
用文火在预热过的烤箱烤这道菜。
- at a slow pace; slowly
缓慢地
the train went slower and slower.
火车越开越慢了。
[in combination]a slow-moving river.
水流缓慢的小河。
- [no obj.]reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process
（人，车辆，过程）减速
the train slowed to a halt.
火车减速慢慢停下。
investment has slowed down.
投资速度慢下来了。
[with obj.]he slowed the car.
他把车速减慢。
■(slow down/up)live or work less actively or intensely
（生活，工作）放松
I wasn't feeling well and had to slow down.
我觉得不舒服，得放松休息一下。
slow but (或 and) sure
- not quick but achieving the required result eventually
慢而稳的
I am making good progress—slow but sure.
我一直都在进步——慢但却很稳。
slowish
adjective
slowness
noun
语源
- Old English slāw 'slow-witted, sluggish', of Germanic origin
- The word slow is normally used as an adjectivea slow learner; the journey was slowIt is also used as an adverb in certain specific contexts, including compounds such as slow-acting and slow-moving and in the expression go slow. Other adverbial use is informal and usually regarded as non-standard, as for example in he drives too slow and go as slow as you canIn such contexts standard English uses slowly instead. The use of slow and slowly in this respect contrasts with the use of fast, which is completely standard in use as both an adjective and an adverb; there is no word ‘fastly’
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