slow

[sləʊ]
  • 释义
  • adj.

    慢的;迟钝的;

  • adv.

    慢速地;

  • v.

    使放慢速度;

  • 词义辨析
  • 下面两个句子的意思相同:
  • She was slow to react.
    She was slow in reaction.
    她反应迟钝。
  • 下面两个句子的意思不同:
  • She was slow in learning English.
    她学习英语很缓慢。
    She was slow at learning English.
    她不善于学习英语。
  • slow, slowly
  • 这两个词都有“慢”的意思,都可用作副词。它们的区别是:
    1.slow除可用作副词外,还可用作形容词或动词。例如:
    He caught the slow train to Birmingham.他赶上去伯明翰的慢车。
    2.slow侧重于表示状态,而slowly则表示动作的方式。例如:
    She walked slow.
    她行走缓慢。
    She walked slowly.
    她缓慢地走着。
    3.slowly可用在多种场合,位置较灵活,既可放在谓语动词之前,也可放在谓语动词之后,有时甚至放在句首; slow只用在如go, run, speak, read, burn, drive等动词的后面或how引起的感叹句中。例如:
    He walks slowly.他走得很慢。
    Do speak slower!说慢一点行吗!
    We slowly climbed over the mountain.我们慢慢爬过了山头。
    We climbed slowly over the mountain.我们慢慢爬过了山头。
    Slowly we climbed over the mountain.慢慢地我们爬过了山头。
    4.slow常可用于引申义。例如:
    Work became slow and he could earn only a few days' pay a month.活儿变轻闲了,他每月只能挣到几天的工资。
    5.slow比slowly语气更强。
  • slow, delay, detain, retard, slacken
  • 这组词都可表示“使某人〔事〕落后于”原计划的安排或通常的进展速度。它们之间的区别是:delay主要指因某事的干扰而妨碍按时完成或到达; detain主要指耽误时间,不能按时到达或离开,也可指不能完成想完成的事情; retard主要指减慢运动、进步速度; slow常与up或down连用,指降低进步的速度,强调主观的意图和目的性; slacken侧重某种松弛〔懈〕。例如:
    I was detained late in the factory.厂里有事我无法脱身,很晚才离开。
    Cold weather retards the growth of the crops.寒冷的天气妨碍作物的生长。
    His bad leg slows him down a lot.他那条受伤的腿使他的速度大受影响。
    Don't slacken your efforts when the job is only half done.工作只做到一半时可别松劲。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    The island is too slow for her liking.

    这个岛太沉闷了,不合她的胃口。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    We got there by driving slow all the way.

    我们开着车去了那里,一路上开得很慢。

    柯林斯例句
  • 3、

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

    他的脑袋受过撞击,从那以后,他的反应变得有些迟钝。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    I missed the fast train and had to get the slow one (= the one that stops at all the stations) .

    我误了快车,只得坐慢车。

    牛津词典
  • 5、

    Progress was slower than expected.

    进展比预计的缓慢。

    牛津词典
  • 6、

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

    她放慢车速,开始驶上一条狭窄的道路。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 7、

    Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.

    使用自动搅拌器时应该选用慢挡。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 8、

    The distribution of passports has been a slow process.

    颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 9、

    Collecting data is a painfully slow process.

    收集材料的过程慢得让人难受。

    牛津词典
  • 10、

    She gave a slow smile.

    她慢慢地笑了笑。

    牛津词典
  • 11、

    slow-drying paint

    慢干漆

    牛津词典
  • 12、

    His poetry was slow in achieving recognition.

    他的诗迟迟得不到赏识。

    牛津词典
  • 13、

    [不可数名词]There was impatience over the slowness of reform.

    人们对改革的缓慢进程缺乏耐心。

    牛津词典
  • 14、

    Oh you're so slow; come on, hurry up!

    哎哟,你可真慢;加把劲,快点!

    牛津词典
  • 15、

    He's the slowest in the class.

    他是班里最迟钝的。

    牛津词典
  • 16、

    The slow movement opens with a cello solo.

    慢乐章开头是一段大提琴独奏。

    牛津词典
  • 17、

    I've been a bit slow in making up my mind.

    我下决心有些慢。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 18、

    a slow, lingering death

    缓慢而拖延时日的死亡

    牛津词典
  • 19、

    a slow driver

    开车慢的人

    牛津词典
  • 20、

    The traffic is heavy and slow...

    交通拥挤,车流缓慢。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 21、

    She wasn't slow to realize what was going on.

    她很快意识到出了什么事。

    牛津词典
  • 22、

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

    国际社会对这次危机反应迟缓。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 23、

    Sales are slow (= not many goods are being sold) .

    销售不旺。

    牛津词典
  • 24、

    Could you go a little slower?

    你能走慢点吗?

    牛津词典
  • 25、

    The rate of bombing has slowed considerably...

    轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 26、

    My watch is five minutes slow (= it shows 1.45 when it is 1.50) .

    我的手表慢五分钟。

    牛津词典
  • 27、

    The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth.

    国家经济正在缓慢但稳步地增长。

    牛津词典
  • 28、

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

    事情变得有点沉闷无聊的时候,不要胆怯。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 29、

    I began to walk slower and slower...

    我走得越来越慢。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 30、

    They were very slow paying me.

    他们迟迟不付钱给我。

    牛津词典
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