slow
adjective
uk/sləʊ/us/sloʊ/slowadjective(NOT FAST)
A1
moving,happening, or doing something without muchspeed:
慢的，缓慢的a slowrunner/driver/reader跑步慢的人／开车慢的人／看书慢的人
She's a very sloweater.她吃饭很慢。
We're making slow butsteadyprogresswith thepainting.我们这幅画进度缓慢但很平稳。
Thegovernmentwas very slowtoreactto theproblem.政府对这一问题反应迟缓。
Business is always slow during thosemonthsbecause everyone's onholiday.那几个月生意都很清淡，因为大家都在休假。
Opposites
fast(QUICK)
quick
slow
- slowYou're so slow - hurry up!
- leisurelyWe took a leisurely drive along the quiet coast road.
- unhurriedI like the unhurried pace of life in the countryside.
- gentleStart off with a gentle jog, then gradually increase your speed.
- Ourprogresshas beenfairlyslow sofar, but it's earlydays.
- Hismovementswere slow andawkward.
- It was apainfullyslowjourney.
- She's a very slowwalker.
- Terry was, asusual, slow torespond.
Slow and moving slowly
- (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- drift
- float
- inch by inchidiom
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- lag
- laggard
- sluggishly
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- struggle
slowadjective(NOT EXCITING)
B2
used todescribeafilm,book,play, etc. that does not have muchexcitementandaction:
（电影、书籍、戏剧等）情节拖沓的，索然无趣的Hisfilmsare so slow theysendme tosleep.他那些电影情节拖沓，总让我昏昏欲睡。
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- lifelessness
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- soul-destroying
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- stuffy
- tame
- turgid
- well worn
- worthy
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Types of film, play, book etc.
slowadjective(NOT CLEVER)
Apersonmight bedescribedas slow if they are not verycleverand do notunderstandornoticethingsquickly:
迟钝的，愚笨的Ifeelso slow when I'm with Andrew - he's so muchbrighterthan me.和安德鲁在一起时，我感觉自己很迟钝——他比我聪明多了。
I was abitslowon theuptakethere - I didn'tfollowhisreasoningat all.我对这一点理解能力较差——完全没听懂他的推理。
See also
slow-witted
Stupid and silly
- absurd
- absurdity
- absurdly
- adolescent
- againstyourbetter judgmentidiom
- dizzily
- dopey
- dorky
- dottiness
- dotty
- imbecility
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inhis/her/theirwisdomidiom
- insomeone'sinfinite wisdomidiom
- uncritical
- uncritically
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unreasonably
slowadjective(TIME)
If aclockorwatchis slow, itshowsatimethat isearlierthan therealtime:
（钟、表）走得慢的Thatclockis tenminutesslow.那个钟慢10分钟。
Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clockidiom
- alarm
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke ofsomethingidiom
- atomic clock
- clock
- horologist
- horology
- hour hand
- hourglass
- jewel
- military time
- movement
- stroke
- ticking
- timekeeper
- timepiece
- turn the clocks backphrase
- twenty-four-hour clock
slowadjective(COOL)
(of anoven)cool:
Bake in thecentreof a very slowoven, 150°C or 310°F, for anhourand aquarter.
Measurements of temperature
- boiling point
- C, c
- Celsius
- centigrade
- dewpoint
- eighties
- F, f
- Fahrenheit
- forties
- heat map
- K, k
- melting point
- nineties
- sixties
- sub-zero
- teens
- temperature
- thermo-
- twenties
- zero
See also
(as) slow asmolasses
slow
verb[IorT]
uk/sləʊ/us/sloʊ/C2
toreducespeedoractivity, or to make something do this:
（使）减速；（使）放慢速度；（使）减缓Businessdevelopmenthas slowed inresponseto therecession.因为经济不景气，企业发展减缓了速度。
Traffic slowsto acrawl(= goes soslowlyitalmoststops)duringrushhour.高峰时期，车辆行驶速度跟蜗牛爬似的。
Thepilotwasaskedto slow hisapproachto therunway.飞行员被要求减速接近跑道。
to get slower
- slow downA car slowed down and stopped beside her.
- slowEconomic growth slowed sharply in the spring.
- decelerateShe decelerated as soon as she saw the police vehicle.
- lose speedAs the car ran out of petrol, we lost speed and rolled to a stop.
- Manufacturingactivityslowed for the fourthconsecutivemonthinNovember.
- Economicgrowthhas slowedsharplyinrecentmonths.
- Herillnesshas slowed hersomewhat.
- Theeconomyhas slowed enough for someanalyststopredictarecession.
- The earlyeveningrushhourslowed myreturnto Richmond Road.
Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
- accelerant
- accelerate
- accelerating
- acceleration
- catch
- catch(someone)up
- dampener
- downshift
- foot
- gas
- gun
- non-accelerating
- quicken
- retard
- retardation
- self-accelerating
- step on the gasidiom
- throttle(something)back/down
- upshift
- upshifting
Phrasal verbs
slow(someone/something)down/up
slow down
slow
adverb
uk/sləʊ/us/sloʊ/at a slowspeed:
缓慢地，慢吞吞地I can'twalkany slower.我走得已经非常慢了。
slow-movingtraffic移动缓慢的车流
a slow-burningcandle燃得很慢的蜡烛
mainlyUSHedrivestoo slow!他开车太慢了！
slowly
- slowlyI got out of bed and walked slowly to the door.
- slowGo slower! I can't keep up.
- at a slow paceThey are easy hikes, done at a slow pace.
- at a slow speedYou only have to hit a pedestrian at a slow speed to kill them.
- at slow rateThe economy grew at a slower rate during the second half of the year.
Slow and moving slowly
- (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- drift
- float
- inch by inchidiom
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- lag
- laggard
- sluggishly
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- struggle