Creeping is a slow method of progression.

爬是一种很慢的行进法。

The slow computer bogged us down.

速度慢的计算机阻碍了我们。

Business is going slow these days.

这些日子，商业活动慢慢减少。

My watch is five minutes slow.

我的表慢五分钟。

You have to slow down your car at the crossing.

在十字路口, 你得放慢速度。

slow up while the car is over the bridge.

汽车过桥时要放慢速度。

Why Google toolbar slow down my browser?

为何谷歌快捷方式列会让我的浏览器慢的像乌龟?

One wants to slow but time does not await him.

人欲缓而时不待。

a slow driver

开车慢的人

Progress was slower than expected.

进展比预计的缓慢。

The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth.

国家经济正在缓慢但稳步地增长。

Collecting data is a painfully slow process.

收集材料的过程慢得让人难受。

a slow, lingering death

缓慢而拖延时日的死亡

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

哎哟，你可真慢；加把劲，快点！

The slow movement opens with a cello solo.

慢乐章开头是一段大提琴独奏。

She gave a slow smile.

她慢慢地笑了笑。

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。

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

她很快意识到出了什么事。

His poetry was slow in achieving recognition.

他的诗迟迟得不到赏识。

They were very slow paying me.

他们迟迟不付钱给我。

He's the slowest in the class.

他是班里最迟钝的。

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

销售不旺。

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

我的手表慢五分钟。

['u4e0d'u53ef'u6570'u540d'u8bcd]There was impatience over the slowness of reform.

人们对改革的缓慢进程缺乏耐心。

Could you go a little slower?

你能走慢点吗？

slow-drying paint

慢干漆

The traffic is heavy and slow...

交通拥挤，车流缓慢。

Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.

使用自动搅拌器时应该选用慢挡。

I began to walk slower and slower...

我走得越来越慢。

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。

The distribution of passports has been a slow process.

颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。

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

国际社会对这次危机反应迟缓。

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

我下决心有些慢。

The rate of bombing has slowed considerably...

轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。

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。

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。

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。

The island is too slow for her liking.

这个岛太沉闷了，不合她的胃口。

用作定语～+ n.

1. He caught the slow train to Birmingham.
   他赶上去伯明翰的慢车。
2. This is the slow lane of a motorway.
   这是高速公路的慢车道。
3. It was a slow poison.
   那是种慢慢发作的毒药。
4. He is a slow runner.
   他跑得慢。
5. Parts of the film were shown again in slow motion.
   电影有的部分用慢动作重映一遍。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Why are you so slow?Hurry up!
   你为什么这么慢?快一点!
2. That clock is five minutes slow.
   那钟慢了五分钟。
3. The station clocks are two minutes slow.
   火车站的钟慢两分钟。
4. Beijing is several hours slow on Tokyo.
   北京的时间比东京的时间晚几小时。
5. These articles were particularly slow.
   这些商品特别滞销。
6. The party was rather slow at first but it soon picked up with her arrival.
   起初交谊会很不活跃,但随着她的到来,气氛很快就活跃起来了。
7. We thought the party was rather slow.
   我们觉得那舞会不甚精彩。
8. That game is a bit slow for my taste.
   对于我来说那项运动很没趣。
9. Business is slow just now.
   目前生意清淡。
10. I'm sorry I'm so slow today,I didn't get much sleep last night.
    对不起,我今天反应太迟钝,我昨天晚上没睡多少觉。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. They were very slow about paying me.
   他们给我付款拖拖拉拉。
2. She is slow to wrath.
   她轻易不动怒。
3. You are painfully slow with your figures.
   你计算得实在太慢了。

S+be+～+to- v

1. He was slow to answer, deliberating on each question.
   他仔细斟酌每一个问题,不急于回答。
2. She's not slow to tell us what she thinks.
   她总是毫不犹豫地把她的想法告诉我们。
3. He's slow to take a stand.
   他不轻易表明立场。
4. Don't worry if your child was slow to learn to walk.
   如果你的孩子学步慢请不要担心。
5. He is not slow to defend himself.
   他总是为自己开脱。
6. The public has been rather slow to recognize the implications of the new law.
   公众对这一新法律的含义的认识十分迟缓。
7. Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform.
   〈谚〉轻诺寡信。

S+be+～+that-clause

1. He was so slow that many thought him mentally retarded.
   他迟钝得很,许多人以为他智力低下。

用作宾语补足语S+V+O+～

1. Heavy traffic made our journey very slow.
   繁忙的交通使我们的旅行十分费时。
2. Long grass makes the field slower.
   场地上草很长会影响球的速度。

用作状语

1. Drive slow!
   驾车慢行!
2. News travels slow to a backward region.
   消息传到落后地区很慢。
3. How slow the time passes!
   时间过得多么慢啊!
4. How slow would you like me to play?
   你要我弹奏得多慢?

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. The river slows on the flat bottom.
   河水在平坦的河床上减慢了流速。
2. The train slowed as it went around the curve.
   火车驶过弯道时放慢了速度。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. His illness slowed him at school.
   他的病耽误了他的学业。
2. The thick snow slowed her progress.
   厚厚的积雪使她前进速度放慢。
3. The train slowed its speed as it went around the curve.
   火车拐弯时速度慢了下来。
4. He slowed the horse to a walk.
   他放慢马速,使之缓步而行。
5. They slowed their speed to 40 kilometres an hour.
   他们降低车速至每小时40公里。
6. He slowed acquisition of the knowledge of radio by self-study.
   他通过自学逐渐掌握了无线电知识。

slow at

对(某事)迟钝的 be slow in; reacting slowly

slow in

迟慢的 tardy

slow of

不灵的 be ineffective

go slow

减少活动 be less active than usualYou ought to go slow until you feel really well again.你应该减少活动,要到真正康复以后再说。

slow down〔up〕 (v.+adv.)

生产缓慢,变得迟钝 make slow produce; become slow witted
slow down

The car slowed down.

汽车慢下来了。

slow down before you reach the crossing.

车快要到十字路口时就得减速。

The road is slippery, you'd better slow down.

路滑,你最好减速。

slow down, will you?There's a police car ahead.

放慢速度,好吗?前面有一辆警车。

slow sb/sth ⇔ down〔up〕

You have to slow down your car at the crossing.

在十字路口,你得放慢速度。

The severe snowstorm has slowed the vehicles down.

猛烈的暴风雪使车辆放慢了速度。

Can't you slow this machine down?

你难道不能使这台机器减速?

She slowed down the car when she came to the mountain slope.

她开到山坡处的时候让车速慢了下来。

She's quite fit, but her bad leg slows her down when we're out for a walk.

她很健康,可在我们出去散步时她那条残腿减慢了她走路的速度。

The cold weather slowed down the construction of the bridge.

寒冷的天气使建桥工程进展缓慢。

Their objections are slowing down the progress of the negotiations.

他们的反对使谈判进程放慢下来。

slow down〔up〕

Business slows down in summer.

夏季生意清淡。

Business slows down at this time of year.

每年这段时间生意清淡。

Business slowed down at the stores after Christmas.

圣诞节过后商店的生意就不那么火了。

He's over sixty, but he shows no signs of slowing down.

他年逾60岁,但毫无迟钝的形迹。

He has slowed down a lot since his heart attack.

自心脏病发作以来,他的动作迟钝多了。

You really ought to slow down, all these late nights are doing you no good.

你真该轻松一点了,这些天老开夜车对你的身体没好处。

The doctor advised Jim to slow up for a time to give his heart a chance.

医生劝告吉姆过一段轻松的日子,给他的心脏以康复的机会。

slow sb/sth ⇔ down〔up〕

If I could find some way of slowing my father down, he's taking on far too much work.

如果我能找到什么办法使我的父亲轻松一些就好了,他干的工作太多了。

The factory has had to slow down production since the workers refused to do their best.

自从工人怠工以来,这家工厂不得不减产。

～+名词

• slow%20afternoon">slow afternoon沉闷的下午
• slow%20child">slow child反应慢的孩子
• slow%20erosion">slow erosion缓慢的侵蚀
• slow%20journey">slow journey缓慢旅行
• slow%20learner">slow learner迟钝的学习者
• slow%20march">slow march缓步行进
• slow%20music">slow music慢节拍的音乐
• slow%20poison">slow poison慢性毒药
• slow%20progress">slow progress缓慢的进展
• slow%20pupils">slow pupils迟钝的学生
• slow%20reason">slow reason淡季
• slow%20recovery">slow recovery缓慢的恢复
• slow%20runner">slow runner跑得慢的人
• slow%20town">slow town落后的城镇
• slow%20train">slow train慢车
• slow%20vehicle">slow vehicle行驶缓慢的车
• slow%20walk">slow walk缓步行走
• slow%20walker">slow walker走得慢的人

名词+～

• slow">3 minutes slow(表等)慢三分钟

～+动词不定式

• slow%20to%20anger">slow to anger不轻易发怒

～+介词

• slow%20at">slow at在…方面缓慢的〔迟钝的〕
• slow%20at%20accounts">slow at accounts不善于算账
• slow%20at%20arithmetic">slow at arithmetic不擅长算术
• slow%20at%20figures">slow at figures不善于计算
• slow%20at%20sb%27s%20work">slow at sb's work工作缓慢
• slow%20in">slow in在…方面缓慢的〔迟钝的〕
• slow%20in%20action">slow in action行动缓慢
• slow%20in%20learning%20English">slow in learning English学英语很迟钝
• slow%20in%20making%20up%20one%27s%20mind">slow in making up one's mind迟迟拿不定主意
• slow%20in%20reacting">slow in reacting反应迟钝
• slow%20in%20understanding">slow in understanding理解力迟钝
• slow%20of">slow of在…方面缓慢的〔迟钝的〕
• slow%20of%20hearing">slow of hearing听觉不灵
• slow%20of%20learning">slow of learning学得慢
• slow%20of%20speech">slow of speech不善辞令

动词+～

• slow">drive slow驾车慢行
• slow">play slow弹奏得慢

～+名词

• slow%20the%20car">slow the car放慢车速
• slow%20the%20horse">slow the horse放慢马速

～+副词

• slow%20down%E3%80%94up%E3%80%95">slow down〔up〕降低速度
• slow%20down%E3%80%94up%E3%80%95%20a%20motorcar">slow down〔up〕 a motorcar放慢汽车速度

• I must be slow, for only then did I realize that Stahr was..Smith.

  出自：Scott Fitzgerald

• My breathing slowed and I grew calmer.

  出自：J. M. Coetzee

• Traffic..slowed to a honking..crawl.

  出自：J. Updike

American English Rhythm-(美国英语的节拍)

A：Hello, Harry. Where are you off to?
你好，哈里，你到哪儿去？

B：I'm going home to study my English lesson.
我回家去温习英语课。

A：English lesson?
英语课？

B：Yes. I'm trying to learn a little more.I don't always understand what people say, and they don't always understand me.
是的，我想尽量多学一点。我总是听不懂人家讲的话，别人也听不懂我讲的话。

slow

A：What're you learning about?
你在学习什么呢？

B：Well. For instance, some words in a sentence are stressed.The time between two of these stressed words is always about the same. No matter how many words there are.This is what makes English sound jerky. First you go very fast, and then perhaps youslow up.
嗯，例如，在一句话中的有些词是加重语气的,其中两个词间隔的时间总是几乎一样的。不论一句中有多少加重的词,这就使英语的音调显得不平稳。开始你说得很快，后来可能慢下来。

slow

A：Hmmmm. I never noticed that. Give me an example.
哦，我倒从来没有注意到这点。给我举个例子。

B：Sure, Here's a sentence we memorized for class. "You told me last night not to let you argue me out of getting you up on time."It takes just as long to say"not to let you argue me out of getting you up on time"as it does to say"you told me last night"
可以。这儿有一句我们在上课时应记住的话："You told me last night not to let you argue me out of getting you up on time。"在说"not to let you argue me out of getting you up on time"这段话的时间就和说"you told me last night"这句话一样长。

adj.(形容词)

1. slow的基本意思是“慢的”,主要指“速度慢”; 指时间时,表示比正确时间晚; 指人时,表示智力差、反应迟钝,学习上进步不快; 指商业时,表示营业呆滞; slow也可作“不乐意,不起劲”解,还可作“表面能降低运动速度的”解。
2. slow可作定语或表语,用作表语时其后可接动词不定式、介词短语或that从句; slow也可以用作宾语补足语。
3. slow前可用rather, too等来修饰。

adv.(副词)

1. slow用作副词时,常用来修饰动词。

v.(动词)

1. slow用作形容词或副词的意思是“慢”,用作动词时意思是“(使)变慢”,指由于外界原因使汽车等速度变慢。引申可指逐渐地掌握一门技术。
2. slow既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词,可接名词或代词作宾语。
3. slow可接副词up〔down〕表示“(使)慢下来”。

adj.(形容词)

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。

adv.(副词)

slow, slowly

这两个词都有“慢”的意思,都可用作副词。其区别是：

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。

v.(动词)

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。

adv.(副词)

请慢慢说。

误 Please slow speak.

正 Please speak slow.

析 slow与go, drive, speak, read, walk, run等动词连用时,一般放在这些词之后。

v.(动词)

这本书很乏味。

误 This book is fairly slow.

正 This book is rather slow.

析 slow一般用rather或too等修饰,而不用fairly, much等修饰。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的slaw，意为不积极的。