slow是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 moving, happening, or doing something without much speed -- 慢的，緩慢的

  • a slow runner/driver/reader 跑步慢的人／開車慢的人／看書慢的人

  • She's a very slow eater. 她吃飯很慢。

  • We're making slow but steady progress with the painting. 我們的這幅畫進度緩慢但很順利。

  • The government was very slow to react to the problem. 政府對這一問題反應遲緩。

  • Business is always slow during those months because everyone's on holiday. 那幾個月生意都很清淡，因爲大家都在休假。

• 1 used to describe a film, book, play, etc. that does not have much excitement and action -- （電影、書籍、戲劇等）情節拖泥帶水的，索然無趣的

  • His films are so slow they send me to sleep. 他那些電影情節拖泥帶水，總讓我昏昏欲睡。

• 2 A person might be described as slow if they are not very clever and do not understand or notice things quickly. -- 遲鈍的，愚笨的

  • I feel so slow when I'm with Andrew - he's so much brighter than me. 和安德魯在一起時，我感覺自己很遲鈍——他比我聰明多了。

  • I was a bit slow on the uptake there - I didn't follow his reasoning at all. 我對這一點理解能力較差——完全沒聽懂他的推理。

• 3 If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the real time. -- （鐘、錶）走得慢的

  • That clock is ten minutes slow. 那個鐘慢十分鐘。

• 4 to reduce speed or activity, or to make something do this -- （使）減速；（使）放慢速度；（使）減緩

  • Business development has slowed in response to the recession. 因爲經濟不景氣，企業發展減緩了速度。

  • Traffic slows to a crawl (= goes so slowly it almost stops) during rush hour. 尖峰時段，車輛行駛速度跟蝸牛似的。

  • The pilot was asked to slow his approach to the runway. 飛行員被要求減速靠近跑道。

• 5 at a slow speed -- 緩慢地，慢吞吞地

  • I can't walk any slower. 我走得已經非常慢了。

  • slow-moving traffic 移動緩慢的車流

  • a slow-burning candle 燃得很慢的蠟燭

  • mainly US He drives too slow! 他開車太慢了！