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slow

/sloh/US // sloʊ //UK // (sləʊ) //

缓慢,慢,缓慢的,缓

Related Words

heavy沉重,沉重的,重,厚重gradual渐进式,逐渐的,渐进的,渐进quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静lackadaisical无精打采,无精打采的,无精打彩,懒散passive被动的,被动,被动式,被动型stagnant停滞不前,停滞不前的,停滞,停顿leisurely悠闲地,悠然自得,悠闲的,悠闲easy容易,轻松,方便,简单moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的sluggish迟缓的,缓缓的,迟缓,迟钝的lethargic慵懒的,慵懒,昏昏欲睡,葳蕤reluctant勉强,勉强的,不愿意的,勉为其难tedious乏味的,乏味,烦琐的,烦人的stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬tame驯服,驯服的,驯化,驯养low低,低的,低位,低级dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的time-consuming费时,费时的,费时费力,耗时的simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯limited有限的,有限,有限性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    slow·er, slow·est.

    • : moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
    • : characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace.
    • : taking or requiring a comparatively long time for completion: a slow meal; a slow trip.
    • : requiring or taking a long time for growing, changing, or occurring; gradual: a plant of slow growth.
    • : made, created, or done in a careful, thorough, or traditional way in order to ensure such benefits as quality, environmental sustainability, or time for mental reflection:Give slow tourism a try as you leisurely explore this charming island, soak in the surrounding nature, and savor local encounters.What's known as slow journalism is an approach to reporting that avoids superficial headlines and instead focuses on in-depth storytelling and a more considered analysis of events.
    • : sluggish in nature, disposition, or function.
    • : dull of perception or understanding; mentally dull: a slow child.
    • : not prompt, readily disposed, or in haste: slow to anger; slow to take offense.
    • : burning or heating with little speed or intensity, as a fire or an oven.
    • : slack; not busy: The market was slow today.
    • : having some quality that retards speed or causes movement, progress, work, etc., to be accomplished at less than the usual or expected rate of speed: a slow, careful worker; a slow road.
    • : running at less than the proper rate of speed or registering less than the proper time, as a clock.
    • : passing heavily or dragging, as time: It's been a slow afternoon.
    • : not progressive; behind the times: a slow town.
    • : dull, humdrum, uninteresting, or tedious: What a slow party!
    • : Photography. requiring long exposure, as by having a small lens diameter or low film sensitivity: a slow lens or film.
    • : sticky from a fairly recent rain and in the process of drying out.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1

    slow·er, slow·est.

    • : in a slow manner; slowly: Drive slow.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make slow or slower.
    • : to retard; reduce the advancement or progress of: His illness slowed him at school.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become slow or slower; slacken in speed.

Phrases

  • slow burn
  • slow but sure
  • slow down
  • slow on the uptake
  • slow up
  • mills of the gods grind slowly
  • on the uptake, slow

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.unhurried, lazy
Forms: slowed, slowing
Synonyms
easy容易,轻松,方便,简单gradual渐进式,逐渐的,渐进的,渐进heavy沉重,沉重的,重,厚重lackadaisical无精打采,无精打采的,无精打彩,懒散leisurely悠闲地,悠然自得,悠闲的,悠闲lethargic慵懒的,慵懒,昏昏欲睡,葳蕤moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的passive被动的,被动,被动式,被动型quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静reluctant勉强,勉强的,不愿意的,勉为其难sluggish迟缓的,缓缓的,迟缓,迟钝的stagnant停滞不前,停滞不前的,停滞,停顿crawling爬行,匍匐前进,攀爬,匍匐行进creeping蠕动的,爬行的,爬行,攀爬的dawdling磨磨蹭蹭,磨磨蹭蹭的,颟顸无知,颟顸的delaying拖延,拖延时间,拖延的,耽误时间deliberate斟酌,故意,蓄意的,蓄意disinclined不愿意,不情愿,不情愿的,不愿意的idle闲置,闲置的,空闲,闲散的lagging滞后,滞后的,滞后性,迟滞loitering徘徊不前,游荡,闲逛,徘徊measured测量,测量的,测量结果,测量过的plodding步履蹒跚,步履蹒跚的,缓慢的,蹒跚而行postponing推迟,推迟的,延迟,延期procrastinating拖拖拉拉的,拖延时间,拖拖拉拉,拖延slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的apathetic麻木不仁,漠不关心,冷漠的,冷漠dilatory拖沓的,拖拖拉拉的,拖拖拉拉,拖延症dreamy梦幻般的,梦幻的,梦幻,梦寐以求的drowsy昏昏欲睡,昏昏欲睡的,瞌睡,昏昏欲睡的人imperceptible不易察觉的,不易察觉,难以察觉,难以察觉的inactive不活跃,不活跃的,不活动的,不活跃的人indolent懒洋洋的,懒散,懒散的人,懒洋洋inert惰性,惰性的,惰性气体,懒惰laggard落后者,落伍者,滞后,落后的leaden铅化,铅质,铅化的,导致listless没精打采的,没精打采,怅然若失,没精打彩negligent疏忽大意,疏忽大意的,疏忽,疏忽的phlegmatic慢性子的人,慢性子,慢性子的,慢热型ponderous缜密的,沉重的,冗长的,深思熟虑的remiss不负责任,不负责任的,疏忽大意,不负责任的人sleepy昏昏欲睡,困了,昏昏欲睡的,瞌睡slothful懒惰,懒散,懒惰的人,懒惰的slow-moving缓慢移动的,缓慢移动,缓慢流动的,缓慢地移动snaillike蜗牛,蜗居,小小的一个人,斯奈尔克supine仰卧,仰卧位,仰卧起坐,仰卧式tardy行动迟缓,迟钝,迟钝的人,迟钝的torpid扭曲,扭曲的,扭曲变形的,扭曲变形tortoiselike龟甲状的,龟甲型,龟裂的,龟纹
adj.behind, late
Forms: slowed, slowing
Synonyms
dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的gradual渐进式,逐渐的,渐进的,渐进low低,低的,低位,低级moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的sluggish迟缓的,缓缓的,迟缓,迟钝的stagnant停滞不前,停滞不前的,停滞,停顿stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬tame驯服,驯服的,驯化,驯养tedious乏味的,乏味,烦琐的,烦人的time-consuming费时,费时的,费时费力,耗时的delayed延迟的,拖延的,延误的,迟来的detained被拘留的,受阻的,被拘押的,被拘留的人down下来,下,下来的,下降hindered受阻,阻碍,受阻的,碍于impeded受到阻碍的,受阻碍的,受阻的,阻碍了lingering悠长的,绵绵不绝,悠长,绵绵不绝的off关闭,关,离开,关闭的prolonged旷日持久的,延长的,延长了的,漫长的protracted旷日持久,旷日持久的,漫长的,冗长的reduced减少了,减少,减少的,缩减slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的backward向后,向后的,向后退,向后移动behindhand隐蔽性,隐身,隐蔽的,隐蔽性强belated迟到的,迟来的,姗姗来迟,逾期的conservative保守的,保守派,保守主义,保守dead死亡,死,死人,死的dilatory拖沓的,拖拖拉拉的,拖拖拉拉,拖延症draggy拖沓的,拖拖拉拉的,拖累,拖曳的inactive不活跃,不活跃的,不活动的,不活跃的人long-delayed久拖不决,久拖不决的,迟迟不来,久拖不决的问题long-drawn-out旷日持久的,旷日持久的拖延,旷日持久,冗长overdue逾期的,逾期,过期的,逾期未交sleepy昏昏欲睡,困了,昏昏欲睡的,瞌睡tardy行动迟缓,迟钝,迟钝的人,迟钝的uneventful平安无事,平稳的,平安无事的,平稳unproductive无益的,徒劳无功,徒劳无功的,无成效的unprogressive不进则退,不进步的,不进步,不入流unpunctual不守时,不守时的,不准时,不守规矩
adj.unintelligent
Forms: slowed, slowing
Synonyms
dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言limited有限的,有限,有限性simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯stupid愚蠢的,愚蠢,笨,笨笨dim暗淡,昏暗,昏暗的,暗淡无光backward向后,向后的,向后退,向后移动dense浓密的,浓密,密集的,密集dimwitted呆傻,呆笨,呆傻的,呆呆的dunce傻子,蠢货,笨蛋,傻帽imbecile蠢人,蠢货,弱智者,弱智的人moronic愚蠢的,低能儿,低能,低能的obtuse迟钝的,钝的,迟钝,愚钝的slow on the uptake鲁莽行事,鲁钝,鲁莽,鲁迅先生thick浓密的,浓厚的,浓重的,浓密unresponsive毫无反应,毫无反应的,没有反应的,无反应
verbdelay, restrict
Forms: slowed, slowing
Synonyms
abate消减,削减,缩减,减轻curb路边,遏止,路边的,马路牙子curtail缩减,削减,缩短,缩水decelerate减速,减缓,减速器,减低速度decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱hinder阻碍,妨碍,碍,阻碍因素impede阻挡,阻阻,阻挡了,牵制lag落差,落后,落后于人,落后的lessen减轻,减少,减轻了,减低moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的reduce减少,降低,削减,缩小relax放松,松弛,放轻松,放松心情retard迟钝,迟钝的人,迟缓,拖延时间slacken弛缓,松懈,松弛,弛缓的stall摊位,档期,档口,摊开temper节制,回火,脾气,锻炼brake刹车,制动器,制动,煞车check检查,检查一下choke窒息,卡住,噎住,噎住了detain扣留,羁押,拘留,拘押handicap阻碍,障碍物,残障人士,障碍loiter闲逛,徘徊,游荡,徜徉mire泥潭,泥坑,泥沼,泥淖postpone推迟,延迟,延期,推迟进行procrastinate拖延时间,拖延,拖拖拉拉,迟迟不动qualify有资格,有资格的,符合条件,符合条件的quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静reef礁石,珊瑚礁,礁岩,珊瑚岛regulate监管,调节,规章制度,规章stunt特技,特技表演,特技演员,特技表演者anchor it锚定它,锚定,固定它,锚固它back-water回水,后水,背水一战,溯水bog down停滞不前,瘫痪,停滞cut back缩减,削减,裁减,缩减开支cut down削减,砍伐,砍掉,削减了ease off纾解,纾缓,缓和,缓解ease up缓和,和缓,纾解,缓和气氛embog嵌入,拥抱,嵌入物,栓子hit the brakes踩刹车,踩下刹车,踩煞车,刹住车hold back扣留,拖后腿,抵制,扣留住hold up举起,抬起,举出,抬头keep waiting继续等待,继续等,继续等候,继续等下去let down flaps泄密,泄洪,襟翼的放飞,泄气的翅膀lose speed失速,丧失速度,减速,掉速lose steam失去动力,失势,失落,失败reduce speed降低速度,降速,减速,降低车速rein in勒紧缰绳,勒住,勒紧,勒紧裤带retardate延缓,延缓发展,迟钝,延迟set back后退,挫折,退后,衬托wind down收场,收风,收尾工作,收工
Antonyms
advance进展,晋级,进展情况,预付款agitate搅拌,鼓动,搅拌器,煽动aid援助allow允许,容许,让,准许assist帮助,协助,辅助,辅佐develop发展,开发,发展的,发育encourage鼓励,激励,励,励志enlarge扩大,扩大范围,扩大规模,扩大化excite激动人心,使人兴奋,激动人心的,激动expand拓展,扩充,扩大,扩展extend延伸,延长,扩展,延续facilitate促进,方便,便利,便捷forward谈到这个further进一步,更进一步,进一步推动,进一步推进grow增长,成长,长,壮大help帮助,帮忙,帮忙的,帮助的increase增加,提高,增长,增lengthen加长,拉长,延长,拖长prolong延长,延续,延展,延长时间push推动,促进,推,推进raise提高,抬高,抬起,抬起来strengthen加强,强化,增强,巩固accelerate加速,加速推进,加速前进,加速发展do做,做到,做什么,做事expedite加快,尽快,加速,加快推进liberate解放,解脱,释放,解救release释放,发布,发行,发布会

Examples

  • They’ve really worked out a good way to tease out very subtle, slow temporal changes.

  • That’s because coastal wetlands would sop up the excess water, slowing the surge upstream.

  • In the longer term, of course, we need to slow down climate change.

  • Restaurant and catering sales fell 7% year-on-year in August, a slower pace than July’s 11% drop and June’s nearly 33% decrease.

  • Without a vaccine readily available, it has been challenging to get people to engage in enough of the behaviors that can help slow the virus.

  • Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.

  • First, as opposition to gay marriage collapses, American anti-LGBT activists will slow their battle against it.

  • “The process of getting the approval is too slow and is too cumbersome,” Rogers said.

  • “Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.

  • One of the honor guard approached with slow, measured steps and presented the flag to a uniformed captain.

  • “The sepoys have come in from Meerut,” he announced with the slow tick of the earliest form of apparatus.

  • It is not surprising after this to learn that some children are slow in seizing the representative character of acting.

  • And he was not slow to notice that his visitor looked fatter each time he saw him.

  • This is a slow process, but earnest hearts and united minds will render it a sure one.

  • I believe so, and I make it a point both with my pupils and myself to practice slow motions.

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