slow是什么意思_slow怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time;"a slow walker"
"the slow lane of traffic"
"her steps were slow"
"he was slow in reacting to the news"
"slow but steady growth"

at a slow tempo;"the band played a slow waltz"

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;"so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
"never met anyone quite so dim"
"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
"dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
"he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
"worked with the slow students"

(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time;"the clock is slow"

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;"a boring evening with uninteresting people"
"the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
"a dull play"
"his competent but dull performance"
"a ho-hum speaker who couldn"t capture their attention"
"what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"
"tedious days on the train"
"the tiresome chirping of a cricket"
"other people"s dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

(of business) not active or brisk;"business is dull (or slow)"
"a sluggish market"

Adverb:

without speed (`slow" is sometimes used informally for `slowly");"he spoke slowly"
"go easy here--the road is slippery"
"glaciers move tardily"
"please go slow so I can see the sights"

of timepieces;"the clock is almost an hour slow"
"my watch is running behind"

Verb:

lose velocity; move more slowly;"The car decelerated"

become slow or slower;"Production slowed"

cause to proceed more slowly;"The illness slowed him down"

中英词源

slow 慢的，缓慢的，迟缓的

来自中古英语 slow, 来自古英语 slaw, 懒散的，无精打采的，缓慢的，来自 Proto-Germanic*slaiwaz,没精神的，虚弱的，来自 PIE*sleu,没精神的，虚弱的，没精打采的，词源同 slack,sluggard.引申诸相关词义。

slow: slow: [OE] The etymological notion underlying slow is ‘dullness, sluggishness’; ‘lack of speed’ is a secondary development. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *slæwaz, which also produced Swedish slö and Danish sløv ‘dull, blunt’. The original idea of ‘sluggishness’ is better preserved in the derivative sloth [12] (etymologically ‘slow-ness’).
=> sloth
slow (adj.): Old English slaw "inactive, sluggish, torpid, lazy," also "not clever," from Proto-Germanic *slæwaz (cognates: Old Saxon sleu "blunt, dull," Middle Dutch slee, Dutch sleeuw "sour, tart, blunt," Old High German sleo "blunt, dull," Old Norse sljor, Danish sløv, Swedish slö "blunt, dull"). Meaning "taking a long time" is attested from early 13c. Meaning "dull, tedious" is from 1841. As an adverb c. 1500. The slows "imaginary disease to account for lethargy" is from 1843.
slow (v.): 1550s, "make slower;" 1590s, "go slower," from slow (adj.). Related: Slowed; slowing. Old English had slawian (intransitive) "to be or become slow, be sluggish," but the modern use appears to be a 16c. re-formation.

词态变化

第三人称单数 slows;
过去式 slowed;
过去分词 slowed;
现在分词 slowing;
比较级 slower;
最高级 slowest;
名词 slowness;

权威造句

1. The slow-worm is in fact not a snake but a legless lizard.: 蛇蜥其实不是蛇，而是无脚的蜥蜴。

2. Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas?: 为什么成年人总是那么一本正经，对好点子反应那么迟缓呢？

3. The lorry was travelling at 20mph in the slow lane.: 卡车在慢车道上以20英里的时速行驶。

4. He topped her glass up after complaining she was a slow drinker.: 他抱怨她喝得太慢，随即又把她的杯子续满。

5. The Board had been slow to render its verdict.: 董事会迟迟未能作出决定。

近反义词

adj.

backward

behind

crass

delayed

deliberate

dense

dull

dumb

gradual

laggard

late

lazy

leisurely

stupid

unhurried

adv.

slowly

相似短语

be slow at 做…迟缓,在…反应慢,不擅于…

be slow of 做…迟缓,在…反应慢,不擅于…

slow in 在…方面缓慢的／迟钝的

slow pitch 【垒】【美】慢投垒球(运动)

slow adjustment 慢速调节

slow creeping 慢蠕变

slow death 慢速死亡，衰老

slow extraction 慢引出

slow feathering 晚羽性

slow hardening 缓慢硬化，慢凝，慢速硬化

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