moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast
(移动,运行)低速的;缓慢的
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until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy 一直到最近柴油车还是速度慢、噪音大
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a slow dot-matrix printer. 一台慢速点阵式打印机。
taking a long time to perform a specified action
行动慢的
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she was rather a slow reader 她阅读速度很慢
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[with infinitive]
large organizations can be slow to change. 大机构不容易变革。
lasting or taking a long time
耗时的
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a slow process 耗时的过程
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the journey home was slow. 回程很慢。
[attrib.]not allowing or intended for fast travel
缓行的
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the slow lane. 慢车道。
(of a sports field or ground)likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from travelling fast
(球场或地面)软的,阻球的,奔跑困难的。
[predic. or as complement](of a clock or watch)showing a time earlier than the correct time
(钟表)慢的
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the clock was five minutes slow. 时钟慢了五分钟。
not prompt to understand, think, or learn
(理解,思考,学习)迟钝的
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he's so slow, so unimaginative 他太迟钝,缺乏想像力。
uneventful and rather dull
不曲折的,乏味的,无趣的
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a slow and mostly aimless narrative. 缓慢乏味、大部分是漫无目的的叙述。
(of business)with little activity; slack
(生意)清淡的,不景气的
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sales were slow .销售不景气。
【摄】 (胶片)曝光慢的。
(of a lens)having a small aperture
(镜头)小孔径的。
(of a fire or oven)burning or giving off heat gently
(火,烤箱)小火的,弱火的
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bake the dish in a preheated slow oven .用文火在预热过的烤箱烧这道菜。
at a slow pace; slowly
缓慢地
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the train went slower and slower 火车越开越慢了
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[in combination]
a slow-moving river. 水流缓慢的小河。
reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process
(人,车辆,过程)减速
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the train slowed to a halt 火车减速慢慢停下
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investment has slowed down 投资速度慢下来了
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[with obj.]
he slowed the car. 他把车速放慢。
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(生活,工作)放松
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I wasn't feeling well and had to slow down. 我觉得不舒服,得放松休息一下。
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slow but (或and )sure not quick but achieving the required result eventually 慢而稳的I am making good progress — slow but sure . 我一直都在进步——虽然慢但却很稳
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