英语词汇slow的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

slow /sləʊ $ sloʊ/ adjective not happening quickly, or not moving or doing something quicklynounsslow growth/development The slow growth in sales is causing concern.a slow rate/pace The economy grew at a slow rate.a slow speed The car was travelling at a very slow speed.a slow process Finding the right person can be a slow process.slow progress/improvement It was a difficult climb and progress was slow.a slow start (=it began very slowly) The work got off to a very slow start.a slow reader/learner/walker/swimmer I was a slow learner and I couldn’t read till I was 14.the slow lane (=the part of a road for vehicles that can only drive slowly) The bus pulled into the slow lane.the slow train (=one that stops at a lot of stations) We missed the express and we had to take the slow train.slow breaths Take a few deep slow breaths and relax.adverbsextremely/incredibly slow The old machines were incredibly slow.painfully slow (=extremely slow, especially when this is annoying) Downloading files can be a painfully slow process.frustratingly/agonizingly slow (=very slow in a way that makes you feel impatient) If your progress seems agonizingly slow at first, don’t worry.a little slow The server is a little slow at the moment.THESAURUS: slow gradualprocess | increase | rise | improvement | change | reduction | deterioration | decline | shift happening slowly over a long period of time: Establishing a democracy is a gradual process. | There was a gradual increase in temperature. | I’ve noticed a gradual improvement in his work. | There has been a gradual change in his behaviour. | There was a gradual decline in the birthrate. | There has been a gradual shift in people’s attitudes to divorce (=a change from one attitude to a different one). leisurelypace | lunch | breakfast | meal | walk | stroll | drive moving or doing something slowly, especially because you are enjoying what you are doing and do not have to hurry: The couple walked home at a leisurely pace. | After a leisurely breakfast we went for a swim in the hotel pool. | Gordon was taking a leisurely stroll through Central Park. | He walked down to the beach in a leisurely fashion (=in a slow relaxed way). unhurriedmanner | way | pace moving or doing something in a slow and calm way, without rushing: The doctor explained the treatment in a calm unhurried manner. | He began opening the drawers of his desk in an unhurried way, looking for something. | Life goes on at an unhurried pace on the islands. | She continued to listen, seeming relaxed and unhurried. measuredapproach | way | response | tone | fashion doing something or speaking in a slow and careful way: The committee insisted on taking a measured approach to the problem. | Reno gave a measured response to the reporter’s questions. | He used a more measured tone in a statement last night. sluggisheconomy | growth | sales | demand | performance | start used about a person who is slow and lacks energy. Also used when business is slow and not many goods are sold: The US economy was sluggish in the early part of the year. | The sluggish growth in exports was due to the recession in other parts of the world. | Sales of the new phone have been sluggish. | the company’s sluggish performance this year | Alexandra woke up late, feeling tired and sluggish. | The car seems rather sluggish going uphill. lethargic moving slowly, because you feel as if you have no energy and no interest in doing anything: His son became depressed and lethargic and lost interest in his schoolwork. | If I sit in front of the computer all day long I often feel lethargic.Lethargic is not usually used before a noun. languid literaryhand | gesture | movement | wave | smile | indifference | grace | afternoon | summer a languid movement is slow, elegant, and uses very little effort. You also use languid about times when people do things slowly, especially because it is very hot: She lifted a languid hand to push back her long blonde hair. | She gave a languid wave as she left the room. | He remembered long languid afternoons by the river in August. | a languid summer night glacial literarypace extremely slow – used especially about the speed at which something happens: Things are changing, but at a glacial pace. | There has been some progress, however glacial.Glacial also means ‘relating to a glacier’ (=a huge area of ice which moves extremely slowly).If something moves or happens very slowly, you say that it moves or happens at a snail’s pace: The game began at a snail’s pace.In more informal contexts, if something seems to happen very slowly, you can say that it goes on forever: The meeting seemed to go on forever.ANTONYMS → fast1

词组	slow
释义	slow /sləʊ $ sloʊ/ adjective not happening quickly, or not moving or doing something quicklynounsslow growth/development The slow growth in sales is causing concern.a slow rate/pace The economy grew at a slow rate.a slow speed The car was travelling at a very slow speed.a slow process Finding the right person can be a slow process.slow progress/improvement It was a difficult climb and progress was slow.a slow start (=it began very slowly) The work got off to a very slow start.a slow reader/learner/walker/swimmer I was a slow learner and I couldn’t read till I was 14.the slow lane (=the part of a road for vehicles that can only drive slowly) The bus pulled into the slow lane.the slow train (=one that stops at a lot of stations) We missed the express and we had to take the slow train.slow breaths Take a few deep slow breaths and relax.adverbsextremely/incredibly slow The old machines were incredibly slow.painfully slow (=extremely slow, especially when this is annoying) Downloading files can be a painfully slow process.frustratingly/agonizingly slow (=very slow in a way that makes you feel impatient) If your progress seems agonizingly slow at first, don’t worry.a little slow The server is a little slow at the moment.THESAURUS: slow gradualprocess \| increase \| rise \| improvement \| change \| reduction \| deterioration \| decline \| shift happening slowly over a long period of time: Establishing a democracy is a gradual process. \| There was a gradual increase in temperature. \| I’ve noticed a gradual improvement in his work. \| There has been a gradual change in his behaviour. \| There was a gradual decline in the birthrate. \| There has been a gradual shift in people’s attitudes to divorce (=a change from one attitude to a different one). leisurelypace \| lunch \| breakfast \| meal \| walk \| stroll \| drive moving or doing something slowly, especially because you are enjoying what you are doing and do not have to hurry: The couple walked home at a leisurely pace. \| After a leisurely breakfast we went for a swim in the hotel pool. \| Gordon was taking a leisurely stroll through Central Park. \| He walked down to the beach in a leisurely fashion (=in a slow relaxed way). unhurriedmanner \| way \| pace moving or doing something in a slow and calm way, without rushing: The doctor explained the treatment in a calm unhurried manner. \| He began opening the drawers of his desk in an unhurried way, looking for something. \| Life goes on at an unhurried pace on the islands. \| She continued to listen, seeming relaxed and unhurried. measuredapproach \| way \| response \| tone \| fashion doing something or speaking in a slow and careful way: The committee insisted on taking a measured approach to the problem. \| Reno gave a measured response to the reporter’s questions. \| He used a more measured tone in a statement last night. sluggisheconomy \| growth \| sales \| demand \| performance \| start used about a person who is slow and lacks energy. Also used when business is slow and not many goods are sold: The US economy was sluggish in the early part of the year. \| The sluggish growth in exports was due to the recession in other parts of the world. \| Sales of the new phone have been sluggish. \| the company’s sluggish performance this year \| Alexandra woke up late, feeling tired and sluggish. \| The car seems rather sluggish going uphill. lethargic moving slowly, because you feel as if you have no energy and no interest in doing anything: His son became depressed and lethargic and lost interest in his schoolwork. \| If I sit in front of the computer all day long I often feel lethargic.Lethargic is not usually used before a noun. languid literaryhand \| gesture \| movement \| wave \| smile \| indifference \| grace \| afternoon \| summer a languid movement is slow, elegant, and uses very little effort. You also use languid about times when people do things slowly, especially because it is very hot: She lifted a languid hand to push back her long blonde hair. \| She gave a languid wave as she left the room. \| He remembered long languid afternoons by the river in August. \| a languid summer night glacial literarypace extremely slow – used especially about the speed at which something happens: Things are changing, but at a glacial pace. \| There has been some progress, however glacial.Glacial also means ‘relating to a glacier’ (=a huge area of ice which moves extremely slowly).If something moves or happens very slowly, you say that it moves or happens at a snail’s pace: The game began at a snail’s pace.In more informal contexts, if something seems to happen very slowly, you can say that it goes on forever: The meeting seemed to go on forever.ANTONYMS → fast1
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