形容词慢的; 迟钝的; 温和的; 慢于…的
副词慢慢地; 缓慢地
及物/不及物动词(使)缓行,(使)减速
不及物动词变慢; 变萧条
及物动词放慢; 阻碍
形容词
1. slow的近义词
1. He''s a slow walker.
他走起路来慢吞吞的。
2. My watch is five minutes slow.
我的表慢了五分钟。
3. What a slow party!
多么枯燥的一次聚会!
副词
1. My watch goes slow.
我的表走得慢。
及物动词
1.
1. He slowed his pace.
他放慢了脚步。
不及物动词
1. The train slowed as it approached the station.
火车进站时速度放慢了。
American English Rhythm-(美国英语的节拍)
A:Hello, Harry. Where are you off to?
你好,哈里,你到哪儿去?
B:I'm going home to study my English lesson.
我回家去温习英语课。
A:English lesson?
英语课?
B:Yes. I'm trying to learn a little more.I don't always understand what people say, and they don't always understand me.
是的,我想尽量多学一点。我总是听不懂人家讲的话,别人也听不懂我讲的话。
A:What're you learning about?
你在学习什么呢?
B:Well. For instance, some words in a sentence are stressed.The time between two of these stressed words is always about the same. No matter how many words there are.This is what makes English sound jerky. First you go very fast, and then perhaps you slow up.
嗯,例如,在一句话中的有些词是加重语气的,其中两个词间隔的时间总是几乎一样的。不论一句中有多少加重的词,这就使英语的音调显得不平稳。开始你说得很快,后来可能慢下来。
A:Hmmmm. I never noticed that. Give me an example.
哦,我倒从来没有注意到这点。给我举个例子。
B:Sure, Here's a sentence we memorized for class. "You told me last night not to let you argue me out of getting you up on time."It takes just as long to say"not to let you argue me out of getting you up on time"as it does to say"you told me last night"
可以。这儿有一句我们在上课时应记住的话:"You told me last night not to let you argue me out of getting you up on time。"在说"not to let you argue me out of getting you up on time"这段话的时间就和说"you told me last night"这句话一样长。
1. 慢步:舞步有快步和慢步 快步(quick)占半拍 用Q表示;慢步(slow)占一拍 用S表示. 基本节奏是慢、慢、快、快、慢(S、S、Q、Q、S). 舞曲节奏带有停顿并强调切分音;舞步顿挫有力 潇洒豪放;身体无起伏、无升降、无旋转;表情严肃 有左顾右盼的头部闪动动作.
1. 慢的;缓慢的
Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed.
e.g. The traffic is heavy and slow...
交通拥挤,车流缓慢。
e.g. Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.
使用自动搅拌器时应该选用慢挡。
2. (用于非正式英语中)缓慢地,慢吞吞地
In informal English, slower is used to mean ''at a slower speed'' and slowest is used to mean ''at the slowest speed''. In non-standard English, slow is used to mean ''with little speed''.
e.g. I began to walk slower and slower...
我走得越来越慢。
e.g. We got there by driving slow all the way.
我们开着车去了那里,一路上开得很慢。
3. 费时间的;时间长的;迟缓的
Something that is slow takes a long time.
e.g. The distribution of passports has been a slow process.
颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。
4. (办事)慢的,迟的
If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay.
e.g. The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis...
国际社会对这次危机反应迟缓。
e.g. I''ve been a bit slow in making up my mind.
我下决心有些慢。
5. (使)慢下来;(使)放慢速度
If something slows or if you slow it, it starts to move or happen more slowly.
e.g. The rate of bombing has slowed considerably...
轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。
e.g. She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road...
她放慢车速,开始驶上一条狭窄的道路。
6. 迟钝的;反应不灵敏的
Someone who is slow is not very clever and takes a long time to understand things.
e.g. He got hit on the head and he''s been a bit slow since.
他的脑袋受过撞击,从那以后,他的反应变得有些迟钝。
7. 呆滞的;不景气的;沉闷的
If you describe a situation, place, or activity as slow, you mean that it is not very exciting.
e.g. Don''t be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring...
事情变得有点沉闷无聊的时候,不要胆怯。
e.g. The island is too slow for her liking.
这个岛太沉闷了,不合她的胃口。
8. (钟表)走得慢的
If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time.
9. see also: slow-
10. slow off the mark -> see mark
slowly but surely -> see surely
slow on the uptake -> see uptake