Slow

[sləʊ] or [sloʊ]

解释:

(verb.) become slow or slower; 'Production slowed'.

(verb.) cause to proceed more slowly; 'The illness slowed him down'.

(adj.) 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' .

(adj.) at a slow tempo; 'the band played a slow waltz' .

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

凯茜录入--From WordNet

解释:

(-) imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

(superl.) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.

(superl.) Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.

(superl.) Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.

(superl.) Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.

(superl.) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.

(superl.) Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.

(superl.) Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.

(adv.) Slowly.

(v. t.) To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.

(v. i.) To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.

(n.) A moth.

整理:特蕾西

同义词及近义词：

a. [1]. Moderate, deliberate, not swift, not rapid, not speedy.[2]. Tardy, dilatory, late, inactive, sluggish.[3]. Dull, stupid, heavy, not alert, not prompt, not ready.

编辑:诺拉

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Sluggish, inactive, Inert, lazy, unready, tardy, late, gradual, tedious, dull,dilatory, lingering, slack

ANT:Active, quick, fast, rapid, alert, ready, prompt, early, sudden, Immediate

录入:莱斯特

解释:

adj. not swift: late: behind in time: not hasty: not ready: not progressive.—v.t. to delay retard slacken the speed of.—v.i. to slacken in speed.—n. Slow′back a lazy lubber.—p.adj. Slow′-gait′ed (Shak.) accustomed to walk slowly.—ns. Slow′-hound sleuth-hound; Slow′ing a lessening of speed.—adv. Slow′ly.—ns. Slow′-match generally rope steeped in a solution of saltpetre and lime-water used for firing guns before the introduction of friction tubes and sometimes for firing military mines now superseded by Bickford's fuse a train of gunpowder enclosed in two coatings of jute thread waterproofed; Slow′ness.—adj. Slow′-sight′ed slow to discern; Slow′-winged flying slowly.—n. Slow′-worm a scincoid lizard same as Blind-worm—by popular etymology 'slow-worm ' but according to Skeat really 'slay-worm ' A.S. sl?wyrm.

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