slows

英 [sləʊz]

美 [sloʊz]

v.  (使)放慢速度，减缓，松劲
slow的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 慢的;缓慢的
  Something that isslowmoves, happens, or is done without much speed.
  1. The traffic is heavy and slow...
     交通拥挤，车流缓慢。
  2. Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.
     使用自动搅拌器时应该选用慢挡。
  3. ...slow, regular breathing.
     缓慢而均匀的呼吸
• ADV-GRADED (用于非正式英语中)缓慢地，慢吞吞地
  In informal English,sloweris used to mean 'at a slower speed' andslowestis used to mean 'at the slowest speed'. In non-standard English,slowis used to mean 'with little speed'.
  1. I began to walk slower and slower...
     我走得越来越慢。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 费时间的;时间长的;迟缓的
  Something that isslowtakes a long time.
  1. The distribution of passports has been a slow process.
     颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。
• ADJ-GRADED (办事)慢的，迟的
  If someone isslowto do something, they do it after a delay.
  1. The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis...
     国际社会对这次危机反应迟缓。
  2. I've been a bit slow in making up my mind.
     我下决心有些慢。
• V-ERG (使)慢下来;(使)放慢速度
  If somethingslowsor if youslowit, it starts to move or happen more slowly.
  1. The rate of bombing has slowed considerably...
     轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。
  2. 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。
  3. Reactions were slowed by fatigue.
     疲劳使反应变得迟缓。
• ADJ-GRADED 迟钝的;反应不灵敏的
  Someone who isslowis not very clever and takes a long time to understand things.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 呆滞的;不景气的;沉闷的
  If you describe a situation, place, or activity asslow, you mean that it is not very exciting.
  1. 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。
  2. The island is too slow for her liking.
     这个岛太沉闷了，不合她的胃口。
• (钟表)走得慢的
  If a clock or watch isslow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time.
• See also:slow-
• slow off the mark→ see:mark

双语例句

• The conversation slows down the action of the play.
  这些对话使剧情进展有所减缓。
• This can activate platelets and the clotting system, which in turn slows blood flow.
  它能导致突发高血压和血流不规则，进而激活血小板和凝血系统，并进一步降低血流速度。
• This does not promote dynamism, since it slows down the substitution of technology for jobs.
  这不会增加活力，因为它放慢了用技术替代就业的速度。
• Subvocalization, no matter its value for initially learning to read, slows down most readers.
  默读，无论它在开始学习阅读时多有价值，都降低了大多数读者的阅读速度。
• Even if China's appetite for raw materials slows prices would not crash, they say.
  他们称，即使中国对原材料的胃口减小，大宗商品价格也不会崩盘。
• If the economy slows down, it is the fiscal side that will need a push.
  如果经济放缓，需要努力的将是财政方面。
• Suddenly our boat slows down and begins to turn a little.
  突然，我们的小船慢了下来，并且转了一个弯。
• As the ship slows down, the people on board are thrown violently forward.
  船减速时，船上的人被狠狠地向前抛了出去。
• I think the workload slows down for me next week.
  我想下周我的工作量会减少一点。
• Soon this frenzied rotation slows down.
  不久，这种疯狂的自转便减慢了。