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

• 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。
• This slows down disk-seeking speed rather significantly.
  这会相当大地减慢磁盘查找速度。
• This slows down or even prevents the development of generic and new vaccines.
  这减缓甚至阻止了仿制疫苗和新疫苗的开发。
• 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。
• This causes the server to handle yet another request, and slows down the process.
  这样可能会导致服务器再转过来处理另一个请求，从而减慢了处理速度。
• 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。
• Once goods are loaded into trucks, everything slows down.
  一旦货物装上了卡车，一切都慢了下来。
• So as China slows, all the countries that have benefited from it will slow as well.
  所以，随着中国经济放慢脚步，所有从中国经济发展中受益的国家也将放缓。
• If you mouth each word as you read, this slows down you toa snail's speed.
  如果你口中每个单词你读，这放慢你一个蜗牛的速度。