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

• 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。
• 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。
• I believe Asian economies will weather the storm if the rate of US economic growth slows down.
  我认为，如果美国经济增速放缓，亚洲经济会度过难关。
• I think the workload slows down for me next week.
  我想下周我的工作量会减少一点。
• 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。
• Growth and profits in one region pick up when another slows.
  当一个地区的增长和盈利减缓时，另一个地区出现好转。
• An affected application server's response rate slows workload management techniques.
  受影响的应用服务器的响应速度减缓了负载管理技术。
• But if the economy slows more sharply than expected, their enthusiasm for the greenback will shrink.
  但是如果经济放缓的速度比预期更为迅速，他们对美元的热情将会减少。
• 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。
• 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。