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ADJ-GRADED
慢的;缓慢的
Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed.
例句
The traffic is heavy and slow...
交通拥挤，车流缓慢。
Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.
使用自动搅拌器时应该选用慢挡。
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ADV-GRADED
(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'.
例句
I began to walk slower and slower...
我走得越来越慢。
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。
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ADJ-GRADED
费时间的;时间长的;迟缓的
Something that is slow takes a long time.
例句
The distribution of passports has been a slow process.
颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。
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ADJ-GRADED
(办事)慢的，迟的
If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay.
例句
The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis...
国际社会对这次危机反应迟缓。
I've been a bit slow in making up my mind.
我下决心有些慢。
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V-ERG
(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.
例句
The rate of bombing has slowed considerably...
轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。
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。
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ADJ-GRADED
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.
例句
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。
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ADJ-GRADED
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.
例句
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。
The island is too slow for her liking.
这个岛太沉闷了，不合她的胃口。
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ADJ-GRADED
(钟表)走得慢的
If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time.