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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   slow

   • IPA[slō]

   美式

   • adj.
     moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast；taking a long time to perform a specified action
   • adv.
     at a slow pace; slowly
   • v.
     reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process；live or work less actively or intensely
2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast a time when diesel cars were slow and noisy a slow dot-matrix printer 同義詞 unhurried, leisurely, measured, moderate, deliberate, ... 更多steady, sedate, slow-moving, slow-going, easy, relaxed, unrushed, gentle, undemanding, comfortable, ponderous, plodding, labored, dawdling, loitering, lagging, laggard, sluggish, sluggardly, snail-like, tortoise-like, leaden-footed, leaden, creeping, laggy, informallollygagging反義詞 fast, rapid, brisk
   • ▪ taking a long time to perform a specified action she was a slow reader large organizations can be slow to change
   • ▪ lasting or taking a long time a slow process the journey home was slow 同義詞 long-drawn-out, time-consuming, lengthy, long-lasting, protracted, ... 更多prolonged, interminable, gradual, progressive反義詞 brief, short
   • ▪ not allowing or intended for fast travel the slow lane
   • ▪ (of a playing field) likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from traveling fast.
   • 2. (of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time the clock was five minutes slow
   • 3. not prompt to understand, think, or learn he's so slow, so unimaginative 同義詞 obtuse, stupid, unperceptive, imperceptive, blind, ... 更多uncomprehending, unimaginative, insensitive, bovine, stolid, slow-witted, dull-witted, unintelligent, doltish, witless, blockish, informaldense, dim, dimwitted, thick, slow on the uptake, dumb, dopey, not with it, boneheaded, blockheaded, lamebrained, wooden-headed, muttonheaded, dozy, glaikit, dumb-ass, chowderheaded, dof反義詞 astute, bright, perceptive
   • 4. uneventful and rather dull a slow and mostly aimless narrative 同義詞 dull, boring, uninteresting, unexciting, uneventful, ... 更多tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dry, as dry as dust, monotonous, plodding, tame, dreary, lackluster, informalho-hum, quiet, sleepy, unprogressive, behind the times, backward, backwoods, backwater, informaldead, one-horse, dead-and-alive, dullsville反義詞 gripping, exciting, action-packed
   • ▪ (of business) with little activity; slack sales were slow 同義詞 sluggish, slack, quiet, slow-moving, not busy, ... 更多inactive, flat, depressed, stagnant, dead, unproductive反義詞 busy, hectic
   • 5. (of a film) needing long exposure.
   • ▪ (of a lens) having a small aperture.
   • 6. (of a fire or oven) burning or giving off heat gently bake the dish in a preheated slow oven

   adv.

   副詞

   • 1. at a slow pace; slowly the train went slower and slower a slow-moving river

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process the train slowed to a halt investment has slowed down 同義詞 reduce speed, go slower, decelerate, lessen one's speed, brake, ... 更多put the brakes on, slack off反義詞 accelerate, speed up
   • ▪ live or work less actively or intensely I wasn't feeling well and had to slow down 同義詞 take it easy, relax, ease up/off, take a break, take some time off, ... 更多slack off, informallet up, chill out, hang loose, kick back反義詞 work harder

   片語

   • slow but sure