| 单词 | slow |
| 释义 | slow slow /; AmE / adjective, verb
■ adjective (slower, slowest)
1 not happening quickly: The outlook is for continued slow growth in Brazil. Economic recovery is expected to be slow.
2 not very busy; containing little action: Sales are slow (= not many goods are being sold). The spring shopping season may be slow.
3 slow to do sth | slow (in) doing sth not doing sth immediately; not happening immediately: The industry has been slow to react. They were very slow paying me. The company has been slow in responding to shifts in demand.
slowly adverb: Things are changing very slowly.
slowness noun [U]: seasonal slowness in the travel market ⇨ MARK noun
■ adverb
IDIOMS
go slow (on sth) to show less enthusiasm for achieving sth: The government is going slow on tax reforms. GO-SLOW
■ verb [+ obj or no obj] slow (sth/sb) (down/up) to go at a slower speed; to be less active; to make sb/sth do this: The marker showed little sign of slowing down. Businesses are trying to slow the pace of job cuts. a slowing world economy |
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