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ADJ-GRADED
慢的;緩慢的
Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed.
例句
The traffic is heavy and slow...
交通擁擠，車流緩慢。
Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.
使用自動攪拌器時應該選用慢擋。
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ADV-GRADED
(用于非正式英語中)緩慢地，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...
我走得越來越慢。
We got there by driving slow all the way.
我們開著車去了那里，一路上開得很慢。
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ADJ-GRADED
費時間的;時間長的;遲緩的
Something that is slow takes a long time.
例句
The distribution of passports has been a slow process.
頒發護照的過程非常緩慢。
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ADJ-GRADED
(辦事)慢的，遲的
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...
國際社會對這次危機反應遲緩。
I've been a bit slow in making up my mind.
我下決心有些慢。
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V-ERG
(使)慢下來;(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...
轟炸的速度明顯慢了下來。
She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road...
她放慢車速，開始駛上一條狹窄的道路。
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ADJ-GRADED
遲鈍的;反應不靈敏的
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.
他的腦袋受過撞擊，從那以后，他的反應變得有些遲鈍。
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ADJ-GRADED
呆滯的;不景氣的;沉悶的
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...
事情變得有點沉悶無聊的時候，不要膽怯。
The island is too slow for her liking.
這個島太沉悶了，不合她的胃口。
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ADJ-GRADED
(鐘表)走得慢的
If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time.