slow
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
a slow train; a slow computer
Turkey should always be cooked in a slow oven.
- 2.
Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- 3.
(derogatory, informal)(informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- 4.
Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- 5.
(of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
That clock is slow.
- 6.
Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- 7.
(of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
It was a slow news day, so the editor asked us to make our articles wordier.
I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
slow the process
- 2.
(transitive)To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
slow the traffic
- 3.
(intransitive)To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
- 2.
(music) A slow song.
Trạng từ
adverb- 1.
Slowly.
That clock is running slow.
I want to dance with you nice and slow.
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From Middle English slaw, slow, from Old English slāw (lazy; inert, slow), from *slaiw, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sleyH-u- (bad). 2 cog Cognate with slee, sleeuw (cramped, stiff; blunt; sour), sløv, sljór, sljo, slø, sløv (blunt; weak; lazy), slö.