英:[ˈsləʊli]
美:[ˈsloʊli]
英:[ˈsləʊli]
美:[ˈsloʊli]
slow·ly
slo li
词根:slow
adj.slow 慢的;减速的;迟钝的
adv.slow 慢慢地;迟缓地
n.slowness 缓慢;迟钝
vi.slow 变慢;变萧条
vt.slow 放慢;阻碍
Adverb
1. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');
"he spoke slowly"
"go easy here--the road is slippery"
"glaciers move tardily"
"please go slow so I can see the sights"
2. in music;
"Play this lento, please"
slowly but surely稳扎稳打,踏实的
中古英语 slouli,源自古英语 slawlice “懒惰地,懒散地,疏忽地”; 参见 slow(形容词)+ -ly(2)。到14世纪末,意为“缓慢地移动或进展,不快或匆忙”。
The first known use of slowly was in the 14th century
1 The boat chugged slowly along.
船突突地缓慢前进。
2 They were down in the dirt firing slowly, carefully from behind splintery trees, piled gray rails, mounds of raw dirt.
3 Nailer looked into her fierce, solemn eyes and nodded slowly.
4 His wits were coming back to him, however slowly.
5 He slowly sipped his wine.
他慢酌浅饮。
6 It was about a mile away, but it wasn’t moving slowly, and all of a sudden she felt afraid.
7 At one point, I let go and twirl her slowly.
8 “Well,” he said slowly, “I don’t know about cake, but. . .”
9 The baby began to whimper, and slowly, the old woman loosened her hold on the Iron Rod.
10 It was a treacherous descent and Dumbledore, hampered slightly by his withered hand, moved slowly.
11 Negotiations were going slowly.
谈判在缓慢地进行.
12 He raised his head slowly.
他不慌不忙地抬起头来.
13 Buttercup continued, moving slowly and smiling, alone, like some land messiah.
14 “Yes, thank you, I do,” he replied slowly.
15 She slowly helped me off the cabinet door and proceeded to have a panic attack.
16 The next day, after school, Canton, with the broom dog tucked under his arm, slowly walked up to the corner to watch his mother—to guard the crossing guard.
17 I considered them from every angle, pictured the treasure safe in them, and made my decision as morning came slowly on.
18 He nodded faintly, and took a deep breath which he released slowly as she relaxed her grip and withdrew her hands from his face.
19 The roadside sign said 15 MPH, SO I drove slowly past the blocks of buildings looking for the administrative offices.
20 His father slowly shared the entire ordeal of what had happened.
1 缓慢
snailish slow soft sluggish tardy languid dilatory stick-in-the-mud tardo adrift adagio lento lentamente gently slack inchmeal deliberation lazy heavy lazily sluggishly tardily slowness tardiness sluggishness clunky at a snail's pace ponderous little by little gentle sedate laborious funereal
4 慢吞吞地
5 低速地
7 缓慢地
adrift adagio lento lentamente slow gently slack inchmeal gradual heavy lazily sluggishly tardily at a snail's pace little by little
10 慢速地
11 渐渐
12 慢速
15 慢吞吞
lead-footed easy slow chuckle slow-moving poky costive anile foot-dragging lazy dally deliberate
16 悠然
17 渐渐地