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slow down
The car slowed down as it approached the intersection.
汽车接近十字路口时减速了。
放慢；减速；慢下来
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放慢；减速；慢下来
to move more slowly or to become slower
The car slowed down as it approached the intersection.
汽车接近十字路口时减速了。
使(某物)运行、移动等变慢；降低速度。
To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
减速；放慢速度
lose velocity; move more slowly
阻止快速行进；阻碍进展。
To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
变慢；慢下来
become slow or slower
slow
Base
原形
slows
3rd person
第三人称单数
slowing
-ing
现在分词
slowed
Past
过去式
slowed
Past participle
过去分词
The car slows at the intersection.
那辆车在十字路口减速。
He slowed his pace.
他放慢了脚步。
The driver is slowing down.
司机正在减速。
规则动词，过去式/过去分词为slowed。常用短语slow down（减速）。
The driver slowed the bus before the sharp curve.
司机在急转弯前减慢了公交车的速度。
AI contextual example
You should slow your speech so everyone can follow.
你应该放慢语速，好让每个人都能跟上。
AI contextual example
The heavy snow slowed traffic across the city.
大雪使全城的交通慢了下来。
AI contextual example
Production slowed
生产放缓了。
WordNet
The car slowed down as it approached the intersection.
汽车接近十字路口时减速了。
用作及物动词短语，表示使某人或某物减速。
The heavy traffic slowed us down by 20 minutes.
交通堵塞使我们慢了20分钟。
表示减速达到某种状态。
The economy slowed to a standstill.
经济放缓至停滞状态。
Not this
The car is slow when entering the curve.
Use this
The car slows when entering the curve.
此处需要动词表示“减速”，而“slow”作为形容词表示“慢的”，应使用动词形式“slow(s)”来表达动作。
Not this
Please slow your speed.
Use this
Please slow down.
“slow”作动词时，通常与“down”搭配表示“减慢速度”，直接说“slow your speed”不符合英语习惯，应使用“slow down”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
减速；慢下来
You need to slow down when approaching a curve.
接近弯道时需要减速。
放慢节奏
The company decided to slow the pace of expansion.
公司决定放慢扩张节奏。
减慢进展
The heavy rain slowed progress on the construction site.
大雨减慢了工地的施工进度。
减缓增长
Economic sanctions slowed growth in the region.
经济制裁减缓了该地区的增长。
减缓传播
Wearing masks can slow the spread of the virus.
戴口罩可以减缓病毒的传播。
使交通减缓
The broken-down truck slowed traffic on the highway.
故障卡车使高速公路上的交通减缓。
减速；放慢速度
The driver slowed down when he saw the police car.
司机看到警车时减速了。
慢到几乎停止
The construction project slowed to a crawl due to lack of funds.
由于缺乏资金，建筑项目慢到几乎停滞。
放慢节奏；冷静下来
He needs to slow his roll and consider the consequences.
他需要放慢节奏，考虑后果。
慢下来，你走得太快了。
From the song 'The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)' by Simon & Garfunkel. It urges listeners to relax and not rush.
来自西蒙和加芬克尔的歌曲《第五十九街桥之歌（感觉棒极了）》。这首歌鼓励听众放松，不要匆忙。
慢下来，博士！
From the movie 'Back to the Future'. Marty McFly yells this to Doc Brown as the DeLorean speeds up.
来自电影《回到未来》。马蒂·麦克弗莱在德罗宁加速时对布朗博士大喊这句话。
Use slow naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
动词'slow'意为'减速'，联想's'像慢爬的蛇，'low'指低速，合为减速。
register: mixed; contexts: 日常减速, 技术说明; note_zh: 动词'slow'在语域上较为中性，日常和技术场合均常见。日常多指减速或变慢，技术语境指降低速率。中文可译为‘减慢’、‘放缓’等。
常与副词down连用，表示（使）减速。
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