Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1661
slow
放慢；减速；慢下来
核心释义
to move more slowly or to become slower
- 1.
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.
- 2.
减速；放慢速度
lose velocity; move more slowly
- 3.
阻止快速行进；阻碍进展。
To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
- 4.
变慢；慢下来
become slow or slower
- 5.
变慢；放慢速度；减速。
To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
- 6.
使...放慢速度
cause to proceed more slowly
使放慢；使减速；延缓；阻碍；使(某物)运行、移动等变慢；降低速度。；减速；放慢速度；阻止快速行进；阻碍进展。；变慢；慢下来
用法In use
The driver slowed the bus before the sharp curve.
用法提示：slow 作及物动词，表示‘使……放慢速度’，后接宾语 the bus。
You should slow your speech so everyone can follow.
用法提示：slow 作及物动词，表示‘放慢’，宾语是 your speech。
The heavy snow slowed traffic across the city.
用法提示：slow 作及物动词，表示‘使……变慢’，主语是 the heavy snow，宾语是 traffic。
Production slowed
The illness slowed him down
slow down
The car slowed down as it approached the intersection.
汽车接近十字路口时减速了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- slow down
- 减速；慢下来
- You need to slow down when approaching a curve.接近弯道时需要减速。
- slow the pace
- 放慢节奏
- The company decided to slow the pace of expansion.公司决定放慢扩张节奏。
- slow progress
- 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。
- slow growth
- 减缓增长
- Economic sanctions slowed growth in the region.经济制裁减缓了该地区的增长。
- slow the spread
- 减缓传播
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
动词'slow'意为'减速'，联想's'像慢爬的蛇，'low'指低速，合为减速。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与副词down连用，表示（使）减速。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /oʊ/ sound with 'slow', spelled with 'ow'. No lookalikes that sound different are included.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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