Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1661
slow
放慢；减速；慢下来
to move more slowly or to become slower
- 1.
To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
使(某物)运行、移动等变慢；降低速度。
- 2.
lose velocity; move more slowly
减速；放慢速度
- 3.
To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
阻止快速行进；阻碍进展。
- 4.
become slow or slower
变慢；慢下来
- 5.
To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
变慢；放慢速度；减速。
- 6.
cause to proceed more slowly
使...放慢速度
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
In use
The driver slowed the bus before the sharp curve.
You should slow your speech so everyone can follow.
The heavy snow slowed traffic across the city.
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。
slow someone/something down
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。
Connections
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
- Wearing masks can slow the spread of the virus.戴口罩可以减缓病毒的传播。
- slow traffic
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常与副词down连用，表示（使）减速。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /oʊ/ sound with 'slow', spelled with 'ow'. No lookalikes that sound different are included.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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