NOT QUICK 慢的, not moving, being done, or happening quickly

慢的，缓慢的;

The car was travelling at a very slow speed.

汽车正以非常慢的速度在行驶。

a slow walker

走得慢的人

The economy faces a year of slower growth.

经济将面临增长较缓的一年。

Take a few deep, slow breaths.

慢慢地深吸几口气。

We got on the slow train (=one that stops at a lot of places) by mistake.

我们误上了一辆慢车。

TAKING TOO LONG 费时太久的, taking too long

耗时的，太慢的;

Taylor was concerned at the slow progress of the investigations.

泰勒对调查进展太慢忧心忡忡。

The legal system can be painfully slow (=much too slow) .

这个法律体系有时效率极其低下。

The wound was slow to heal.

伤好得很慢。

WITH DELAY 耽搁, [not before noun] if you are slow to do something, you do not do it as soon as you can or should

迟缓的，慢吞吞的:

Farmers have been slow to exploit this market.

农民迟迟没有开拓这个市场。

Their attitude was slow to change.

他们的态度迟迟不肯改变。

He has been slow in announcing the name of his successor.

他迟迟没有宣布继任者的名字。

New ideas have been slow in coming.

迟迟没有想出新的办法来。

LONGER TIME 较长时间, taking a longer time than something similar

〔比同类事物〕缓慢的，费时长的，耗费时日的;

the slow train (=one that stops at more stations)

慢车

BUSINESS 生意, if business or trade is slow, there are not many customers or not much is sold

冷清的，清淡的:

Business is often slow in the afternoon.

下午生意通常清淡。

The company is experiencing slow sales.

公司目前销售不旺。

CLOCK 时钟, [not before noun] if a clock or watch is slow, it is showing a time earlier than the correct time

慢的;

The clock is about five minutes slow.

这钟慢五分钟左右。

NOT CLEVER 不聪明的, not good or quick at understanding things

迟钝的，愚笨的:

Teaching assistants have time to help the slower pupils.

教学助理有时间帮助学得比较慢的学生。

slow on the uptake, not quick to understand something new

〔对新事物〕理解得慢，领悟得慢:

Sometimes Tim's a little slow on the uptake.

蒂姆有时理解得有点慢。

slow off the mark, not quick enough at reacting to something

反应迟钝

do a slow burn, [AmE informal] to slowly get angry

慢慢生起气来，怒火慢慢地涌上心头:

Tony fumbled the ball and I could see the coach doing a slow burn.

托尼漏接了球，我能看出教练的怒气慢慢上来了。

slow handclap, [BrE] if a group of people give someone a slow handclap, they CLAP their hands slowly to show their disapproval

慢吞吞的鼓掌〔表示不满〕

a slow oven, an OVEN that is at a low temperature

开到低档温度的烤箱

PHOTOGRAPHY 摄影, a slow film does not react to light very easily

〔胶片〕曝光慢的

to become slower or to make something slower

（使）慢下来，（使）减速:

Her breathing slowed and she fell asleep.

她呼吸慢下来，睡着了。

Ian slowed up as he approached the traffic lights.

伊恩在驶近红绿灯时放慢了速度。

slowly

慢慢地，缓慢地:

If you go slower, you'll see much more.

如果你慢慢地走，就能看到更多。