slowly

/ˈsləʊli/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
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缓慢地；慢慢地

释义与例句

adv. 缓慢地；慢慢地
at a low speed or taking a long time to happen or be done
  1. The old lift moved slowly between the ground floor and the fifth.
    那部旧电梯在一楼和五楼之间缓慢运行。
  2. Read the instructions slowly and check each step before continuing.
    慢慢读这些说明，每继续一步前都先核对。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The crowd slowly dispersed once the road was reopened.
    道路重新开放后，人群慢慢散去了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 形容词 slow 加 -ly 构成副词 slowly，修饰动作或变化的速度；slow 本身可修饰名词，如 a slow train，而 slowly 修饰动词，如 drive slowly。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • slow 慢的；缓慢的；使放慢
    可作形容词或动词，是 slowly 的词根，如 a slow train 或 slow the car。
  • slowness 缓慢；迟缓
    不可数名词，指速度慢或动作迟缓的性质。
同义词
  • gradually 逐渐地；逐步地
    slowly 强调速度低或过程耗时，如 walk slowly；gradually 强调变化一小步一小步地发生，如 gradually improve。水温慢慢下降可说 fall slowly，强调逐渐变化则说 gradually fall。
    The pain gradually eased after she began the exercises. 开始做这些锻炼后，她的疼痛逐渐减轻了。
常见搭配
  • walk slowly 慢慢走
    We walked slowly along the cliff path because the stones were wet. 因为石头湿滑，我们沿着悬崖小路慢慢走。
  • slowly but surely 缓慢而稳步地；慢但扎实
    Slowly but surely, the volunteers cleared the mud from the footpath. 志愿者们缓慢而稳步地清除了人行道上的泥浆。
  • move slowly 缓慢移动；进展缓慢
    Traffic moved slowly through the village during the roadworks. 道路施工期间，车辆缓慢地驶过村庄。