Chậm, chậm chạp

slow and sure

chậm mà chắc

the clock is five minutes slow

đồng hồ chậm năm phút

to be not slow to defend oneself

không ngần ngại đứng ra tự bảo vệ

to be slow to anger

khó trêu tức (người)

Trì độn, không nhanh trí

to be slow of wit

kém thông minh

Buồn tẻ, kém vui

the entertainment was voted slow

ai cũng cho buổi biểu diễn đó là tẻ

a slow afternoon

một buổi chiều buồn tẻ

Mở nhỏ (ống kính máy ảnh)

Cháy lom rom

a slow fire

ngọn lửa cháy lom khom

Không nảy

a slow tenniscourt

sân quần vượt không nảy

Chậm, chầm chậm

how slow he climbs!

sao hắn trèo chậm thế!

Làm chậm lại, làm trì hoãn

to slow down a process

làm chậm lại một quá trình

Đi chậm lại, chạy chậm lại

to slow up to a stop

chạy chậm lại rồi đỗ hẳn

Lagging, laggard, dawdling, sluggish, sluggard(ly),slow-moving, leaden, ponderous, unhurried, plodding, snail-like,tortoise-like, torpid, leaden-footed, creeping, crawling;deliberate, slow-paced, leisurely, gradual, easy, relaxed, lax,lackadaisical, lazy, US lallygagging or lollygagging: Theywalked at a slow pace back to the house. Philip has become alittle slower in his old age. 2 gradual, progressive, moderate,perceptible, almost imperceptible, measurable: The churchelders have noted a slow decline in moral standards.

Unhurried, slow-moving, slow-paced: The slow funeral cortegecrept through the streets.

Behindhand, unpunctual: I missedthe train because my watch is five minutes slow.

Late, tardy,behindhand, dilatory, delayed, unpunctual: You were so slow ingetting here that everyone has gone.

Slack, inactive, quiet,sluggish, unproductive: Business is always a bit slow after theholidays.

Dense, dull, slow-witted, dull-witted, obtuse,backward, bovine, dim, dim-witted, stupid, unresponsive,blockish, cloddish, unintelligent, doltish, simple, stolid,unimaginative, Boeotian, Colloq slow on the uptake, thick, dumb:I'm afraid I'm a bit slow when it comes to particle physics.

Conservative, unprogressive, old-fashioned, out of date,backward, old-fogyish or old-fogeyish, behind the times, Colloqsquare, not with it, past it, US out of it: The council hasbeen rather slow in realizing the needs of the community. 9boring, dull, tiresome, ennuyant, tedious, dead, sleepy,somnolent, torpid, soporific, wearisome, dry-as-dust,uninteresting, monotonous, tame, uneventful, humdrum, Colloqho-hum, dead, Brit dead-and-alive: This town becomes reallyslow in the autumn, till the tourists reappear in the spring. 10reluctant, not quick, unwilling, hesitant, disinclined, averse,loath or loth, indisposed: Even when provoked, Cassie tends tobe slow to anger.

Adv.

Slowly, unhurriedly, cautiously, carefully,circumspectly: He failed his test because he drove too slow.12 behindhand, tardily, late, unpunctually: All the trains seemto be running a bit slow tonight.

Slowly, easy, leisurely,easily: They told him to take things slower or he'd haveanother heart attack.

V.

Often, slow down or up. slack or slacken off, reducespeed, hold back, put on the brakes, take it easy: You'd betterslow down before you come to Deadman's Hill.

Relax, take iteasy, Colloq ease up: The doctor suggested that at my age Iought to slow down a little.

Adj.

A taking a relatively long time todo a thing or cover a distance (also foll. by of: slow ofspeech). b not quick; acting or moving or done without speed.2 gradual; obtained over a length of time (slow growth).

Notproducing, allowing, or conducive to speed (in the slow lane).4 (of a clock etc.) showing a time earlier than is the case.

(of a person) not understanding readily; not learning easily.

Dull; uninteresting; tedious.

Slack or sluggish (business isslow).

(of a fire or oven) giving little heat.

Photog. a(of a film) needing long exposure. b (of a lens) having a smallaperture.

A reluctant; tardy (not slow to defend himself).b not hasty or easily moved (slow to take offence).

(of acricket-pitch, tennis-court, putting-green, etc.) on which theball bounces or runs slowly.

Adv.

At a slow pace; slowly.2 (in comb.) (slow-moving traffic).

Intr. reduce one's pace of life; live or work lessintensely.

Slow and sure of the attitude that haste is risky.slow but sure achieving the required result eventually.slow-down the action of slowing down; a go-slow. slow handclapslow clapping by an audience as a sign of displeasure orboredom. slow loris see LORIS. slow march the marching timeadopted by troops in a funeral procession etc. slow-match aslow-burning match for lighting explosives etc. slow motion 1the operation or speed of a film using slower projection or morerapid exposure so that actions etc. appear much slower thanusual.

The simulation of this in real action. slow neutron aneutron with low kinetic energy esp. after moderation (cf. fastneutron (see FAST(1))). slow poison a poison eventually causingdeath by repeated doses. slow puncture a puncture causing onlyslow deflation of the tyre. slow reactor Physics a nuclearreactor using mainly slow neutrons (cf. fast reactor (seeFAST(1))). slow virus a progressive disease caused by a virusor virus-like organism that multiplies slowly in the hostorganism and has a long incubation period, such as scrapie orBSE.

Slowish adj. slowly adv. slowness n. [OE slaw f. Gmc]