slow·ly★/ˈsləʊli; NAmEˈsloʊli/adverbat a slow speed; not quickly 慢速地;缓慢地;迟缓地◆to move slowly慢慢移动◆Please could you speak more slowly?请您说慢一点好不好?◆The boat chugged slowly along.船突突地缓慢前进。◆He found that life moved slowly in the countryside.他发现乡村的生活节奏慢。◆Don't rush into a decision. Take it slowly.不要急于做决定。慢慢来。◆Slowly things began to improve.慢慢地,情况开始好转了。☞note at
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IDIOMˌslowly but ˈsurelymaking slow but definite progress 缓慢但扎实地;稳扎稳打地◆We'll get there slowly but surely.我们虽慢,但准能赶到那儿。slow·ly/ˈsləʊli; NAmEˈsloʊli/
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slowlyslow‧ly /ˈsləʊli $ ˈsloʊ-/ ●●●S3W2 adverb
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1at a slow speedOPP quickly: He shook his head slowly. ‘That’s true,’ said Joe slowly.2slowly but surely used to emphasize that a change is happening, although it is happening slowly: We are slowly but surely gaining the support of the public.THESAURUSslowly at a slow speed: · Large white clouds drifted slowly across the sky.· The situation is slowly improving.gradually happening slowly over a period of time: · I practised every day, and gradually got better.· Many of our forests are gradually disappearing.little by little/bit by bit slowly, in a series of small amounts or stages: · Add the olive oil, little by little.· It’s best to do the work bit by bit.at a snail’s pace extremely slowly, especially when this is annoying: · Traffic was moving at a snail’s pace.· The project seems to be moving at a snail’s pace.
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adv.缓慢地,慢慢地
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