Engelsk tillægsord: slow | |||
1. | slow not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A slow walker. The slow lane of traffic. Her steps were slow. He was slow in reacting to the news. Slow but steady growth. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | bumper-to-bumper, dilatory, drawn-out, laggard, lazy, long-play, long-playing, pokey, poky, slow-moving, sluggish, sulky | ||
Se også | gradual, unhurried | ||
Kendetegner | fastness, speed, swiftness | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | fast | ||
2. | slow at a slow tempo | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The band played a slow waltz. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | adagio, andante, larghetto, larghissimo, largo, lentissimo, lento, moderato | ||
Overordnet emneområde | music | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | fast | ||
3. | slow slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | So dense he never understands anything I say to him. Never met anyone quite so dim. Although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick. Dumb officials make some really dumb decisions. He was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse. Worked with the slow students. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | stupid | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | smart | ||
4. | slow (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The clock is slow. | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | fast | ||
5. | slow so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A boring evening with uninteresting people. The deadening effect of some routine tasks. A dull play. His competent but dull performance. A ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention. What an irksome task the writing of long letters is. Tedious days on the train. The tiresome chirping of a cricket. Other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | uninteresting | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | interesting | ||
6. | slow (of business) not active or brisk | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Business is dull (or slow). A sluggish market. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dull, sluggish | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | inactive | ||
Overordnet emneområde | business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | active | ||
Engelsk biord: slow | |||
1. | slow without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He spoke slowly. Go easy here--the road is slippery. Glaciers move tardily. Please go slow so I can see the sights. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | easy, slowly, tardily | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | colloquialism | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | apace, chop-chop, quickly, rapidly, speedily | ||
2. | slow of timepieces | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The clock is almost an hour slow. My watch is running behind. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | behind | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: slow | |||
1. | slow (om ændring) lose velocity; move more slowly | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The car decelerated. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decelerate, retard, slow down, slow up | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
Mere specifikke termer | delay, detain, hold up, slow, slow down, slow up | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | accelerate, quicken, speed up, speed | ||
2. | slow (om ændring) become slow or slower | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Production slowed. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | slack, slacken, slow down, slow up | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | weaken | ||
3. | slow (om ændring) cause to proceed more slowly | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The illness slowed him down. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | slow down, slow up | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bog, bog down, clog, constipate | ||