slow down

英 [sləʊ daʊn]

美 [sloʊ daʊn]

（使）放慢; （使）减速; （使）身心松弛; （使）放松

现在分词：slowing down　过去式：slowed down　第三人称单数：slows down　过去分词：slowed down　

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)放慢;(使)减速
  If somethingslows downor is if somethingslowsitdown, it starts to move or happen more slowly.
  1. The car slowed down as they passed Customs...
     过海关的时候，车速慢了下来。
  2. There is no cure for the disease, although drugs can slow down its rate of development...
     尽管药物可以减缓病情的发展，但是这种病仍然是不治之症。
  3. Damage to the turbine slowed the work down.
     涡轮机的损坏降低了工作的效率。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)身心松弛;(使)放松
  If someoneslows downor if somethingslowsthemdown, they become less active.
  1. You will need to slow down for a while...
     你需要放松一段时间。
  2. He was still taking some medication which slowed him down.
     他仍然在服用能够让他放松下来的药物。
• See also:slowdown

英英释义

verb

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
  1. He relaxed in the hot tub
  2. Let's all relax after a hard day's work
  Synonym:relaxloosen upunbendunwinddecompress
• reduce the speed of
  1. He slowed down the car
  Synonym:decelerate
• lose velocity
  1. The car decelerated
  Synonym:decelerateslowslow upretard
• become slow or slower
  1. Production slowed
  Synonym:slowslow upslackslacken
• cause to proceed more slowly
  1. The illness slowed him down
  Synonym:slowslow up

双语例句

• We turned to see the approaching car slow down.
  我们转身看见驶近的车慢慢停下。
• This fear can definitely slow down your growth.
  这种恐惧会显著地减速你的成长。
• I think he is around here. Can you slow down?
  我想他就在这附近，能不能慢一点。
• So, indexes speed the process of retrieval but slow down modification.
  因此索引加快了检索过程的速度，但减慢了修改的速度。
• The car was out of sight around a bend in moments, but the engine did not falter or slow down
  汽车片刻间便转弯不见了踪影，但动力丝毫未减。
• If you slow down, you have time to think and plan better.
  如果你慢下来，你就有时间思考，并能更好地计划。
• Indexes, however, can slow down the speed of record insertions, updates, and deletes.
  但是，索引会减慢插入、更新和删除记录的速度。
• Slow down when turning a corner.
  拐弯要慢行。
• OK, I understand. I'll slow down. I'll speak slowly for you.
  好的，我了解。我会放慢速度。我会为你说慢一点。
• I can slow down the countdown.
  我可以让倒数慢下来。