slowing

1. ADJ-GRADED 慢的;缓慢的
   Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed.
   1. The traffic is heavy and slow...
      交通拥挤，车流缓慢。
   2. Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.
      使用自动搅拌器时应该选用慢挡。
   3. ...slow, regular breathing.
      缓慢而均匀的呼吸
2. ADV-GRADED (用于非正式英语中)缓慢地，慢吞吞地
   In informal English, slower is used to mean 'at a slower speed' and slowest is used to mean 'at the slowest speed'. In non-standard English, slow is used to mean 'with little speed'.
   1. I began to walk slower and slower...
      我走得越来越慢。
   2. We got there by driving slow all the way.
      我们开着车去了那里，一路上开得很慢。
3. ADJ-GRADED 费时间的;时间长的;迟缓的
   Something that is slow takes a long time.
   1. The distribution of passports has been a slow process.
      颁发护照的过程非常缓慢。
4. ADJ-GRADED (办事)慢的，迟的
   If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay.
   1. The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis...
      国际社会对这次危机反应迟缓。
   2. I've been a bit slow in making up my mind.
      我下决心有些慢。
5. V-ERG (使)慢下来;(使)放慢速度
   If something slows or if you slow it, it starts to move or happen more slowly.
   1. The rate of bombing has slowed considerably...
      轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。
   2. She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road...
      她放慢车速，开始驶上一条狭窄的道路。
   3. Reactions were slowed by fatigue.
      疲劳使反应变得迟缓。
6. ADJ-GRADED 迟钝的;反应不灵敏的
   Someone who is slow is not very clever and takes a long time to understand things.
   1. He got hit on the head and he's been a bit slow since.
      他的脑袋受过撞击，从那以后，他的反应变得有些迟钝。
7. ADJ-GRADED 呆滞的;不景气的;沉闷的
   If you describe a situation, place, or activity as slow, you mean that it is not very exciting.
   1. Don't be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring...
      事情变得有点沉闷无聊的时候，不要胆怯。
   2. The island is too slow for her liking.
      这个岛太沉闷了，不合她的胃口。
8. (钟表)走得慢的
   If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time.
9. See also: slow-
10. slow off the mark → see: mark

1. We approach the end of the year with the economy slowing and little sign of cheer.
   接近年末时，我们面临经济迟滞、处处萧条的局面。
2. The American economy, and its ability to compete abroad, was slowing down according to the report.
   根据这项报告，美国经济及其海外竞争能力发展的速度开始放缓。
3. This is principally because the major export markets are slowing
   这主要是因为主要出口市场发展缓慢。
4. The accident was caused by people slowing down to rubber-neck.
   事故是由为了看热闹而减速的人引起的。
5. Investors were spooked by slowing economies.
   经济增长速度的放慢让投资者神经紧张。
6. He is over seventy but he shows no signs of slowing up.
   他年逾70，但不衰老迟钝。
7. Now commodity inflation is rising, but U.S. growth is showing signs of slowing.
   现在，大宗商品价格上涨的速度正在加快，但美国经济增长出现了放缓迹象。
8. Some analysts and investors fear this is just the beginning of slowing high-end sales.
   一些分析师和投资者担心，这标志着高端零售市场拐点的到来。
9. That suggests that companies were ramping up their activities in December, not slowing down.
   它说明12月份企业活动增加了，而不是放缓了。
10. First, demand for exports from China is slowing.
    首先，对中国出口商品的需求正增长得越来越慢。
11. They were slowing me down too, just fine.
    他们也放慢了我的速度，挺好。
12. But by how much is China slowing down?
    但中国经济增速到底放慢了多少？
13. That's slowing the movement of money in the economy and holding back investment.
    这会减缓资金在经济中的流动并阻碍投资。
14. This set off a spiral of falling bond prices, weakening banks and slowing growth.
    这又导致了债务价格的下跌，弱化了银行并使增长率放缓。
15. I seem to be slowing down.
    我好象有些麻痹了。
16. I'm slowing you down too much.
    我拖慢了你的脚步。
17. Domestic demand growth is also slowing, as higher fuel and food costs erode purchasing power.
    内需增速也在放缓，原因是能源和食品价格上涨侵蚀了购买力。
18. But growth has been slowing down this year due to intensifying competition.
    但由于竞争加剧，今年的增长慢下了脚步。
19. But Japan's economic development is slowing down.
    但是日本的经济发展正在衰退。
20. These moves led to price fluctuations and slowing global demand.
    那些举措造成了稀土价格的波动，并导致全球稀土需求增长放缓。
21. But now scientists say they have quantified a new benefit: slowing global warming.
    但是，目前科学家们称：他们通过量化分析，发现了白色屋顶还有一个益处&减缓全球变暖的趋势。
22. Rising fears about the impact of inflation on slowing economies took their toll on Japanese and other Asia-Pacific markets.
    投资者越来越担心通胀对正在减缓的经济产生的影响，这使日本及其它亚太地区的市场遭受损失。
23. They're slowing down considerably sir.
    他们的速度慢下来了，长官。
24. Chinese steel demand has been tepid since January as slowing economic growth has curbed demand for the material.
    中国对钢材的需求自今年1月以来持续低迷，因为经济增长放缓抑制了对这种材料的需求。
25. Today's data adds to evidence that growth in Asia's biggest economy is slowing.
    今天的数据再次佐证了亚洲最大经济体经济增长放缓。
26. Why is he slowing down?
    他为什么慢下来了？
27. Heavy rain in the area is slowing rescue efforts.
    这地区的大雨减慢了救援工作的速度。
28. The stock market has provided another indication of the slowing economy.
    股市表现提供了经济放缓的另一个迹象。

noun

1. a decrease in rate of change
   1. the deceleration of the arms race

   Synonym:    decelerationretardation