slow(ly) 的用法及固定搭配

slow(ly)

1.slow后面接不定式是“不愿…的”或“不大会得…的”。例如:He is not slow to defend himself. 和She is slow to take offence. slow后面接in和动名词是“…得太迟的”或“…得慢的”。例如:The guests are slow in arriving. 和The crowd is slow in breaking up.

2.slow用作副词不及slowly普通。但在着重“慢”或“细心”的意思的场合往往用slow而不用slowly,在口语里更多用slow。例如:

  • How slow the time passes!
    I saw some boys pass slowly by.
  • Please read as slow as you can.
    He used to spend his evenings reading slowly

3.下面每组里的两句意思相同,但第一句比第二句普通:

  • The car is slowing down.
    The car is slowing up.
  • You had better slow down your car.
    You had better slow up your car.