slowly UK ['sləʊ.li] US ['sloʊ-] adverb ESSENTIAL ■at a slow speed 缓慢地,慢吞吞地•Could you please speak more slowly?你能说得再慢些吗? slowly but surely ■carefully, in order to avoid problems 缓慢但确实地•Slowly but surely we made our way down the muddy hillside.我们缓慢而稳当地走下了泥泞的山坡。 |