slow/slowly

slow /sləu/ I. adj. 1.慢的，缓慢的：a slow stream 缓慢的溪流；a slow train慢车 My watch is five minutes slow. 我的表慢了五分钟。 2.迟钝的：a slow child 迟钝的小孩；slow in action 行动缓慢 ‖II. adv. 缓慢地，慢慢地(一般用于go, run, speak, read, burn或how等词之后)：Read slower. 读得慢一些。My watch goes slow. 我的表走得慢。‖III. vt. & vi.(使)减速，(使)变慢： slow down/up 1. （使）放慢：to slow down the machine 开慢机器 The train slowed down/up. 火车慢了下来。The heat slowed us down.我们热得放慢了速度。 2.（生活，工作）放松：I wasn't feeling well and had to slow down.我觉得不舒服，得放松休息一下。

［辨析］见slowly

slowly /ˈsləuli/ adv. 慢慢地，迟缓地，渐渐地：The leaves browned slowly.树叶慢慢地变成褐色了。Slowly faith came back to her. 她渐渐地恢复了信心。

［辨析］slowly与作副词用的slow近义，不过slowly 用得较普通，且可以用于谓语动词之前、之后或句首： He slowly walked up the path. (= He walked slowly up the path. 或Slowly he walked up the path.) 他缓慢地沿着小路步行。slow除了与how连用外，多用于某些动词之后 (例见slow adv.)或用于分词复合词如 slow-going (进行)，slow-moving (活动)， slow-spoken (说话慢慢地)。