slow

遅い、ゆっくりした

動く速さや何かをする速さが低い。

やさしい英語で： Moving or doing something at a low speed.

• This train is slow.
• Traffic was slower than usual this morning.
• Why is your computer so slow today?

類義語： unhurried

反対語： fast, quick

よく使う表現： slow train, slow movement, slow computer

遅い、時間のかかる

起こるまで、進むまで、終わるまでに長い時間がかかる。

やさしい英語で： Taking a long time to happen, develop, or be completed.

• Recovery was slow.
• The town has seen slow but steady growth.
• Progress became even slower after the funding stopped.

使い方： slow to do something (The wound was slow to heal.)

類義語： gradual, lengthy

反対語： rapid, quick

よく使う表現： slow progress, slow recovery, slow growth

理解の遅い、鈍い

物事を理解したり覚えたりするのに、人より時間がかかる。

やさしい英語で： Taking longer than other people to understand or learn something.

• I was slow to understand the joke.
• He is a slow learner but remembers things well.
• She felt rather slow when everyone else solved the puzzle.

使い方： slow to do something (I was slow to realize what she meant.)

類義語： dull, dim

反対語： bright, quick

よく使う表現： slow learner, slow to understand, slow on something

暇な、低調な

仕事や商売、ニュースなどの動きが少ない。

やさしい英語で： Having little work, business, news, or other activity.

• It was a slow day at work.
• Business has been slow since the holidays.
• On slow news days, the paper prints more local stories.

類義語： quiet

反対語： busy

よく使う表現： slow day, slow business, slow afternoon

遅れている

時計が正しい時刻より前の時刻を示している。

やさしい英語で： Showing a time earlier than the correct time.

• This clock is slow.
• My watch was five minutes slow.
• Is the kitchen clock still ten minutes slow?

使い方： a period of time + slow (My watch is ten minutes slow.)

類義語： behind

反対語： fast

よく使う表現： five minutes slow, clock is slow

遅くする、減速させる

人や物の動きや作業の速度を低くする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone or something move or work less quickly.

• Slow the car before the corner.
• The rain slowed traffic on the motorway.
• Closing unused programs can stop them from slowing your computer.

使い方： slow someone/something down (The heavy snow slowed us down.)

類義語： decelerate

反対語： accelerate

よく使う表現： slow something down, slow the car, slow your pace

鈍化する、遅らせる

進む速度が落ちる、または人や物の進みを遅くする。

やさしい英語で： To progress less quickly, or prevent someone or something from progressing quickly.

• Growth began to slow.
• The shortage of workers slowed construction.
• Her recovery slowed after she caught another infection.

使い方： slow something down (Staff shortages slowed the project down.)

類義語： hinder, delay

反対語： accelerate

よく使う表現： slow progress, slow growth, slow something down

ゆっくり

低い速度で、または急がずに。

やさしい英語で： At a low speed or without hurrying.

• Drive slow on this road.
• We took it slow after the operation.
• The old tractor moved slow across the field.

類義語： slowly

反対語： fast, quickly

よく使う表現： go slow, drive slow, take it slow