The film starts slowly, introducing each of the characters and establishing their relationships.电影开始缓慢,介绍了每个角色并建立了他们之间的关系。
He found that life moved slowly in the countryside.他发现乡村的生活节奏慢。🔊🔊
Which Word? slow / slowlyslow / slowly
Slowly is the usual adverb from the adjective slow. Slow is sometimes used as an adverb in informal language, on road signs, etc. It can also be used to form compounds:slowly 是常用副词,源自形容词 slow。有时,slow 作为非正式用语或在路标等中也用作副词,亦可用以构成复合词:
Slow. Major road ahead.慢行。前方干道。
a slow-acting drug药效慢的药
In the comparative both slower and more slowly are used:比较级作 slower 和 more slowly 均可:
Can you speak slower/more slowly?你说慢点行吗?
Oxford Collocations DictionarySlowly is used with these verbs: