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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
slowly
slow·ly [slowly] BrE [ˈsləʊli] NAmE [ˈsloʊli] adverb at a slow speed; not quickly •to move slowly • Please could you speak more slowly? • The boat chugged slowly along. •He found that life moved slowly in the countryside. •Don't rush into a decision. Take it slowly. •Slowly things began to improve. Idiom: ↑slowly but surely Which Word?: slow / 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: ▪ Slow. Major road ahead. ◇ ▪ a slow-acting drug ◇ They walk very slow. In the comparative both slower and more slowly are used: ▪ Can you speak slower/more slowly?
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