| 单词 |
slow-going |
| 释义 |
ˈslow-going, a. [f. slow adv.] 1. Indisposed to be active or enterprising; inclined to take things easy.
1798Sporting Mag. XI. 57 His Majesty, with a profusion of slow-going gentry. 1833T. Hook Parson's Dau. i. ii, This love at first sight has often been a subject of ridicule amongst slow-going people. 1859Helps Friends in C. Ser. ii. I. v. 205 Was his one of those slow-going intellects we sometimes..read of? 1866Daily Telegr. 16 Jan. 7/4 The Dutch are a slow-going people. 2. That moves or goes (comparatively) slowly.
1836Penny Cycl. VI. 190/1 The load of a heavy or slow⁓going camel. 1894Outing XXIV. 382/1 The wild and unusual gesticulations of that slow-going old pacer had broken the harness. |

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