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slow-motion

UK/'sləu'məuʃən/US/'slәj'mәjʃәn/

Definitions

adj.

Showing action at a much slower speed than it really happened

慢动作的

n.

Film or video played back more slowly than real time

慢动作(画面)

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
slowroot
+
motionmove
=slow-motion

slow + motion = 'slowed-down movement.' Most familiar from film and sports replays.

Common Collocations

  • 1.slow-motion replay慢动作回放
  • 2.in slow motion以慢动作
  • 3.slow-motion footage慢动作画面

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The replay showed the goal in slow motion.

  • 2.

    Everything seemed to happen in slow motion during the crash.

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