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slow-moving

🇬🇧 UK/'sləu'mu:viŋ/🇺🇸 US/'slәj'mu:viŋ/

Definitions

adj.

Moving slowly; progressing at a slow pace; (of goods) selling slowly

行动缓慢的;进展迟缓的;滞销的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
slowother
+
-other
+
movmove
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=slow-moving

Common Collocations

  • 1.slow-moving traffic缓慢行进的车流
  • 2.slow-moving inventory滞销库存
  • 3.slow-moving bureaucracy迟缓的官僚体制
  • 4.[slow-moving process]进展迟缓的流程

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The slow-moving traffic on the highway made us an hour late.

  • 2.

    Retailers struggled to clear their shelves of slow-moving inventory before the season ended.

  • 3.

    The slow-moving bureaucracy frustrated entrepreneurs trying to launch new businesses.

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