slow-acting

释义

slow + acting = 缓慢地起效。透明复合词，多用于药物或毒药。

常用搭配

• 1.slow-acting poison慢性毒药
• 2.slow-acting medication缓释药物

例句

• 1.

  The poison was slow-acting and hard to detect.

  这种毒药起效缓慢，难以察觉。