slow‧ly S3 W2 / sləʊli $ sloʊ- / 副词

1 at a slow speed 反义词 quickly :

He shook his head slowly.

‘That’s true,’ said Joe slowly.

2 slowly but surely used to emphasize that a change is happening, although it is happening slowly :

We are slowly but surely gaining the support of the public.

THESAURUS

slowly at a slow speed : Large white clouds drifted slowly across the sky. | The situation is slowly improving.

gradually happening slowly over a period of time : I practised every day, and gradually got better. | Many of our forests are gradually disappearing.

little by little/bit by bit slowly, in a series of small amounts or stages : Add the olive oil, little by little. | It’s best to do the work bit by bit.

at a snail’s pace extremely slowly, especially when this is annoying : Traffic was moving at a snail’s pace. | The project seems to be moving at a snail’s pace.