英语词汇“snail-slow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	snail-slow
释义	snail-slow, a. (and adv.) [snail n.¹] 1. That is as slow as a snail; very sluggish or tardy in motion, progress, etc. Hence as adv. 1596Shakes. Merch. V. ii. v. 47 The patch is..a huge feeder: Snaile-slow in profit.1803Pic Nic No. 1 (1806) I. 13 France is..cold and snail-slow in redress or justice.1812Tennant Anster F. iii. viii, The son, impatient, leaves his snail-slow sire.1901E. Phillpotts Striking Hours 114 Off goes Squire snail-slow.1951W. de la Mare Winged Chariot 44 Snail-slow moves everything for which we wait.1974V. Canning Painted Tent x. 203 The time of waiting..had passed snail-slow for Smiler. 2. Marked by excessive slowness of progress. 1900Daily News 12 July 6/2 The era of military reform, which may be said to have begun its snail-slow course in 1870.
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