slow lanen.

Brit.

/ˈsləʊ leɪn/, U.S.

/ˈsloʊ ˌleɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adj., lane n.¹

Etymology: < slow adj. + lane n.¹ Compare fast lane n.

1. A lane of a dual carriageway, motorway, highway, etc., intended for vehicles which are not overtaking. Cf. fast lane n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > part where vehicles run > part wide enough for one vehicle > for fast or slow traffic

fast lane1918

slow lane1918

Zil lane1985

1918 Municipal Record (San Francisco) 3 Jan. 6/1 General traffic control:..Fast and slow lanes.

1967 ‘M. Carrel’ Dark Edge of Violence ix. 80 The police car..dropped back and sulked along in the slow-lane.

1977 R. Rendell Judgement in Stone xix. 151 Joan's driving had become erratic, and her jerky zigzagging from slow lane to fast was a frightening experience.

2016 Providence Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 Feb. d1 I was driving in the slow lane at a moderate speed when another car came up behind me.

2. figurative. A situation characterized by slow progress in some area of activity. Also: a relaxed, quiet lifestyle, esp. in life in the slow lane. Cf. fast lane n. 2.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > way of life > [noun] > specific

sheltered life1888

douceur de vivre1907

lifestyle1915

Lebensform1925

douceur de la vie1941

good life1954

alternative lifestyle1968

slow lane1972

champagne lifestyle1973

1972 B. Everitt Cold Front v. 38 ‘Are we conversing or making love?’.. ‘Let's go into the slow lane for a minute. What are you doing between leaving Medicom and joining the Grand Old Man?’

1996 High Country News 1 Apr. 11/2 Most people in this town of 1,800 or so lived life in the slow lane.

2017 Daily Tel. 19 Apr. 2/2 Brexit talks will be stuck in the slow lane until France and Germany have held their own general elections.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slow lane
释义	slow lanen. Brit. /ˈsləʊ leɪn/, U.S. /ˈsloʊ ˌleɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adj., lane n.¹ Etymology: < slow adj. + lane n.¹ Compare fast lane n. 1. A lane of a dual carriageway, motorway, highway, etc., intended for vehicles which are not overtaking. Cf. fast lane n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > part where vehicles run > part wide enough for one vehicle > for fast or slow traffic fast lane1918 slow lane1918 Zil lane1985 1918 Municipal Record (San Francisco) 3 Jan. 6/1 General traffic control:..Fast and slow lanes. 1967 ‘M. Carrel’ Dark Edge of Violence ix. 80 The police car..dropped back and sulked along in the slow-lane. 1977 R. Rendell Judgement in Stone xix. 151 Joan's driving had become erratic, and her jerky zigzagging from slow lane to fast was a frightening experience. 2016 Providence Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 Feb. d1 I was driving in the slow lane at a moderate speed when another car came up behind me. 2. figurative. A situation characterized by slow progress in some area of activity. Also: a relaxed, quiet lifestyle, esp. in life in the slow lane. Cf. fast lane n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > way of life > [noun] > specific sheltered life1888 douceur de vivre1907 lifestyle1915 Lebensform1925 douceur de la vie1941 good life1954 alternative lifestyle1968 slow lane1972 champagne lifestyle1973 1972 B. Everitt Cold Front v. 38 ‘Are we conversing or making love?’.. ‘Let's go into the slow lane for a minute. What are you doing between leaving Medicom and joining the Grand Old Man?’ 1996 High Country News 1 Apr. 11/2 Most people in this town of 1,800 or so lived life in the slow lane. 2017 Daily Tel. 19 Apr. 2/2 Brexit talks will be stuck in the slow lane until France and Germany have held their own general elections. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
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