| 词汇 | at a snail's pace |
| 释义 | Idiom at a snail's pace Theme: SPEED very slowly.When you watch a clock, time seems to move at a snail's pace.You always eat at a snail's pace. I'm tired of waiting for you. Slang at a snail's pace and at a snail's gallop Theme: SPEED - LACKING mod. very slowly.Things are moving along at a snail's pace here, but we'll finish on time—have no fear.Poor old Wally is creeping at a snail's gallop because his car has a flat tire. Idiom at a snail's pace very slowly.The action moves at a snail's pace in this film, as if all the characters were asleep. Etymology: from the fact that a snail (= a small animal with a round shell) moves very slowly at a snail's paceVery slowly (as a snail is known to move very slowly). My research is moving at a snail's pace—every experiment I've tried so far has failed. We'll never get there on time with you driving at a snail's pace! snail's paceA very slow, arduous pace or rate. My research is moving at a snail's pace—every experiment I've tried so far has failed. We're never going to recoup our development costs if the snail's pace of these sales doesn't pick up. at a snail's paceand at a snail's gallopvery slowly. Things are moving along at a snail's pace here, but we'll finish on time—have no fear. Poor old Wally is creeping at a snail's gallop because his car has a flat tire. snail's paceA very slow pace, as in They're making progress with testing the new vaccine, but at a snail's pace. [c. 1400] at a snail's paceCOMMON If something is moving or happening at a snail's pace, it is moving or happening very slowly. The vote counting continues at a snail's pace but already clear results are emerging. The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year. She was driving at a snail's pace, looking in every house. Note: You can also use snail's pace before a noun. Observers hope that the meeting will speed up two years of snail's-pace progress. Note: You usually use this expression when you think that it would be better if it went more quickly. at a snail's paceextremely slowly.at a ˈsnail’s pace(informal) very slowly: My grandmother drove the car at a snail’s pace.at a snail’s paceand at a snail’s gallop mod. very slowly. Poor old Willy is creeping at a snail’s gallop because his car has a flat tire. The building project is coming along at a snail’s pace. at a snail's paceVery slowly. The slowness of snails was pointed out about 200 b.c. by the Roman poet Plautus and the term “snail’s pace” in English goes back to about 1400. Relative to its size, however, a snail travels a considerable distance each day, using the undersurface of its muscular foot to propel itself. |
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