Snail's pace

形容进展极其缓慢，像蜗牛爬行一样，常用于抱怨效率低下。
描述工作或进程缓慢。
例句
The construction work is moving at a snail's pace due to bad weather.
典故来源 源自蜗牛行动缓慢的自然现象，早在古罗马时期就被用来比喻缓慢。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

pace [peis]
n. 一步;长度单位;步幅，步调;快步; vt. 踱步，走来走去;步测;调整步调;训练马溜蹄; vi. 踱;溜蹄; prep. 蒙…恩准，怀着对…的敬意;
snail [snel]
n. 蜗牛;慢性子;

🔤 同首字母习语

skin and bones
皮包骨头
serve someone right
理所当然，应得到某人的报应或惩罚
sick and tired of something
厌倦、不再想要、对某事感到厌烦
sell ice to Eskimos
向北极人卖冰
snap someones head off
对某人非常生气或愤怒地回应或对待某人
scarper Flow
There seems to be a typo in the English idiom in Case 5 ("scarper Flow"). Could you please provide the correct idiom so that I can provide the Chinese meaning for it?
stands to reason
是理所当然的，毫无疑问的，符合常理的
shake a leg
快点行动；加快速度
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