How do you use "painfully slow" in a sentence?

The internet connection was painfully slow. Progress on the project has been painfully slow. The queue moved at a painfully slow pace.

painfully slow

Q: What does "painfully slow" mean?

So slow that it causes frustration or discomfort 'Painfully slow' means so slow it almost causes pain from frustration. 'Painfully' adds the metaphor of physical suffering to describe extreme slowness. It also pairs with 'obvious', 'shy', 'thin', and 'aware'. The suggestion is that the slowness is hard to endure.

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의미: So slow that it causes frustration or discomfort

慢得令人痛苦

dolorosamente lento

苦痛なほど遅い

고통스러울 만큼 느린

'Painfully slow' means so slow it almost causes pain from frustration. 'Painfully' adds the metaphor of physical suffering to describe extreme slowness. It also pairs with 'obvious', 'shy', 'thin', and 'aware'. The suggestion is that the slowness is hard to endure.

'Painfully slow'意味着慢到几乎让人因为沮丧而感到痛苦。'Painfully'用身体痛苦的隐喻来描述极度的缓慢。它也与'obvious'、'shy'、'thin'和'aware'搭配。暗示这种缓慢是难以忍受的。

'Painfully slow' significa tan lento que casi causa dolor por la frustración. 'Painfully' añade la metáfora del sufrimiento físico para describir la lentitud extrema. También se combina con 'obvious', 'shy', 'thin' y 'aware'. La sugerencia es que la lentitud es difícil de soportar.

「painfully slow」はフラストレーションから痛みを感じるほど遅いことを意味します。「painfully」は身体的苦痛の比喩を使って極度の遅さを表現します。「obvious」「shy」「thin」「aware」とも搭配します。その遅さが耐え難いことを暗示しています。

'Painfully slow'는 좌절감으로 거의 고통을 느낄 정도로 느리다는 뜻입니다. 'Painfully'는 극도의 느림을 묘사하기 위해 신체적 고통의 비유를 더합니다. 'obvious', 'shy', 'thin', 'aware'와도 결합합니다. 그 느림이 견디기 어렵다는 것을 암시합니다.

예문

The internet connection was painfully slow.
网络连接慢得令人痛苦。
La conexión a internet era dolorosamente lenta.
インターネット接続は苦痛なほど遅かったです。
인터넷 연결이 고통스러울 만큼 느렸습니다.
Progress on the project has been painfully slow.
项目进展慢得令人痛苦。
El progreso del proyecto ha sido dolorosamente lento.
プロジェクトの進捗は苦痛なほど遅いです。
프로젝트 진행이 고통스러울 만큼 느렸습니다.
The queue moved at a painfully slow pace.
队伍以慢得令人痛苦的速度移动。
La cola avanzaba a un ritmo dolorosamente lento.
行列は苦痛なほど遅いペースで進みました。
줄이 고통스러울 만큼 느린 속도로 움직였습니다.

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사용 가이드

맥락: everyday, technology, work

어조: frustrated

✓ 올바른 표현

The download was painfully slow.
下载慢得令人痛苦。
La descarga fue dolorosamente lenta.
ダウンロードは苦痛なほど遅かったです。
다운로드가 고통스러울 만큼 느렸습니다.
Recovery has been painfully slow.
恢复进展慢得令人痛苦。
La recuperación ha sido dolorosamente lenta.
回復は苦痛なほど遅いです。
회복이 고통스러울 만큼 느렸습니다.

✗ 잘못된 표현

The download was bitterly slow. (use 'painfully' not 'bitterly' with slow — 'bitterly' pairs with cold and disappointment)
下载bitterly slow。（和slow搭配用'painfully'而不是'bitterly'——'bitterly'与cold和失望搭配）
La descarga fue bitterly slow. (se usa 'painfully' y no 'bitterly' con slow — 'bitterly' se combina con cold y decepción)
bitterly slowでした。（slowには「bitterly」ではなく「painfully」を使います。「bitterly」はcoldや失望と搭配します）
다운로드가 bitterly slow했습니다. (slow에는 'bitterly'가 아니라 'painfully'를 사용합니다. 'bitterly'는 cold나 실망과 결합합니다)
The download was heavily slow. (use 'painfully' not 'heavily' with slow — 'heavily' pairs with influenced and armed)
下载heavily slow。（和slow搭配用'painfully'而不是'heavily'——'heavily'与influenced和armed搭配）
La descarga fue heavily slow. (se usa 'painfully' y no 'heavily' con slow — 'heavily' se combina con influenced y armed)
heavily slowでした。（slowには「heavily」ではなく「painfully」を使います。「heavily」はinfluencedやarmedと搭配します）
다운로드가 heavily slow했습니다. (slow에는 'heavily'가 아니라 'painfully'를 사용합니다. 'heavily'는 influenced나 armed와 결합합니다)

기원과 역사

English intensifier collocation — 'painfully' uses the metaphor of pain to describe an unbearable degree of slowness.

문화적 배경

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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