缓（緩）huǎnⅠ ❶ (迟；慢) slow;unhurried: ～ 步而行 walk unhurriedly；～ 流 flow slowly
❷ (缓和；不紧张) not tense;relaxed: 风势 ～ 了。 The wind is moderating. Ⅱ ❶ (延缓；推迟) delay;postpone;put off: ～ 办 postpone doing sth.；～ 口气 have a respite；
刻不容 ～ brook no delay;sth. must be done without delay；
这事 ～ 几天再说。 Let's put it off for a couple of days.
❷ （恢复正常状态） recuperate;revive;come to: ～ 过劲儿来 feel refreshed after a breathing spell；
过了好一阵他才 ～ 过来。 It was a long time before he came to. 这场及时雨使受旱的禾苗都 ～ 过来了。 The timely rain revived the droughtstricken crops.
◆缓办 delay action;put off a project；
缓兵之计 a plot to gain time in order to complete defense;measures to stave off an attack;stalling tactics;stratagem to gain a respite;the plan of delaying the advance of the enemy;delay under a pretext;trick to gain time；
缓不济急 A slow remedy cannot meet an urgency.;Leisurely action cannot meet an urgent demand.;Slow action cannot save a critical situation.;The aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.;Water far away is not of much use in putting out a fire.;Water from afar cannot extinguish a fire nearby.；
缓步 walk slowly;stroll；
缓步当车 have a slow walk instead of riding on a carriage;To walk slowly is as comfortable as riding in a carriage.；
缓冲 buffer;cushion;slow down attack;buff;dampen;damping;amortize;redeem;redemption;shock mitigation；
缓冲器 buffer;dead block;antifluctuator;bumper;compression bumper;counterbuff;dashpot relay;impact damper;vibroshock;snubber;cushion;anti-fluctuator;beam;amortisseur；
缓动 slow-action;slow-motion;inching；
缓和 relax;allay;calm;ease up;mitigate;obtund;moderate;assuagement;mitigation;remission;détente;mollification;mild；
缓缓 slowly;gradually;little by little;step by step；
缓急 degree of urgency;pressing or otherwise;greater or lesser urgency;emergency；
缓急相通 help each other in case of need;give mutual help in an emergency；
缓颊 [书] intercede for sb.;put in a good word for sb.；
缓解 laxation;relief;relieve;remission;relax;lysis;anesis；
缓建项目 postpone a construction project；
缓决 stay the execution；
缓慢 slow；
缓坡 glacis;back-slope;low pitch;gentle slope；
缓期 delayed schedule;postpone a deadline;suspend；
缓气 get a breathing space;have a respite;take a breather；
缓射 {军} slow fire；
缓图 plan slowly and carefully；
缓限 put off the deadline;extend [postpone] the time limit；
缓效肥料 slow-release fertilizer；
缓刑 {律} probation;imprisonment with a suspension of sentence;reprieve;temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence;stay sentence of punishment；
缓行 amble；
缓一口气 get a breathing space；
缓役 {军} deferment (of service)；
缓议 defer the discussion；
缓征 postpone the imposition of a tax or levy 缓huǎnmoderate; mild; relax |