Not suddenly, but by slow degrees.

不是突然，而是慢慢的。

By slow degrees the weight broke away the earth upon it, and came to the surface.

慢慢地， 重物脱离了它上面的泥土，浮出水面。

How long she had lain, she knew not, when by slow degrees she became cognizant of a whispering in her ear.

她不知道自己躺了多久， 慢慢地，她意识到耳边有窃窃私语。

'Where was she, then'? said Fanny, drawing nearer by slow degrees, as she became accustomed to the sight of Margaret's pale face.

“那么她在哪里” ？范妮说着慢慢地靠近了一些， 因为她已经习惯了玛格丽特苍白的脸。

At the same moment we reached the sand on the shore, and the waves were by slow degrees encroaching on the shore.

与此同时， 我们到达了岸边的沙滩上，海浪正在慢慢地侵蚀海岸。