retard

英 [rɪˈtɑːd , ˈriːtɑːd]

美 [rɪˈtɑːrd , ˈriːtɑːrd]

v.  阻碍; 减缓; 使放慢速度
n.  迟钝的人; 弱智

现在分词：retarding　第三人称单数：retards　过去分词：retarded　过去式：retarded　

CET6TOEFLGRETEM8

BNC.22219 / COCA.17082

牛津词典

verb

• 阻碍；减缓；使放慢速度
  to make the development or progress of sth slower
  1. The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery.
     早期手术可以抑制病情的发展。

noun

• 迟钝的人；弱智
  an offensive way of describing sb who is not intelligent or who has not developed normally

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /rɪ'tɑːd/. The noun is pronounced /'riːtɑːd/. 动词读作/rɪ'tɑːd/。名词读作/'riːtɑːd/。


• VERB 延迟;减缓;妨碍
  If somethingretardsa process, or the development of something, it makes it happen more slowly.
  1. Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.
     持续不断的暴力活动会阻碍关系到国家未来的谈判的进行。
• N-COUNT 笨蛋;傻子
  If you describe someone as aretard, you mean that they have not developed normally, either mentally or socially.
  1. What the hell do I want with an emotional retard?
     和一个感情用事的傻瓜在一起，我究竟是图什么？

英英释义

noun

• a person of subnormal intelligence
  Synonym:idiotimbecilecretinmoronchangelinghalf-wit

verb

• cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
  1. This drug will retard your heart rate
• lose velocity
  1. The car decelerated
  Synonym:decelerateslowslow downslow up
• slow the growth or development of
  1. The brain damage will retard the child's language development
  Synonym:checkdelay
• be delayed

双语例句

• Conclusions: Intensive treatment may retard the progression of early atherosclerosis but had no effect on the late atherosclerosis.
  结论：强化治疗能逆转早期动脉粥样硬化的发展，对晚期血管病变的改善作用有限。
• That unpleasant news might retard his recovery.
  那个坏消息可能妨碍他的复元。
• A coating of a tar or rubber-based material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion.
  机动车辆底部为防腐蚀而涂上的一层柏油或橡胶材料。
• Lack of sunlight will retard the growth of most plants.
  缺乏阳光会妨碍大多数植物的生长。
• Why's he acts like a retard?
  他为什么像一个迟钝的人？
• He might see that retard.
  他肯定是看到那个傻子了。
• Allowing foreign investment tends to promote sectoral growth, not retard it.
  允许外国投资进入往往会推动（而非阻碍）行业增长。
• Which is a bit much for a full-time retard like myself.
  对我这个慢半拍的人有点过分了。
• A rise in interest rates would severely retard economic growth.
  利率的上升将严重阻碍经济的增长。
• In the third chapter, we discuss an integral inequalities system with retard and unknown functions of power.
  在本文第三章中，我们研究了一个带有时滞的、未知函数项带有方幂的积分不等式组。