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

• I'm not playing with him, he's a total retard.
  我不和他玩，他是个十足的低能儿。
• 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。
• He made the statement without retard to the opinion of the other members of the board.
  他不顾委员会其他成员的意见擅自发表的声明。
• Recent studies suggest that tea can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and retard the aging process.
  近期的研究显示，茶能够降低罹患癌症和心脏病的风险，还能延缓衰老。
• Any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion.
  倾向于妨碍或阻滞运动的机械力量。
• The lack of glucose's by-products might retard aging in another way as well.
  缺乏葡萄糖代谢的产物，可能也会透过另一种方式来延缓老化。
• Understand the forces in your organization that drive and retard change.
  理解你的组织中有哪些阻碍变革的力量。
• Numerous and extensive eddy cavities retard the turbulent mixing process.
  多而大的涡流区延迟了扰动的混合过程。
• And I make a solemn oath to myself that nothing will retard my new life's growth.
  今天，我开始新的生活。我郑重地发誓，绝不让任何事情妨碍我新生命的成长。
• 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？