| 释义 |
re·tard /rɪˈtɑːd/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 使减速；阻滞，妨碍；阻止
Cold weather retards the growth of the crops. 寒冷天气使庄稼生长缓慢。
Bad roads retarded the car. 失修的公路减缓了车速。
retard the speed of the car 减缓车速
That unpleasant news might retard his recovery. 那个坏消息可能妨碍他的复元。
The injury to his head seems to have retarded his thought process. 头部受的伤似乎妨碍了他的正常思考。
The children's emotional development had been retarded by traumatic experiences. 孩子们的感情发育过程因精神创伤而受到阻碍。
2. 推迟，延迟
His death was retarded by some years by the skill of the surgeons. 由于外科医生们的高明手术，他得以捱了几年才死。
3. 【机】使(点火)延迟
the retarded spark 迟火花
❷ vi.
减慢；受到阻滞
II n.
1. 减速，放慢；阻滞，障碍；延迟，耽误
There is a definite retard in the responsiveness of his memory. 他的记忆力反应肯定有障碍。
2. 【机】点火延迟装置
3. /ˈriːtɑːd/ 〈忌〉智力迟钝者
a hardcore retard 不可救药的弱智人
[< OFr retarder < L retardāre < RE- + tardāre to make slow < tardus sluggish; 见 TARDY] phr. in retard 〈英口〉处于落后状态 I was far in retard in real knowledge. 我在实际知识方面是很落后的。 The Government, somewhat in retard of the fact, enacted the eugenic protection law in 1949. 政府动作多少有些落后了，直到1949年才制订优生保护法。 |