retard
英 ['r?tɑ?d]
美['r?tɑrd]
- vt. 延迟；阻止；妨碍；使减速
- vi. 减慢；受到阻滞
- n. 延迟；阻止
TEM8GRECET6扩展词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?retards;过去式:?retarded;过去分词:?retarded;现在分词:?retarding;名词:?retardation;
助记提示
1. tardy => retard.
2. Other words used for "one who is mentally retarded".
2. Other words used for "one who is mentally retarded".
中文词源
retard 延缓，阻碍
re-,向后，往回，-tard,缓慢，词源同 tardy.引申词义延缓，阻碍。
英文词源
- retard (v.)
- late 15c., "make slow or slower," from French retarder "restrain, hold (someone) back, keep (someone from doing something); come to a stop" (13c.) or directly from Latin retardare "make slow, delay, keep back, hinder" (see retardation). Related: Retarded; retarding.
The noun is recorded from 1788 in the sense "retardation, delay;" from 1970 in offensive meaning "retarded person," originally American English, with accent on first syllable. Other words used for "one who is mentally retarded" include retardate (1956), retardee (1971).
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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？
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Writing may retard the process of language change under certain conditions.
- 在某些情况下,文字可能延缓语言的变化.
来自辞典例句
- 5. All agencies that provoke change and all that retard it can be discribed as'good'or'bad'respectively.
- 一切促进变化和一切妨碍变化的力量都可以分别称为 “ 好”的或 “ 坏 ” 的.
来自辞典例句