retards

英 [rɪˈtɑːdz]

美 [rɪˈtɑːrdz]

v.  阻碍; 减缓; 使放慢速度
retard的第三人称单数

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？

双语例句

• They have formed online communities to share their knowledge and discoveries; discouraging this activity is destructive and retards the future progress of computer science.
  他们已形成了在线社区以共享他们的知识和发现；抵制该活动是非建设性的，会阻碍计算机科学的未来发展。
• Retards the flame when coated on combustible materials such as Styrofoam.
  涂抹在易燃材料表面例如聚苯乙烯材料可阻燃。
• Reduced chemical kinetics and test for ethylene combustion COMBUSTIBILITY: Does not burn. Retards the flame when coated on combustible materials such as Styrofoam.
  乙烯燃烧简化化学动力学模型及其验证可燃性：不燃烧。涂抹在易燃材料表面例如聚苯乙烯材料可阻燃。
• ( chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst.
  （化学）一种阻碍化学反应或减少催化剂活性的物质。
• Cold retards the growth of plants.
  寒冷的气候延缓了农作物的生长。
• Suitable for all ages, this intellectual toy promotes your intellect and retards senility.
  老幼皆宜的智力玩具，增智防衰老。
• Spin ( usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion.
  延缓（球的）向前运动或使其向后退的旋转。
• The addition of iso-octane to ethanol retards the on-set of combustion and subsequently leads to a reduction of the IMEP and indicated thermal efficiency.
  在乙醇中加入异辛烷可以推迟着火，并导致平均指示压力和热效率的降低；
• Only retards blow smoke out of their nose.
  只有阻止打击从他们的鼻子吸烟。
• Phosphorus is associated with the protoplasm of the cell nucleus and lack of it retards cell division and plant development.
  磷素与细胞核原生质有关，所以缺磷势必影响细胞分裂和植物的发育。