retard

B2 FREQ #10844

n. 阻止, 延迟 vt. 妨碍, 延迟, 使减速 vi. 减速, 延迟

发音

UK /ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/
US /ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/
UK /ˈɹiːtɑː(ɹ)d/
US /ˈɹiːtɑː(ɹ)d/

词形变化

retards 复数 retards retarded retardest retardeth retarding retards 三单 retarding 现在分词 retarded 过去式 retarded 过去分词

别名

reatard wetawd RTD

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A retardation; a delay.

  2. 2.

    A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.

    音乐
  3. 3.

    A person with mental retardation.

    过时 冒犯

    The retard in our class needs special help.

  4. 4.

    A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.

    笨蛋

    傻子

    傻逼

    智障

    非正式 冒犯
v. B2
  1. 1.

    To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.

    及物

    retard the march of an army

    retard the motion of a ship

  2. 2.

    To put off; to postpone.

    及物

    to retard the attacks of old age

    to retard a rupture between nations

  3. 3.

    To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).

    废旧 及物
  4. 4.

    To decelerate; to slow down.

    不及物
  5. 5.

    To stay back.

    不及物 废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

idiot moron imbecile cretin half-wit changeling

上位词 2

simple simpleton
动词

同义词 6

check slow delay slow down slow up decelerate

上位词 10

be change fall exist alter decrease modify diminish lessen slow down

下位词 9

stay slow delay detain dampen deaden hold up slow down slow up

相关短语

retard strength full retard

词源

From Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardāre (“to retard”), from re- + tardus (“slow”).

来源：wiktionary