单词
retard
读音
rɪˈtɑːrd; ˈriːtɑːrd
美式
英式
词根
"Retard"这个单词的词根来自于拉丁语"retardare"，意味着"make slow, delay, keep back, hinder,"。
释义
vt. 延迟；阻止；妨碍；使减速 vi. 减慢；受到阻滞 n. 延迟；阻止 [ 复数 retards 第三人称单数 retards 现在分词 retarding 过去式 retarded 过去分词 retarded ]
例句
Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.
持续不断的暴力活动会阻碍关于国家未来的谈判的进行。
It would be a pity to retard our development by holding back those people who are gifted enough to work and play well with less than the average amount of sleep, if indeed it does them no harm.
限制那些有足够天赋、即使睡眠少于平均值却能很好地工作和娱乐的人会阻碍我们的发展，这将是一件憾事，如果这确实对他们没有害处的话。
Others are spraying them with a chemical to retard growth.
另一些人则往树上喷洒化学药剂以延缓树的生长。
Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.
持续不断的暴力活动会阻碍关于国家未来的谈判的进行。
It would be a pity to retard our development by holding back those people who are gifted enough to work and play well with less than the average amount of sleep, if indeed it does them no harm.
限制那些有足够天赋、即使睡眠少于平均值却能很好地工作和娱乐的人会阻碍我们的发展，这将是一件憾事，如果这确实对他们没有害处的话。
Others are spraying them with a chemical to retard growth.
另一些人则往树上喷洒化学药剂以延缓树的生长。
强化记忆
你可以将这个单词和一个情景联系起来：比如，当车子的速度减慢时，你可以说汽车的速度正在'retard'。"Retard"从15世纪起在英语中被用作动词，起初的意思是“使延迟或减慢”。此单词的使用在语境中是中性的，以指示物理或概念的减速。
看视频学发音
People use the r-word in front of me, and they think it doesn't matter.That's the word "retard" or "retarded"used in a derogatory manner.
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