| 释义 | grade retention noun[ U ]
 education USspecializeduk /ˈɡreɪd rɪˌten.ʃən/ us /ˈɡreɪd rɪˌten.ʃən/
 the act of keeping a child in the same grade(= school class) for more than one year:
 Early grade retention has become an increasingly common practice in schools.
 In my experience, grade retention is rarely a successful strategy.
 Many children with poor academic performance had experienced grade retention at some time.
 In some cases, disruptive behaviour worsened after grade retention.
 The impact of grade retention tends to be different for girls than it is for boys.
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