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retard
verb[ T ]
formaluk /rɪˈtɑːd/ us /rɪˈtɑːrd/
to make something slower: 阻碍;减缓
A rise in interest rates would severely retard economic growth.利率提高会严重阻碍经济发展。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Delaying and wasting time
ado
busywork
buy timeidiom
carry something over
dally
gridlock
hold up
inefficiency
inefficiently
kept
kick
push
raincheck
retardation
set someone back (something)
shelve
sit
sit on something
spin
stall
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Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
retard
noun[ C ]
offensiveuk /ˈriː.tɑːd/ us /ˈriː.tɑːrd/
a word for a person with a learning disability (= a condition that can have an effect on someone's ability to learn easily), which was used by doctors in the past but is now extremely offensive智力迟钝者；弱智；笨蛋
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stupid and silly people
airhead
berk
birdbrain
blithering idiot
blockhead
dullard
dumb-ass
dummy
dunce
dunderhead
muppet
mutt
need
need your head examinedidiom
nimrod
simpleton
stupid
thicko
tosser
troglodyte
retard | American Dictionary
retard
verb[ T ]
us/rɪˈtɑrd/
to make something slower:
Reductions in pollution levels could retard global warming.
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