| 释义 | retarding present participle ofretard
 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
 pigeonhole
 push
 raincheck
 retard
 retardation
 set someone back (something)
 shelve
 spin
 stall
 
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