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  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

The verb is pronounced /rɪ'tɑːd/. The noun is pronounced /'riːtɑːd/. 动词读作/rɪ'tɑːd/。名词读作/'riːtɑːd/。
1. VERB 延迟;减缓;妨碍 If something retards a process, or the development of something, it makes it happen more slowly. 

  • Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.

    持续不断的暴力活动会阻碍关系到国家未来的谈判的进行。

2. N-COUNT 笨蛋;傻子 If you describe someone as a retard, you mean that they have not developed normally, either mentally or socially. 

  • What the hell do I want with an emotional retard?

    和一个感情用事的傻瓜在一起，我究竟是图什么？