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单词 retard
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retard


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re·tard 1

R0189900 (rĭ-tärd′)v. re·tard·ed, re·tard·ing, re·tards v.tr. To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede.v.intr. To be delayed.n.1. A slowing down or hindering of progress; a delay.2. Music A slackening of tempo.
[Middle English retarden, from Old French retarder, from Latin retardāre : re-, re- + tardāre, to delay (from tardus, slow).]
re·tard′er n.

re·tard 2

R0189950 (rē′tärd′)n. Offensive Slang 1. Used as a disparaging term for a person with an intellectual disability.2. A person considered to be foolish or socially inept.
[Short for retarded.]

retard

vb (tr) to delay or slow down (the progress, speed, or development) of (something) n 1. offensive US a person with learning difficulties 2. offensive US a foolish person [C15: from Old French retarder, from Latin retardāre, from re- + tardāre to make slow, from tardus sluggish; see tardy]

re•tard

(rɪˈtɑrd for 1-3, 5; ˈri tɑrd for 4 )

v.t. 1. to make slow; delay the development or progress of; hinder. v.i. 2. to be delayed. n. 3. retardation; delay. 4. Slang: Disparaging. a. a mentally retarded person. b. a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective. 5. an adjustment to the distributor of an internal-combustion engine that causes the spark for ignition to be generated later in the cycle. Compare advance (def. 22). [1480–90; < Latin retardāre to delay, protract = re- re- + tardāre to loiter, be slow, derivative of tardus slow; compare tardy] usage: Definitions 4a and 4b are used with disparaging intent, esp. by children.

retard


Past participle: retarded
Gerund: retarding
Imperative
retard
retard
Present
I retard
you retard
he/she/it retards
we retard
you retard
they retard
Preterite
I retarded
you retarded
he/she/it retarded
we retarded
you retarded
they retarded
Present Continuous
I am retarding
you are retarding
he/she/it is retarding
we are retarding
you are retarding
they are retarding
Present Perfect
I have retarded
you have retarded
he/she/it has retarded
we have retarded
you have retarded
they have retarded
Past Continuous
I was retarding
you were retarding
he/she/it was retarding
we were retarding
you were retarding
they were retarding
Past Perfect
I had retarded
you had retarded
he/she/it had retarded
we had retarded
you had retarded
they had retarded
Future
I will retard
you will retard
he/she/it will retard
we will retard
you will retard
they will retard
Future Perfect
I will have retarded
you will have retarded
he/she/it will have retarded
we will have retarded
you will have retarded
they will have retarded
Future Continuous
I will be retarding
you will be retarding
he/she/it will be retarding
we will be retarding
you will be retarding
they will be retarding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been retarding
you have been retarding
he/she/it has been retarding
we have been retarding
you have been retarding
they have been retarding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been retarding
you will have been retarding
he/she/it will have been retarding
we will have been retarding
you will have been retarding
they will have been retarding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been retarding
you had been retarding
he/she/it had been retarding
we had been retarding
you had been retarding
they had been retarding
Conditional
I would retard
you would retard
he/she/it would retard
we would retard
you would retard
they would retard
Past Conditional
I would have retarded
you would have retarded
he/she/it would have retarded
we would have retarded
you would have retarded
they would have retarded
Thesaurus
Noun1.retard - a person of subnormal intelligenceretard - a person of subnormal intelligence changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moronmongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Verb1.retard - cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"decelerate, slow down - reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"deaden - lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
2.retard - be delayedbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
3.retard - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"delay, checkalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"dampen - check; keep in check (a fire)detain, delay, stay - stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
4.retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"decelerate, slow, slow down, slow updecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"slow up, slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"delay, detain, hold up - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

retard

verb slow down, check, arrest, delay, handicap, stall, brake, detain, defer, clog, hinder, obstruct, impede, set back, encumber, decelerate, hold back or up Continuing violence will retard negotiations.
advance, stimulate, accelerate, speed up, hasten, expedite

retard

verbTo cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:delay, detain, hang up, hold up, lag, set back, slow (down or up), stall.
Translations
延迟放慢

retard

(rəˈtaːd) verb to make slower or later. The country's economic progress was retarded by strikes; The baby's development was retarded by an accident he had shortly after birth. 遲緩,阻礙 延迟,放慢 ˌretarˈdation (riːtaː-) noun 遲緩 延迟reˈtarded adjectivea mentally retarded child. (智力)發育遲緩的 智力迟钝的

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retard

1. offensive slang A derogatory term for a person who has an intellectual disability (formerly called mental retardation). A: "Are you still friends with that retard?" B: "Her name is Janet, and she has Down syndrome, you asshole. Why do you always have to be such an asshole?"2. offensive slang By extension, a stupid, foolish, or dimwitted person. Bill, you retard, you left the gas running! We could have all been killed! I can't believe I forgot to pick up milk. I'm such a retard sometimes!

retard

(ˈritɑrd)1. n. a rude nickname for a retarded person. (Derogatory and unkind.) That retard is having a rough time. 2. n. a stupid person. (Also a term of address.) Don’t be a retard! Get with it!

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retard

[ri′tärd] (civil engineering) A permeable bank-protection structure, situated at and parallel to the toe of a slope and projecting into a stream channel, designed to check stream velocity and induce silting or accretion.

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retard

(rē′tärd′)n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person with an intellectual disability.

Patient discussion about retard

Q. This makes me to think how babies come out retarded and what the causes of retardation in babies are. My heart some time trembles when I see some parents dedicating their whole life for their retarded babies whom they gave birth after few years of their marriage. This makes me to think how babies come out retarded and what the causes of retardation in babies are. Is it not in our hands?A. Hi there,
My opinion is that we are all perfect - just the way we are regardless of whether we are well or ill, beautiful or ugly, nice or mean. There is a perfect balance in the Universe – we cannot have positive without the negative – to think otherwise is to be ignorant. There is no a curse without a blessing nor a blessing without a curse. We are all part of the divine matrix – a matrix of love (as Dr Demartini likes to call it). The reason we don’t see any of this is only because we don’t look.
Please think about your question – whatever answer I could give – it would never satisfy you and it would not change what is.
My personal view is that we don't choose our babies – our babies choose us. There is a reason why 'your baby' wanted you to be her/his parent. Your baby may have ‘felt’ that you would be the perfect parents to shower them with love, affection and patience – everything that a child with autisms requires. Or perhaps, it is something that you (your so

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RETARD


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AcronymDefinition
RETARDRetardando (musical term, slow down)

See RTRD

retard


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Synonyms for retard

verb slow down

Synonyms

  • slow down
  • check
  • arrest
  • delay
  • handicap
  • stall
  • brake
  • detain
  • defer
  • clog
  • hinder
  • obstruct
  • impede
  • set back
  • encumber
  • decelerate
  • hold back or up

Antonyms

  • advance
  • stimulate
  • accelerate
  • speed up
  • hasten
  • expedite

Synonyms for retard

verb to cause to be later or slower than expected or desired

Synonyms

  • delay
  • detain
  • hang up
  • hold up
  • lag
  • set back
  • slow
  • stall

Synonyms for retard

noun a person of subnormal intelligence

Synonyms

  • changeling
  • cretin
  • half-wit
  • idiot
  • imbecile
  • moron

Related Words

  • mongoloid
  • simpleton
  • simple

verb cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate

Related Words

  • decelerate
  • slow down
  • deaden

verb be delayed

Related Words

  • be

verb slow the growth or development of

Synonyms

  • delay
  • check

Related Words

  • alter
  • change
  • modify
  • dampen
  • detain
  • delay
  • stay

verb lose velocity

Synonyms

  • decelerate
  • slow
  • slow down
  • slow up

Related Words

  • decrease
  • diminish
  • lessen
  • fall
  • slow up
  • slow
  • slow down
  • delay
  • detain
  • hold up
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