| 释义 |
Verb: retard ri'taa(r)d- Cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
"This drug will retard your heart rate" - Be delayed
- Slow the growth or development of
"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
- check, delay - Lose velocity; move more slowly
- decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up
Noun: retard ri'taa(r)d- A person of subnormal intelligence
- idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, thicko
Derived forms: retarded, retards, retarding See also: retardation Type of: alter, be, change, decelerate, decrease, diminish, fall, lessen, modify, simple, simpleton, slow down Encyclopedia: Retard |