| 释义 |
Adjective: retrograde 'retru`greyd- Moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
- Of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
- Going from better to worse
- retrogressive - Moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
- retral
Verb: retrograde 'retru`greyd- Move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
- Move in a direction contrary to the usual one
"retrograding planets" - Move back
"The glacier retrogrades"
- retreat - Go back over
"retrograde arguments"
- rehash, hash over [N. Amer] - Get worse or fall back to a previous condition
- regress, retrogress
Derived forms: retrograded, retrograding, retrogrades See also: backward, regressive, temporal relation Type of: decline, draw back, go, locomote, move, move back, orb, orbit, pull away, pull back, recap, recapitulate, recede, retire, retreat, revolve, travel, withdraw, worsen Antonym: anterograde, direct Encyclopedia: Retrograde |