英语词汇“retardation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

retardretard /rɪˈtɑrd/ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYretard¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin retardare, from tardus slow

VERB TABLE

retard

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	retard
	he, she, it	retards
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	retarded
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have retarded
	he, she, it	has retarded
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had retarded
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will retard
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have retarded

Continuous Form
Present	I	am retarding
	he, she, it	is retarding
	you, we, they	are retarding
Past	I, he, she, it	was retarding
	you, we, they	were retarding
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been retarding
	he, she, it	has been retarding
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been retarding
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be retarding
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been retarding

to delay the development of something, or to make something happen more slowly than expected SYN slow down: Cold weather retards the growth of many plants.—retardation /ˌritɑrˈdeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]