| 单词 | retrograde |
| 释义 | retrograde (once / 4257 pages) adjv Retrograde describes moving in a backwards or reverse direction. If you're suddenly told that you can no longer vote because you're a woman, that's a retrograde affront to your civil rights. Start protesting! This word comes from the Latin retrogradus, meaning "going backward." You might hear retrograde used in astronomy to describe the movements of the planets. If a planet like Mercury is in retrograde, that means it appears to be moving backwards. Retrograde can also describe something that's going from better to worse. The farm's retrograde practice of spraying their crops with harsher and harsher pesticides is causing our health to suffer. WORD FAMILYretrograde: retrograded, retrogrades, retrograding USAGE EXAMPLESHer stated answer to Freud’s notorious question about what women want is straightforward and retrograde. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) The retrograde “aspirational horizon” of right-wing populism tends to be in the rearview mirror: a nostalgic longing for a simpler time that never actually existed. Salon(Nov 13, 2016) Indeed, reduction in retrograde transport through mutations in dynactin52, which is an activator of the retrograde motor cytoplasmic dynein53, provokes motor neuron disease in humans. Nature(Nov 08, 2016) 1adj moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction Syn retral backward directed or facing toward the back or rear 2adj moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth Ant direct moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth 3adj going from better to worse Syn retrogressive regressive opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state 4adj of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma Ant anterograde of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma 5v move back The glacier retrogrades Syn|Hyper retreat draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw pull back or move away or backward 6v move in a direction contrary to the usual one retrogr ading planets Hyper go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 7v move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies Hyper orb, orbit, revolve move in an orbit 8v get worse or fall back to a previous condition Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper regress, retrogress advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up develop in a positive way drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede retreat decline, worsen grow worse 9v go back over retrograde arguments Syn|Hyper hash over, rehash recap, recapitulate summarize briefly |
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