Word · Frequency #22219
retards
阻碍；妨碍；延误
retards is the third person singular of retard.
to delay or hinder the progress or development of something; to be delayed
- 1.
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
持续拖延；阻碍进展
- 2.
To put off; to postpone.
推迟；延迟。
- 3.
cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
使移动更慢或以较慢速度运作
- 4.
To decelerate; to slow down.
减速；放慢。
- 5.
be delayed
被延迟
使减速；放慢；推迟；延期；持续拖延；阻碍进展；推迟；延迟。；使移动更慢或以较慢速度运作
In use
The cold weather retards the growth of the plants.
The road construction retarded traffic for hours.
Hardening of the arteries retards the flow of blood to the heart.
This drug will retard your heart rate
retard + noun phrase
及物动词，后接受影响的宾语。
Cold weather retards the growth of plants.
寒冷天气减缓植物的生长。
be retarded
常用被动语态表示‘受到阻碍或延迟’。
The project was retarded by lack of funds.
项目因资金短缺而被推迟。
Verb forms
base retard · third person retards · -ing retarding · past retarded · past participle retarded
Connections
Collocations
- retard growth
- 阻碍生长；延缓生长
- Lack of sleep can retard growth in children.睡眠不足会阻碍儿童生长。
- retard development
- 阻碍发展；延缓发育
- Malnutrition retards physical development in infants.营养不良会延缓婴儿的身体发育。
- retard progress
- 阻碍进展；拖延进度
- The storm retarded progress on the bridge.暴风雨阻碍了桥梁施工的进展。
- retard the aging process
- 延缓衰老过程
- Antioxidants may help retard the aging process.抗氧化剂可能有助于延缓衰老过程。
- retard the onset
- 推迟…的发作；延缓…的出现
- Early treatment can retard the onset of complications.早期治疗可以延缓并发症的出现。
- retard the spread
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：re(再)＋tard 联想为“慢”，速度一再放慢，进展就被阻碍、被推迟。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、科技报告、医学文献 retard作动词表示“阻碍、减缓”，通常用于正式或书面语，多出现在学术、科技或医学等专业语境；口语中较少使用。注意同形的名词形式有冒犯性含义，使用时需谨慎。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The verb retard (/rɪˈtɑrd/) rhymes with card, hard, yard, guard, and regard (/rɪˈɡɑrd/), all containing the sound /ɑrd/. Note that reward (/rɪˈwɔrd/) looks similar but has /ɔrd/, not /ɑrd/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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