retardation

英 [ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃn]

美 [ˌriːtɑːrˈdeɪʃn]

n.  延迟;减缓;落后;迟缓

化学

BNC.17316 / COCA.13291

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 延迟;减缓;落后;迟缓
  Retardationis the process of making something happen or develop more slowly, or the fact of being less well developed than other people or things of the same kind.
  1. ...other parents whose children had mental retardation.
     其他智障儿童的家长

英英释义

noun

• the act of slowing down or falling behind
  Synonym:slowdownlag
• a decrease in rate of change
  1. the deceleration of the arms race
  Synonym:decelerationslowing
• lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
  Synonym:mental retardationbackwardnessslownesssubnormality
• any agent that retards or delays or hinders
  1. flame-retardant
  Synonym:retardantretardent
• the extent to which something is delayed or held back

双语例句

• The Adaptation and Effect of Portage Program in Chinese Children with Mental Retardation
  Portage早期教育计划在中国精神发育迟滞儿童早期干预中的效果及适用性研究
• In addition to shedding light on this critical neurological process, the study also provides information on a form of mental retardation in humans.
  在这个关键的神经学过程中，除了脱落光，该研究还对人类智力发育迟缓的形式提供了一些信息。
• As a child he was assumed to be suffering from severe mental retardation.
  孩童时期他被假设为重度智障。
• If not diagnosed promptly, the chronic dehydration can produce mental retardation, inadequate growth, and even death.
  如果没有及时地诊断治疗，这种慢性的的脱水会引发智利障碍、生长迟缓、甚至是死亡。
• Cold stress on crops results in severe yield losses through growth retardation and irreversible damage.
  冷胁迫通过使植株生长迟缓和不可逆转的损伤，严重影响了作物产量。
• Autism includes a range of disorders, from the mild Asperger's syndrome to profound mental retardation and lack of ability to socialize.
  自闭症包括一系列疾病，从轻微的Asperger综合征到极重度精神发育迟缓和社交能力缺乏。
• The study demonstrated a strong association between preterm birth and medical disabilities like cerebral palsy, mental retardation and several other disorders.
  研究证实了大脑性瘫痪、智力迟缓以及其他机能紊乱问题是与早产密切相关的。
• Iodine deficiency disorders will lead to goiter, hypothyroidism, mental retardation, cretinism, and so on.
  碘缺乏将导致甲状腺肿、克汀病等疾病的发生。
• The Effect of Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity in Rats with Intrauterine Growth Retardation
  运动对宫内生长迟缓大鼠胰岛素敏感性影响的实验研究
• Conclusion ( 1) There is an association early awakening with psychomotor retardation in patients with depression.
  结论（）郁症的早醒可能与精神运动性阻滞相关联。