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 risk of mental retardation and disturbed behaviour.
  智力迟钝和行为失常的可能危险。
• 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。
• Failure to establish proper connectivity in the brain may also underlie autism spectrum disorders and mental retardation.
  建立合适的脑部连接失败也将导致自闭症和智力低下。
• Autism, Asperger ′ s Syndrome and mental retardation are all diseases caused by nervous system problem in brain.
  孤独症、阿斯伯格综合症与智力障碍都是因脑部神经系统问题引起的疾病。
• His daughter Laura from the first marriage was institutionalized because of mental retardation.
  因为智力迟钝，他的女儿劳拉的从第一次婚姻起就被送进了疯人院。
• Study on the Blood Acetylcholine Levels in Children with Mental Retardation
  精神发育迟滞儿童血中乙酰胆碱质量浓度的研究
• Autistic intelligence varies widely, from severe retardation to savant syndrome.
  自闭症患者的智力差异甚广，从极度迟钝到学者症候群不等。
• Thyroid dysfunction can manifest in growing children too in the form of mental and physical retardation.
  甲状腺机能障碍在成长儿童中也表现为身体和大脑发育迟缓。
• Objective to investigate the characteristics of cognitive evoked potentials in mental retardation and idiot savant.
  目的研究精神发育迟缓和白痴学者认知电位的特征。
• 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。