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

• Put forward a new method of assembling polarization-interference to measure the phase retardation of wave-plate.
  提出了会聚偏振光干涉法测量波片相位延迟量的新方法。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• ObjectiveTo find out the electroencephalogram ( EEG) change of the children with language retardation.
  目的探讨语言发育迟缓儿童脑电图（EEG）改变及临床意义。
• Retardation of development and progression of coronary atherosclerosis: a new indication for calcium antagonists?
  迟滞冠状动脉粥样硬化的进展：钙拮抗剂的一个新的指征？
• Study on the Blood Acetylcholine Levels and the Change of Intelligence Quotient Electroencephalogram in Mental Retardation Patients
  血乙酰胆碱水平与精神发育迟滞患者智商及脑电图变化的研究
• 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。