retard是什么意思及用法

retard

英 ['r?tɑ?d] 美 ['r?tɑrd]

vt. 延迟；阻止；妨碍；使减速

vi. 减慢；受到阻滞

n. 延迟；阻止

英文翻译及例句：

1.

V-T If something retards a process, or the development of something, it makes it happen more slowly. 阻碍; 减缓

例：

Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.

持续不断的暴力活动会阻碍关于国家未来的谈判的进行。

2.

N-COUNT If you describe someone as a retard, you mean that they have not developed normally, either mentally or socially. 笨蛋; 傻子