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

• 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。
• 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
• 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
• He also had mild mental retardation and abnormal findings on brain MRI.
  测验发现其有轻度智力障碍，脑部磁振摄影也有异常发现。
• In the process of aging, creatures showed early symptoms such as memory impairment, mental retardation.
  生物在老化过程中，表现出记忆减退、智力障碍等早期症状。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。