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

• 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。
• Symptoms included pruritus, cholestasis, liver cirrhosis, and growth retardation.
  症状为搔痒症、胆汁淤积、肝硬化和生长迟缓。
• They also indicate the need for more study into the fragile X mental retardation protein's function itself.
  它们同时也暗示着还需要对脆性X智力低下蛋白的功能本身进行更多的研究。
• 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？
• 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。
• Examples of mental disorders include depression, substance abuse, schizophrenia, mental retardation, childhood autism, and dementia.
  精神障碍的情况包括：抑郁症、物质滥用、精神分裂症、精神发育迟缓、儿童期孤独症和痴呆。
• 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。
• The theory confirms the increase in the retardation effect with decrease in particle size.
  理论证实，随着颗粒尺寸的减小，这一减速效应将增大。
• Down syndrome is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation.
  唐氏综合症是一个常见的导致心理迟缓的遗传性因素。