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

• A retardation film of polymerisable liquid crystal has been developed.
  研制了一种由可聚合液晶制备的延迟膜。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。