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retard

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Definitions

v.

To slow down or delay the progress or development of something

阻碍，延迟，使减速

n.

A delay or slowing down

延迟，减速

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
reagain, back
+
tardother
=retard

Common Collocations

  • 1.retard growth阻碍增长
  • 2.retard development阻碍发展
  • 3.retard progress延缓进展
  • 4.[retard the spread]抑制蔓延

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Lack of funding will significantly retard the development of the new vaccine.

  • 2.

    Cold temperatures retard the growth of most plants during winter months.

  • 3.

    Bureaucratic red tape can retard economic progress in developing countries.

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