Wordiyoretrograde
🇬🇧 UK/'retrəgreɪd/🇺🇸 US/'retrәgreid/
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Definitions
v.
To move backwards; to revert to a worse or earlier state; to decline.
倒退；退步；退化
adj.
Moving or directed backwards; reverting to a worse or less developed state; inverse or reverse in order.
倒退的；退化的；逆行的；反向的
n.
A backward movement; a person who opposes progress and favours the status quo; a renegade.
逆行；保守派；反动者
adv.
In a backward or reverse direction.
向后地；逆向地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.retrograde motion逆行运动
- 2.retrograde step倒退之举
- 3.retrograde amnesia逆行性遗忘症
- 4.[retrograde move]退步之举
Example Sentences
- 1.
Critics argued that closing the libraries was a retrograde step for the community.
- 2.
The policy reforms were seen as retrograde, undermining decades of social progress.
- 3.
In astronomy, retrograde motion describes a planet appearing to move backward in the sky.