[with obj.]delay or hold back in terms of progress, development, or accomplishment
拖延;使减速;妨碍,阻碍
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his progress was retarded by his limp .由于腿瘸,他走不快。
〈冒犯〉 智力迟钝者(常作辱骂用语)。
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in retard Brit .formal behind or late in terms of development or progress 〈英,正式〉 处于落后状态I was in retard of them in real knowledge . 我在实际知识方面落后于他们
"late 15th cent.: from French