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单词 retardation
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Definition of retardation in English:

retardation

noun riːtɑːˈdeɪʃ(ə)nˌriˌtɑrˈdeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The action of delaying or slowing the progress or development of something.

    the goals of treatment include retardation of disease progression
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fetuses and children exposed to incinerator dioxins suffered liver damage and retardation of sexual and brain development.
    • He appeared to have some psychomotor retardation with minimal eye contact.
    • He explained that he used the word 'normal' only in the context of a concern for growth retardation.
    • Animals receiving heavy doses of alcohol showed retardation of hepatic repair.
    • Under heavy braking, the gearbox changes down flawlessly, giving increased retardation.
    • The retardation of proton escape from the membrane surface was previously explained by the damping effect of immobile pH buffer at the surface.
    • This is a consequence of the considerable retardation of plasma flow through the layer over this range.
    • Congenital retardation seems to doom many of the individual's interests to frustration.
    • The retardation of ribcage growth may effectively set the limit of functional compensation that can be achieved.
    • There is nothing here to suggest retardation of this normal sequence of events.
 
 

Definition of retardation in US English:

retardation

nounˌrēˌtärˈdāSH(ə)nˌriˌtɑrˈdeɪʃ(ə)n
  • The action of delaying or slowing the progress or development of something.

    the goals of treatment include retardation of disease progression
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The retardation of ribcage growth may effectively set the limit of functional compensation that can be achieved.
    • Congenital retardation seems to doom many of the individual's interests to frustration.
    • This is a consequence of the considerable retardation of plasma flow through the layer over this range.
    • He appeared to have some psychomotor retardation with minimal eye contact.
    • Under heavy braking, the gearbox changes down flawlessly, giving increased retardation.
    • There is nothing here to suggest retardation of this normal sequence of events.
    • Fetuses and children exposed to incinerator dioxins suffered liver damage and retardation of sexual and brain development.
    • He explained that he used the word 'normal' only in the context of a concern for growth retardation.
    • Animals receiving heavy doses of alcohol showed retardation of hepatic repair.
    • The retardation of proton escape from the membrane surface was previously explained by the damping effect of immobile pH buffer at the surface.
 
 
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