vt.妨礙；遲延；拖住

vi.受到延遲

n.阻止；遲延；減速

Cold weather retards the growth of the crops. 寒冷的天氣妨礙了莊稼生長(zhǎng)。

Lack of science and education retards social progress. 缺乏科學(xué)和教育會(huì)妨礙社會(huì)進(jìn)步。

They also used it for sunburns and to retard the aging process. 他們還用它來防治日光灼傷，以及延緩衰老過程。

The heavy rain retarded our arrival by seventy minutes. 大雨使我們推遲了七十分鐘才到達(dá)。

He keeps saying so as to retard the time. 他說個(gè)不停，以拖延時(shí)間。

The rearward regiments are in painful retard. 后續(xù)部隊(duì)受到令人難以忍受的阻礙。