to retard
第三人称
retards
现在进行时
retarding
过去式
retarded
过去完成时
retarded
1
延缓, 减速
to make something move or operate more slowly
及物动词
- Adding friction to the machine's gears will retard its motion.
给机器的齿轮增加摩擦会减慢其运动。
- Cold temperatures can retard the growth of certain plants.
寒冷的温度可以延缓某些植物的生长。
- The brake system is designed to retard the speed of the car.
制动系统旨在减缓汽车的速度。
- I retard the process by applying a cooling mechanism.
我通过应用冷却机制延迟了进程。
2
减速, 放慢速度
to slow down or decrease speed
- The car began to retard as it went uphill, struggling to maintain speed.
汽车开始减速上坡，努力保持速度。
- The athlete’s pace began to retard after the third lap due to exhaustion.
由于疲惫，运动员的 pace 在第三圈后开始减慢。
- The worsening weather conditions made the convoy retard, delaying its arrival.
恶化的天气条件使车队减速，延误了其到达时间。
- The brakes were applied too soon, causing the vehicle to retard unexpectedly.
刹车应用得太早，导致车辆意外减速。
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3
延迟, 推迟
to delay or push back an event, task, or decision to a later time
及物动词
- They had to retard the launch date of the product because of unforeseen complications.
由于 unforeseen complications，他们不得不推迟产品的发布日期。
- Due to scheduling conflicts, they had to retard the appointment.
由于日程冲突，他们不得不推迟约会。
- The delivery was retarded because the supplier ran into shipping delays.
由于供应商遇到运输延迟，交付被延迟了。
- The trial was retarded for a few days due to the unavailability of a witness.
由于一名证人无法出庭，审判被推迟了几天。
- The rainstorm caused the outdoor event to be retarded until further notice.
暴雨导致户外活动被推迟，直至另行通知。
4
延迟, 减慢
to experience a delay or slow progress in a process or activity
- The project began to retard when key resources were unavailable.
当关键资源不可用时，项目开始延迟。
- The process of approval retarded because of the complicated paperwork.
由于复杂的文书工作，审批过程被延迟了。
- Heavy snowfall caused the delivery schedule to retard significantly.
大雪导致交货时间表大幅延迟。
- The construction of the building retarded due to a shortage of workers.
由于工人短缺，大楼的建设延迟了。
- The response time retarded, as the system became overloaded with requests.
由于系统因请求而过载，响应时间延迟了。