| 词汇 | retardant |
| 释义 | retardant noun[ C or U ], adjective uk /rɪˈtɑː.dənt/ us /rɪˈtɑːr.dənt/ (a substance) that makes the progress or growth of something slower: 起阻滞作用的，阻止的；阻滞剂，阻化剂 Potted plants are commonly treated with (a) growth retardant so that they retain their shape.盆栽植物一般都施用阻长剂以保持其形态。 fire/flame retardant furniture (= furniture that does not burn easily)阻燃家具 Preventing and impeding anti-drug anti-jamming avoid avoidable avoidably fireproof flameproof frustration guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom preclude preclusion preclusive prejudice prevent scuttle smother suffocate Examples of retardantretardant Density and species ratio effects on growth, mortality, fecundity and production of growth retardants. In actual fact, the same applies to fire retardants. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English This directive and the report on brominated flame retardants are good examples of this responsibility's being exercised. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English But they also have an extremely useful and important role in that they save lives in their role as fire-retardants. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There are also alternatives to these brominated flame retardants, which are otherwise in danger of becoming a major health problem in the future. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The purpose of halons for manufacturing industry is connected mostly with fire retardants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have received a number of representations from suppliers of nursery furniture regarding fire retardant treatments for cover fabric. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The regulations require that textiles used in the manufacture of children's nightwear, but, ironically, not adult nightwear, are flame retardant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The pillows, woollen blankets and rugs are not flame retardant, but work is in hand to develop and introduce flame retardant versions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The chemical effect of the use of solvents, or scrubbing with soap and water, will be considerable on the flame retardant properties over a period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We also know that the quantity of brominated flame retardants in breast milk has been increasing each year. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I do not in actual fact believe that the amendment concerning flame retardants is of any benefit to the environment. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I am in favour of the ban on brominated fire retardants, which have clearly been demonstrated to be harmful. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English One contained unlawful amounts of lead and five other toys contained brominated flame retardants. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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