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retarding
present participle ofretard
retard
verb[ T ]
formaluk /rɪˈtɑːd/ us /rɪˈtɑːrd/
to make something slower: 阻碍;减缓
A rise in interest rates would severely retard economic growth.利率提高会严重阻碍经济发展。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Delaying and wasting time
ado
busywork
buy timeidiom
carry something over
dally
gridlock
hold up
inefficiency
inefficiently
kept
kick
pigeonhole
push
raincheck
retard
retardation
set someone back (something)
shelve
spin
stall
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