Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Retard \Re*tard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retarded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Retarding}.] [L. retardare, retardatum; pref. re- re- +
tardare to make slow, to delay, fr. tardus slow: cf. F.
retarder. See {Tardy}.]
1. To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from
progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to
hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the
motion of a ship; -- opposed to {accelerate}.
[1913 Webster]
2. To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old
age; to retard a rupture between nations.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To impede; hinder; obstruct; detain; delay;
procrastinate; postpone; defer.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Retarded \Re*tard"ed\, n.
having a limited or below normal mental ability; same as
{mentally retarded}; -- used especially in relation to
performance in academic tasks.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retarded
adj 1: relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical
development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life
for the retarded" [ant: {precocious}]
n 1: people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started
a school for the retarded" [syn: {mentally retarded},
{retarded}, {developmentally challenged}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย