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retarded adj.智力迟钝的；发展迟缓的 (1) 这对父母为他们的弱智儿子担忧。(2) 他把大量时间化在设法帮助弱智儿童上。 Some uses of retarded are harmless, like if you said wearing a backpack retarded or slowed down your progress on a hike. However, if you use retarded to mean stupid, you're on dangerous ground. Out of respect for people who have clinical mental retardation, this is considered an offensive term to throw around.

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英 [rɪ'tɑːdɪd] 美 [rɪ'tɑːrdɪd] (1) The parents was anxiousabout their retarded son.(2) He invested a lot of time in trying to help retarded children. Retarded is a word to describe someone who is mentally slow. This is a medical word that spread to slang, and is today considered very insulting and inappropriate. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]智力迟钝的；智力发育迟缓的 Someone who is retarded is much less advanced mentally than most people of their age.   [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]...a special school for mentally retarded children.为智障孩子设立的特殊学校

英语单词	retarded
英美音标	英 [rɪ'tɑːdɪd] 美 [rɪ'tɑːrdɪd]
中文释义	adj.智力迟钝的；发展迟缓的
英语例句	(1) The parents was anxiousabout their retarded son. (2) He invested a lot of time in trying to help retarded children.
中文例句	(1) 这对父母为他们的弱智儿子担忧。 (2) 他把大量时间化在设法帮助弱智儿童上。
vocabulary简明	Retarded is a word to describe someone who is mentally slow. This is a medical word that spread to slang, and is today considered very insulting and inappropriate.
vocabulary扩展	Some uses of retarded are harmless, like if you said wearing a backpack retarded or slowed down your progress on a hike. However, if you use retarded to mean stupid, you're on dangerous ground. Out of respect for people who have clinical mental retardation, this is considered an offensive term to throw around.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]智力迟钝的；智力发育迟缓的 Someone who is retarded is much less advanced mentally than most people of their age. [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] ...a special school for mentally retarded children. 为智障孩子设立的特殊学校

Retarded Mentally Children Word Considered People 英 Rɪ'Tɑːdɪd] 美