retrograde

英 [ˈretrəɡreɪd]

美 [ˈretrəɡreɪd]

adj.  倒退的; 退化的; 退步的
vi.  逆行; 倒退; 退步使倒退倒退地; 向后地

复数：retrogrades　现在分词：retrograding　过去式：retrograded　第三人称单数：retrogrades　过去分词：retrograded　

TOEFL

BNC.17000 / COCA.34237

牛津词典

adj.

• 倒退的；退化的；退步的
  making a situation worse or returning to how sth was in the past
  1. The closure of the factory is a retrograde step .
     工厂的关闭是一大退步。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 倒退的;后退的;退化的
  Aretrogradeaction is one that you think makes a situation worse rather than better.
  1. The Prime Minister described transferring education to central government funding as 'a retrograde step'.
     首相称将教育投入转由中央政府拨款是“一种倒退”。

英英释义

verb

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition
  Synonym:regressretrogress
• go back over
  1. retrograde arguments
  Synonym:rehashhash over
• move back
  1. The glacier retrogrades
  Synonym:retreat
• move in a direction contrary to the usual one
  1. retrograding planets
• move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

adj

• of amnesia
• moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
  Synonym:retral
• moving from east to west on the celestial sphere
• going from better to worse
  Synonym:retrogressive

双语例句

• Methods Cell culture, immunohistochemistry, nucleus fluorescence labeling, fluorescence retrograde labeling and enzymatic histochemistry technique were used.
  方法应用细胞培养、疫组织化学、荧光标记、光逆行追踪和酶组织化学等技术。
• The Prime Minister described transferring education to central government funding as 'a retrograde step'.
  首相称将教育投入转由中央政府拨款是“一种倒退”。
• Saturn is not due to retrograde again in2009.
  感谢上帝，土星在09年内不会再次逆行了。
• Ah, it's part of the Mercury retrograde process.
  啊，这是水星逆行的一部份影响。
• A product purchased when Mercury is retrograde will not fulfill the promise you thought it would.
  总之，当水星逆行时，你所买的东西都没有你想象中的好。
• Mercury retrograde is a time of reflection, but not action.
  水星逆行是沉思、考虑的时期，而不是行动的好时机。
• The gold standard for diagnosis has been the invasive ERP, or endoscopic retrograde pancreatography;
  诊断的金标准时有创性ERP，逆行性胰胆管造影。
• Mercury retrograde on the19th adds emotional turmoil and may bring up old issues for you to discover new solutions.
  水星逆行19日附近带来情绪的激动和混乱，可能会发现一个旧的问题的解决办法。
• You may be wondering whether you should finalize any of this with Mercury retrograde.
  你也许会好奇你是否需要因为水星的逆行而作出定论。
• A man can have an orgasm without ejaculating. Orgasm without ejaculation can be the result of retrograde ejaculation.
  男性可以在没有射精的情况下达到性高潮，逆行射精的行为就会产生无射精性高潮这种状况。