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单词 retrograde
释义
retrograde
adjective
formal
uk
/ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/us
/ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/

retrogradeadjective(RETURNING TO WORSE SITUATION)

returningtoolderandworseconditions,methods,ideas, etc.:
倒退的；退步的；恶化的
He said it would be a retrogradesteptoremovesingleparentbenefits.他说取消单亲补助金将是历史的倒退。
Theproposalismiserablyretrograde.
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Deteriorating and making worse
  • add
  • admin
  • aggravate
  • backslide
  • be (all) downhillidiom
  • debase
  • deteriorate
  • deterioration
  • devaluation
  • devalue
  • disintegrate
  • dog
  • make matters worseidiom
  • one step forward, two steps backidiom
  • regress
  • regression
  • regressive
  • relapse
  • worse
  • worsen
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retrogradeadjective(ASTRONOMY)

astronomyspecialized
movingin theoppositedirectionto that of most otherstars,planets, etc.:
Theapparentretrogrademotionof theplanetsarisesfrom the Earth’smotion.
inastrology(= thestudyof themovementsandpositionsof thesun,moon,planets, andstarsin thebeliefthat theyaffectthecharacterandlivesofpeople), used todescribeastarorplanetmovingfromeasttowest:
Retrogradeplanetsdon't so much make things gowrongas make us moreaware.
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Astronomy
  • albedo
  • Andromeda
  • Aquarius
  • Aries
  • asteroid
  • full moon
  • galactic
  • galaxy
  • Gemini
  • geostationary orbit
  • observatory
  • orbit
  • orbital
  • penumbra
  • phase
  • substellar
  • sunspot
  • supergiant
  • supermassive
  • supermoon
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retrogradeadjective(MEDICAL)

medical,biologyspecialized
used todescribeabackwardmovementor amovementthat isoppositeto theusualdirectionofflow:
IncolourDopplersonography thepatientsshowedretrogradebloodflow.
Retrogradeejaculationis acommonsideeffectof thiskindofsurgery.
medical,biologyspecialized
used todescribethefactthat someone isunabletorememberthings thathappenbefore aparticularevent:
There isevidenceto show thatECTcancauseboth retrograde (i.e. beforetreatment) and anterograde (i.e. aftertreatment)memoryloss.
Compare
anterograde
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The circulatory system & blood
  • ABO
  • accessory pathway
  • antegrade
  • anterograde
  • anti-platelet
  • blood donor
  • capillary
  • erectile
  • immunoglobulin
  • intravascular
  • intravenous
  • intravenously
  • jugular
  • jugular vein
  • Rh factor
  • VEGF
  • veined
  • vena
  • venosus
  • ventricular
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Forgetting and forgetfulness
Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
retrograde
noun[U]
uk
/ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/us/ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/
in retrograde
inastrology(= thestudyof themovementsandpositionsof thesun,moon,planets, andstarsin thebeliefthat theyaffectthecharacterandlivesofpeople),movingfromeasttowest:
Thingstendto gowrongwhenMercuryis in retrograde.
Manygenerationsofpeoplearebornwith all three of theseplanetsin retrograde.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Astrology
  • astrologer
  • astrological
  • astrology
  • horoscope
  • numerological
  • numerologically
  • numerologist
  • sign of the zodiac
  • star
  • star sign
  • stargaze
  • stargazer
  • stargazing
  • transit
  • zodiac
  • zodiacal
(Definition ofretrogradefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
retrograde
adjective
formal
uk
/ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/us
/ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/
returningtoolderandworseconditions,methods,ideas, etc.
倒退的；退步的；恶化的
He said it would be a retrogradesteptoremovesingleparentbenefits.他说取消单亲补助金将是历史的倒退。

Examplesofretrograde

retrograde
We next proceeded to determine the pharmacological properties of thisretrogradesuppressive effect.
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Temperatures of granulite-facies metamorphism: constraints from experimental phase equilibria and thermobarometry corrected forretrogradeexchange.
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It would have been tempting to let the metaphor decide, say by exiting into a cloister, or byretrogradeback the way one came.
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Flow in die descending aorta was abnormal, withretrogradeflow in diastole at die level of the diaphragm.
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Whole-cell recordings were obtained from ganglion cells in a retinal slice preparation and from acutely dissociated ganglion cells that were identified throughretrogradedye injection.
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The chemical compositions of minerals with the largest grain size have been used for thermobarometry to minimize the effects ofretrogradediffusion.
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Studies usingretrogradetransport of fluorescent dyes and simultaneous peptide immunohistochemistry in the rat.
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Thalamic projections of nucleus reticularis thalami of cat: a study usingretrogradetransport of horseradish peroxidase and fluorescent tracers.
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To investigate if single neurons project to multiple targets we used paired injections of red and green fluorescentretrogradetracers into different targets.
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There are only a few grains of biotite present in the studied rock with textures indicatingretrogradeorigin.
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It is used first in its original contour form and then in an incompleteretrograde.
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He distinguishes three cases: when the planet's motion is direct; when it isretrograde; and finally when the planet is stationary.
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The catheter was advanced into the pulmonary trunk afterretrogradearterial catheterization of the dominant ventricle.
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Subcortical afferents to the frontal lobe in the rhesus monkey studied by means ofretrogradehorseradish peroxidase transport.
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In contrast,retrogradeconduction through an accessory pathway is seldom affected by adenosine, except in those individuals with slow retrograde conduction.
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