retrograde
[ˈrɛtrəˌɡred]
adj.
向后的;
退化的;
恶化的;
次序颠倒的;
vi.
逆行;
倒退;
退步;
vt.
使倒退;
vi.
倒退地;
向后地;
例句:
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The closure of the factory is a retrograde step .
工厂的关闭是一大退步。
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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”。
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Infection can spread retrograde down a drain from the exterior.
感染能从外界经引流管逆行播散.
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To them the abolition of hanging was a retrograde step.
来自J. Wainwright
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First is the discovery of exoplanets - especially retrograde variety.
来自SA
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Sure, Copernicus explained retrograde motion.
来自SA