英语单词“retrograde”的意思是:后退的;倒退的;退行的;反常的。读音为:英 [ˈretrəgreɪd]、美 [ˈretrəgrɛd]。例句如下:
1. The earth's rotation on its axis is a retrograde motion. 地球围绕自转轴的转动是一种后退的运动。
2. The political situation is in a state of retrograde. 政治形势正在倒退。
3. The planet moves in a retrograde manner. 这颗行星行进时呈现后退的态势。
4. A group of professionals was mobilized to mount a campaign against retrogression. 一组专业人士动员起来,发起了一场反对倒退的运动。
5. In terms of money, he's seen his wages reduced by around 75 per cent in the last 12 months, making him one of the lowest-paid retrograders at a leading global sports franchise. 仅在过去12个月内,在收入方面他的薪酬就已经减少到了约七五%,意味着成为收入在全球体育特巨头之一的这种所谓大失球员的报酬垫底的几员.
6. Once such retreat, combined with smaller men to oppose Napoleon on every field. Since those years we are reminded every now and again of the retrograde tendencies of some people. 曾经有过一次这样的撤退,它与一些小人物一起在战场上反对拿破仑。自从那几年以来,我们时不时地会想起一些人的倒退趋势。
7. The science community has been experiencing a period of retrograde motion for some time now. 科学界一段时间以来一直在经历一段倒退时期。
8. Some schools may also adopt an even more extreme stance on matters, giving themselves an extra day or two of recess in the last week or two to provide students with more time to recover from a recent spate of "retrograde" behaviors and maintain the standard of morality that the school maintains. 有些学校甚至会对某些事件采取更极端的态度,在学生刚刚发生一些“倒退”行为后,会额外安排一两天休息时间,给学生更多的时间恢复,同时维持学校所倡导的道德标准。
9. The world is moving forward, but some people are standing still or even moving backward, which is a very sad thing. 世界在不断前进,但有些人却停滞不前甚至在倒退,这是非常可悲的事情。
10. She didn't understand why they had suddenly become so retrograde in their attitude to marriage and family life. 她不明白为什么他们对婚姻和家庭生活的态度突然变得如此保守。