retrograde
英 ['retrəgreɪd]
美['rɛtrəɡred]
- adj. 倒退的;退化的;次序颠倒的
- vi. 逆行;倒退;退步
- vt. 使倒退
- adv. 倒退地;向后地
英英释意
- 1. move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
- 2. move in a direction contrary to the usual one;
- "retrograding planets"
- 3. move back;
- "The glacier retrogrades"
- 4. go back over;
- "retrograde arguments"
- 5. get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition