减退 (減退)
jiǎn tuì
Pinyin
Definition
减退 (減退)
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- to ebb
- to go down
- to decline
Character Decomposition
Idioms (16)
不知进退
- 1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
打退堂鼓
- 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
- 2 fig. to give up
- 3 to turn tail
知难而退
- 1 to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
- 2 to get out on finding out what it's really like
临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网
- 1 better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
- 2 one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
临阵退缩
- 1 to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
- 2 to get cold feet
Sample Sentences
曾晶介绍,味觉和咀嚼功能减退、胃肠蠕动减慢、消化液分泌减少,这些都会影响老年人的食欲和消化吸收能力;空巢状态、独居老人可能会饮食上更为简单随意。这些都会导致老年人饮食营养摄入不均衡,最终影响健康。
Zeng Jing explains reduction of taste and chewing function, gastrointestinal motility slowed down, and decreased digestive juice secretion, which all affected the appetite and digestion and absorption capacity of the elderly; empty nest state, elderly people living alone may be more simple and casual. These will lead to an imbalance in the nutritional intake of the elderly and ultimately affect their health.