retrogress
英 [,retrə(ʊ)'gres]
美['rɛtroɡrɛs]
- vi. 倒退，退化
词态变化
第三人称单数: retrogresses;过去式: retrogressed;过去分词: retrogressed;现在分词: retrogressing;
英英释意
- 1. get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition
- 2. go back to bad behavior;
- "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
英文词源
- retrogress (v.)
- "move backward; deteriorate," 1816, probably a back-formation from retrogression. Related: Retrogressed; retrogressing.
实用场景例句
- In its absence China would retrogress into division and chaos, and modernization would become impossible.
- 动摇了中国就要倒退到分裂和混乱, 就不可能实现现代化.
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