Word · Frequency #42839
backslide
/ˌbækˈslaid/
verb
倒退；退步
To go back to a previous, worse state or way of behaving.
- 1.
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
退步；滑回或退回到以前的更糟状态。
- 2.
To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
逃避责任；违背义务或承诺。
- 3.
To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
得救后又回到罪恶的生活中。
食言；推卸责任；故态复萌；堕落；退步；滑回或退回到以前的更糟状态。；逃避责任；违背义务或承诺。；得救后又回到罪恶的生活中。
In use
After months of strict dieting, she backslides whenever she visits her mother's house.
He had been doing well in his recovery, but last week he backslid into his old habits.
The team was backsliding on their progress because they stopped following the plan.
backslide (intransitive)
He tends to backslide when stressed.
他压力大时容易退步。
backslide into sth
sth 表示不良状态或行为。
He is backsliding into his old bad habits.
他正在退步，重拾旧的不良习惯。
backslide from sth
Connections
Confusing words
- relapse
- 复发 · backslide 指道德或行为的倒退，relapse 多指疾病或恶习的复发
- revert
- 恢复原状 · backslide 强调堕落或退步，revert 指回到原来的状态，中性
- degenerate
- 退化 · backslide 侧重从进步或良好状态退步，degenerate 强调品质或功能的恶化
Word family
- backslides
- plural, third person singular
- backslid
- past, past participle
- backslidden
- past, past participle
Learner notes
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