单词	backslider
释义	backslide verb back·​slide ˈbak-ˌslīd  backslid ˈbak-ˌslid  ; backslid or backslidden ˈbak-ˌsli-dᵊn  ; backsliding ˈbak-ˌslī-diŋ  intransitive verb 1 : to lapse morally or in the practice of religion 2 : to revert to a worse condition : retrogress backslide noun backslider ˈbak-ˌslī-dər  noun Example Sentences Smokers who quit often backslide within a year. Recent Examples on the Web The temptation to backslide can be strong — and must be guarded against. Pratap Khedkar, STAT, 28 July 2022 There is no reason to believe VW will backslide on its EV strategy just because that the man most identified with the strategy has been sacked. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 July 2022 But experts worry health systems may backslide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 But the Cardinals look like a good bet to backslide. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022 Carlson, of course, has said next to nothing about the autocratic character of Orban’s rule, which critics on both sides of the Atlantic cast as a cautionary tale of how democracies backslide. Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021 Until proven otherwise, expect the Panthers’ offense to backslide and struggle without McCaffrey as its workhorse. New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021 But when that federal oversight ended, the plaintiffs said the department began to backslide. Washington Post, 20 July 2021 Kreider worries wellness progress might backslide this summer. Washington Post, 22 June 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1 backslider noun as in pervert a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard the evangelist was determined to win back the backsliders who had fallen away Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pervert degenerate villain libertine playboy debaucher rake deviate derelict rip reprobate delinquent scoundrel incorrigible rakehell perv blackguard cad knave heel profligate debauchee decadent lecher bankrupt satyr rascal rogue playgirl miscreant Antonyms & Near Antonyms saint
随便看	have a chip on one's shoulder have a corner on have a cow have a devilish time have a few have a few loose screws have a few minutes have a few minutes/moments have a few moments have a few too many have a field day have a finger in a pie have a finger in a/the/every pie have a finger in every pie have a finger in the pie have a fit have a fling at have a fling at (something) have a fling at something have a frog in one's throat have a go have a go at have a good day have a good laugh about have a good laugh about something

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