英语词汇“backslide”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To backslide is to revert to a worse state. An alcoholic who quit drinking but than starts again is backsliding.

If you’re sliding back, you’re not going forward or even staying in the same place. That should help you remember that backsliding is a lapse in behavior or standards. If you backslide, you’re reverting to past behavior that was not good. A husband cheating for the second time is backsliding. A reformed criminal going back to crime is backsliding. When you backslide, you slip to a lower level. Backsliding is the opposite of making progress.

WORD FAMILY

backslide: backslid, backslidden, backslided, backslider, backslides, backsliding+/backslider: backsliders/backsliding: backslidings

USAGE EXAMPLES

Even so, the FTA warned in its letter that the agency will continue to scrutinize Metro and watch for backsliding into old practices.

Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016)

But we’ve seen this too many times this year — Seahawks’ wins that seemingly signal a turning point, only to be followed by regression and backsliding.

Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016)

Closer relations with the United States have helped, and backsliding on the thaw could further weaken Cuba's economy, already battered by low commodity prices.

Reuters(Nov 26, 2016)

v drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

Syn|Hyper

lapse

drop away, drop off, fall away, slip

get worse

单词	backslide
释义	backslide (once / 4652 pages) v To backslide is to revert to a worse state. An alcoholic who quit drinking but than starts again is backsliding. If you’re sliding back, you’re not going forward or even staying in the same place. That should help you remember that backsliding is a lapse in behavior or standards. If you backslide, you’re reverting to past behavior that was not good. A husband cheating for the second time is backsliding. A reformed criminal going back to crime is backsliding. When you backslide, you slip to a lower level. Backsliding is the opposite of making progress. WORD FAMILY backslide: backslid, backslidden, backslided, backslider, backslides, backsliding+/backslider: backsliders/backsliding: backslidings USAGE EXAMPLES Even so, the FTA warned in its letter that the agency will continue to scrutinize Metro and watch for backsliding into old practices. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) But we’ve seen this too many times this year — Seahawks’ wins that seemingly signal a turning point, only to be followed by regression and backsliding. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) Closer relations with the United States have helped, and backsliding on the thaw could further weaken Cuba's economy, already battered by low commodity prices. Reuters(Nov 26, 2016) v drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards Syn\|Hyper lapse drop away, drop off, fall away, slip get worse
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