| 单词 | regress |
| 释义 | regress (once / 7680 pages) vn To regress is to return to a former state or condition, and not usually in a good way. It often means "relapse" or "get worse." First used in the late 14th century as a noun meaning "act of going back," regress originates from the Latin regress, meaning "a return." Many feel that the regress to anti-social behavior among teenagers is caused by violent video games, TV shows, and movies. A 30 year old forced to move back home may regress to old, childlike habits. It can also happen to someone's health, like when the condition of someone in recovery takes a turn for the worse. WORD FAMILYregress: regressed, regresses, regressing, regression, regressive+/regression: regressions/regressive: regressively USAGE EXAMPLESBut as she approached her first birthday, Blake started regressing. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) They tend to regress to the mean of the MFA, and mostly address one another. Slate(Dec 06, 2016) She regresses with an old boyfriend, forgetting her current one exists. The New Yorker(Dec 01, 2016) 1v go back to a previous state Syn|Hypo|Hyper retrovert, return, revert, turn back fall back, lapse, recidivate, relapse, retrogress go back to bad behavior resilereturn to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed go back, recover, recuperateregain a former condition after a financial loss rally, reboundreturn to a former condition change by reversal, reverse, turn change to the contrary 2v get worse or fall back to a previous condition Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper retrograde, retrogress advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up develop in a positive way drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede retreat decline, worsen grow worse 3v go back to bad behavior Syn|Hyper fall back, lapse, recidivate, relapse, retrogress retrovert, return, revert, turn back go back to a previous state 4v go back to a statistical means Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 5n returning to a former state Syn|Hyper regression, retrogression, retroversion, reversion reversal a change from one state to the opposite state 6n the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence Syn|Hyper reasoning backward abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning thinking that is coherent and logical |
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