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Relapse Return Suffered Worse Suddenly Verb 动词 Noun

英语单词 relapse
英美音标 英 [rɪ'læps] 美 [rɪ'læps]
中文释义 v.复发;再陷入;故态复萌
n.再发;重陷;故态复萌
英语例句 (1) Some patients will relapse.
(2) He had relapsed into silence again.
(3) He kept off drink for a few weeks, but now he has relapsed.
(4) He can't return to work because he's had a relapse.
(5) He swore not to steal but he suffered a relapse and committed crimes again.
中文例句 (1) 一些患者会复发。
(2) 他再一次陷入沉默。
(3) 他酒戒了两三个星期,可是现在故态复萌。
(4) 他不能回去工作,因为旧病复发了。
(5) 他发过誓不再偷了,可不久又旧病复发,走上了犯罪道路。
vocabulary简明 A relapse is a decline, especially of someone's health. If your grandmother survived cancer only to have it return two years later, you could say she suffered a relapse.
vocabulary扩展 Relapse implies that someone has recovered from an illness and slid back into a worse state, like when you are getting over a cold but then you suddenly feel bad all over again. Unwanted behavior can also be described this way; if you find yourself biting your nails again, it's a nail-biting relapse. The Latin word relabi is the root of relapse, slip back.
柯林斯解释
The noun can be pronounced /rɪ'læps/ or /'riːlæps/. 名词可读作/rɪ'læps/或/'riːlæps/。
1
[VERB 动词]故态复萌;重新陷入;倒退 If you say that someone relapses into a way of behaving that is undesirable, you mean that they start to behave in that way again.
  [V into n]
  • 'I wish I did,' said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom...

    “我要是那样做了就好了,”菲尔·乔丹说道,又像往常一样消沉起来。

  • It is by no means clear that the financial markets will not relapse into panic.

    现在还不能确定金融市场不会重新陷入恐慌。

  • Relapse is also a noun.
    • ...a relapse into the nationalism of the nineteenth century.

      倒退回19世纪的民族主义

2
[VERB 动词]旧病复发;再次发病 If a sick person relapses, their health suddenly gets worse after it had been improving.
  [V]
  • In 90 per cent of cases the patient will relapse within six months.

    90%的病人在6个月内会再次发病。

  • Relapse is also a noun.
    • The treatment is usually given to women with a high risk of relapse after surgery...

      这种治疗方法通常针对术后复发风险高的女性。

    • The sufferer can experience frequent relapses.

      患者可能会频繁发病。

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