新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

relapse

英  [rɪˈlæps]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • relapses

    1[C 可数名词] 故态复萌

    If you say that someone has had a relapse into a way of behaving that is undesirable, you mean that they have started to behave in that way again.

    双语例句

    例:

    a relapse into the nationalism of the nineteenth century.

    倒退回19世纪的民族主义。

    2[C, U 有变体名词] (旧病的)复发

    If a sick person has a relapse, their health suddenly gets worse after it had been improving.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    该治疗通常用于术后复发可能性高的女性。

    VERB. 动词
  • relapses , relapsing , relapsed

    1[I 不及物动词] 复发

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    'I wish I did,' said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom.

    “我要是做了就好了,”菲尔•乔丹说着,陷入他一贯的忧郁中。

    2[I 不及物动词] (旧病)复发

    If a sick person relapses, their health suddenly gets worse after it had been improving.

    双语例句

    例:

    In 90 per cent of cases the patient will relapse within six months.

    90%的病人会在6个月内旧病复发。

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