regress
UK/rɪ'gres/US/'ri:^res/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To return to an earlier, often worse or less mature state.
退步，倒退；退回。
n.
A return to a previous state; a backward movement.
倒退；退行。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre- (back) + gress (to step) = to step back — the exact opposite of progress. Used literally and, in psychology, for reverting to childlike behavior under stress.
Root gress still carries 64 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.regress to childhood退回到童年状态
- 2.[regress to an earlier state]退回到早期状态
- 3.regress under stress在压力下退步
- 4.regress toward the mean向均值回归
Example Sentences
- 1.
Under stress, he tends to regress to childish sulking.
- 2.
Without practice, your skills will quickly regress.