Wordiyoregress
🇬🇧 UK/rɪ'gres/🇺🇸 US/'ri:^res/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To return to an earlier, less developed, or worse condition.
退步，倒退，回归到较差的状态
n.
A return or movement back to a previous state.
退步，倒退，回归
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon 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.
Without regular practice, your language skills may regress over time.
- 2.
The patient began to regress after stopping the medication.
- 3.
Some children regress to earlier behaviors when they feel stressed or anxious.