Wordiyorelapse
🇬🇧 UK/ri'læps/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
n.
A return to a worse condition after a period of improvement, especially in health or behavior
复发，故态复萌
v.
To fall back into a worse state, bad habit, or illness after improvement
复发，再度恶化，重蹈覆辙
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.suffer a relapse病情复发
- 2.prevent a relapse预防复发
- 3.relapse rate复发率
- 4.risk of relapse复发风险
Example Sentences
- 1.
After six months of sobriety, he suffered a relapse and started drinking again.
- 2.
The patient's relapse was triggered by stress and a lack of sleep.
- 3.
Doctors warned that without continued treatment, a relapse was highly likely.