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词汇 backslide
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Definition of backslide in English:

backslide

verbbackslid, backslidden ˈbakslʌɪdˈbækslaɪd
[no object]
  • Relapse into bad ways or error.

    倒退;退步

    there are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide

    有很多东西能让减肥者体重反弹。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We say stand firm with the purpose and the mission and to hell with all those who may wish, for whatever reason, to backslide.
    • In 1936 a system of ‘protection and supervision’ centres was established to keep converts from backsliding.
    • It's clear from briefings we have received that Lake Erie has been backsliding and is being polluted again…
    • Only hope I don't backslide when I go to Grenada next weekend for a month or so.
    • The shoes will still be there if the world disappointingly backslides behind old battlelines.
    • Pardon me; I've been backsliding ever since my therapist died.
    • Whenever I read this Psalm of David, which is quite often, it reminds me what it would be like to backslide, and I pray that that never happens.
    • But they'll suffer more permanent political damage if they look like they're backsliding on their antiwar views.
    • It is only natural for such a people to backslide back to nepotism and dictatorship when the reigns are handed over.
    • But then he backslides into the life, re-entering the Web porn business with a partner on a new site featuring himself and ‘other boys he helped recruit.’
    • In fact, one point of religion for many people is to provide pressure that keeps them from backsliding into sinful ways.
    • I'm starting to frighten myself, because I'm backsliding into my devil-may-care attitude.
    • This means that schools that have improved enough to sustain success levels beyond three years will no longer need the funding, and should they then backslide, they'll again be eligible for help.
    • You've got to monitor it and make sure nobody backslides.
    • And so we have shattered expectations, disgust at backsliding, abhorrence at the betrayal of the values we hold dear, and a hefty dose of fear - because if the US can backslide, how safe are the rest of us?
    • So we're not backsliding on any of that, in answer to your question.
    • He falls from grace, backsliding all the way to the starting line.
    • Some days I would backslide, and I'd still have anger, and I would just read the list.
    • I think that the fact they get a grand jury in there, they memorialize the people's testimony so that they can't backslide, they can't say, no, I didn't say that, they can't equivocate.
    • Unlike the rest of the world, it failed to connect to the reality that if the US was backsliding economically, then the rest of the global economy would suffer a similar fate.
    Synonyms
    relapse, lapse, regress, retrogress, revert to one's bad habits, weaken, lose one's resolve, give in to temptation, go astray, leave the straight and narrow, go down the primrose path
    degenerate, deteriorate, slip, slide, fall off, revert to a former state, regress, retrogress
    informal go downhill, go to pot, go to the dogs
    rare recidivate

Derivatives

  • backslider

  • noun ˈbakslʌɪdəˈbækˌslaɪdər
    • Today the forces offer planned careers for young men and women who are intent on gaining a professional training and there is no room for backsliders, unwilling recruits or recalcitrant conscripts.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In my last piece titled ‘To hell with backsliders,’ I said that, ‘All over the world regional trading blocks are either being formed or enhanced by political will.’
      • To many folk it sounds as if I'm being lazy, or being a backslider, or shunning the group.
      • Yes, many people were still angry but it was also noticeable that the apologists and backsliders were beginning to gather force.
      • But as the slowdown bit, unemployment rose and tax revenues fell, finance ministers became increasingly restive under a regime which asked for balanced budgets and promised fines for backsliders.
      Synonyms
      recidivist, regressor
      apostate, defector, deserter, turncoat, renegade, fallen angel

Rhymes

abide, applied, aside, astride, beside, bestride, betide, bide, bride, chide, Clyde, cockeyed, coincide, collide, confide, cried, decide, divide, dried, elide, five-a-side, glide, guide, hide, hollow-eyed, I'd, implied, lied, misguide, nationwide, nide, offside, onside, outride, outside, pan-fried, pied, pie-eyed, pitch-side, popeyed, pride, provide, ride, Said, shied, side, slide, sloe-eyed, snide, square-eyed, starry-eyed, statewide, Strathclyde, stride, subdivide, subside, tide, tried, undyed, wall-eyed, wide, worldwide

Definition of backslide in US English:

backslide

verbˈbækslaɪdˈbakslīd
[no object]
  • Relapse into bad ways or error.

    倒退;退步

    converted vegetarians backslide to T-bones
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And so we have shattered expectations, disgust at backsliding, abhorrence at the betrayal of the values we hold dear, and a hefty dose of fear - because if the US can backslide, how safe are the rest of us?
    • I think that the fact they get a grand jury in there, they memorialize the people's testimony so that they can't backslide, they can't say, no, I didn't say that, they can't equivocate.
    • Only hope I don't backslide when I go to Grenada next weekend for a month or so.
    • Whenever I read this Psalm of David, which is quite often, it reminds me what it would be like to backslide, and I pray that that never happens.
    • It is only natural for such a people to backslide back to nepotism and dictatorship when the reigns are handed over.
    • It's clear from briefings we have received that Lake Erie has been backsliding and is being polluted again…
    • You've got to monitor it and make sure nobody backslides.
    • Some days I would backslide, and I'd still have anger, and I would just read the list.
    • He falls from grace, backsliding all the way to the starting line.
    • In 1936 a system of ‘protection and supervision’ centres was established to keep converts from backsliding.
    • The shoes will still be there if the world disappointingly backslides behind old battlelines.
    • But they'll suffer more permanent political damage if they look like they're backsliding on their antiwar views.
    • Pardon me; I've been backsliding ever since my therapist died.
    • But then he backslides into the life, re-entering the Web porn business with a partner on a new site featuring himself and ‘other boys he helped recruit.’
    • In fact, one point of religion for many people is to provide pressure that keeps them from backsliding into sinful ways.
    • So we're not backsliding on any of that, in answer to your question.
    • I'm starting to frighten myself, because I'm backsliding into my devil-may-care attitude.
    • We say stand firm with the purpose and the mission and to hell with all those who may wish, for whatever reason, to backslide.
    • Unlike the rest of the world, it failed to connect to the reality that if the US was backsliding economically, then the rest of the global economy would suffer a similar fate.
    • This means that schools that have improved enough to sustain success levels beyond three years will no longer need the funding, and should they then backslide, they'll again be eligible for help.
    Synonyms
    relapse, lapse, regress, retrogress, revert to one's bad habits, weaken, lose one's resolve, give in to temptation, go astray, leave the straight and narrow, go down the primrose path
    degenerate, deteriorate, slip, slide, fall off, revert to a former state, regress, retrogress
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