relapse
英 [rɪˈlæps]
美 [rɪˈlæps]
- vi. 故态复萌;旧病复发;再度堕落;再陷邪道
- n. 复发,再发;故态复萌;回复原状
relapse 复发re-,再,重新,lapse,滑落。引申词义复发。
- relapse (v.)
- early 15c., "renounce;" 1560s, "fall into a former state," from Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi "slip back, slide back, sink back," from re- "back" (see re-) + labi "to slip" (see lapse (n.)). Related: Relapsed; relapsing.
- relapse (n.)
- mid-15c., from relapse (v.).
- 1. A wide range of emotionally stressful events may trigger a relapse.
- 多种令人情绪紧张的事情都可能引起旧病复发.
- 2. You are well now, but mind you don't have a relapse.
- 你的病虽然好了, 可要防止反复.
- 3. After making some progress, he suffered a relapse.
- 他的病好了一点, 又复发了.
- 4. It is by no means clear that the financial markets will not relapse into panic.
- 现在还不能确定金融市场不会重新陷入恐慌。
- 5. The treatment is usually given to women with a high risk of relapse after surgery.
- 这种治疗方法通常针对术后复发风险高的女性。