backsliding

英 [ˈbækslaɪdɪŋ]

美 [ˈbækslaɪdɪŋ]

n.  倒退; 故态复萌
v.  退步；倒退
backslide的现在分词

复数：backslidings　现在分词：backsliding　

COCA.35360

牛津词典

noun

• 倒退；故态复萌
  the situation when sb fails to do sth that they agreed to do and returns to their former bad behaviour

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 变卦；倒退；故态复萌
  If you accuse someone ofbacksliding, you disapprove of them because they have failed to do something they promised or agreed to do, or have started again doing something undesirable that they had previously stopped doing.
  1. ...the government's backsliding on free market reforms...
     政府在自由市场改革上的退缩
  2. This may help to maintain the gains you've made and to prevent backsliding.
     这或许有助于保持你所取得的进展，防止倒退。

英英释义

noun

• a failure to maintain a higher state
  Synonym:lapselapsingrelapserelapsingreversionreverting

双语例句

• Gao said another reason for the backsliding was a lack of adequate funding, and the fact that earlier successes in fighting illiteracy lead some local governments to abandon their literacy programs.
  高学贵还提出了另外一个识字率倒退的原因，即缺乏足够的资金，并且在消除文盲上早期的成功导致部分地方政府取消了识字计划。
• Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter?
  背道的民（原文作女子）哪，你们为何因有山谷，就是水流的山谷夸张呢。
• Might the stronger Republican contingent lessen the risk of protectionist backsliding and even improve prospects for concluding the Doha round?
  更强硬的共和党人会降低保护主义抬头的风险，甚至增加完成多哈回合谈判的可能性吗？
• Mr Carney, who once played ice hockey for Harvard, not only stood firm when Mr Dimon unleashed a tirade in front of two dozen other bankers but also hit back 48 hours later with a speech that warned against backsliding and a pointed dig at his critics.
  当戴蒙在20多位央行行长面前发表攻击性讲话时，曾经是哈佛大学（Harvard）冰球队员的卡尼不仅没有退让，还在48小时之后发表演讲回击，直截了当地向他的批评者警示不要故态复萌。
• It is fair to say that Egypt's dogged support for regional peacemaking has been crucial to sustaining a modicum of civility in the Middle East, despite backsliding by nearly everyone else.
  公平地说，尽管各方的态度几乎都在倒退，但没有撕破脸皮而大打出手与埃及对地区和平的不懈努力是分不开的。
• She had, despite the occasional backsliding in training, successfully competed in the championships.
  虽然在训练上偶尔有些退步，她还是在锦标赛上获得了胜利。
• You are backsliding into the flames of hell.
  你现在正在倒退到地狱的火焰中。
• Critics accused the government of backsliding on the issue of welfare.
  批评者指责政府又在福利问题上犯错误。
• And it has also exasperated the EU by backsliding on promised improvements to the judiciary and legal system.
  同时，他也因在推进司法及法律体制改革上出尔反尔而惹恼了欧盟。
• Concerns about backsliding from standards on transparency, procurement and anti-corruption are justified but the way to address them is to join the institution and work from within; it is nonsense to argue that carping from outside will be more effective.
  对透明度、采购和反腐标准倒退的担忧是合理的，但解决这些问题的方法是加入该机构，从内部实现变革；所谓在外面挑毛病会更加有效的说法纯属无稽之谈。