relapse

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re·lapse1 /rɪˈlæps/ verb [intransitiveI]

1 MIto become ill again after you have seemed to improve 旧病复发

relapse into

We were afraid he might relapse into a coma.

我们担心他会再次昏迷。

2 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSto start to behave badly again 故态复萌

relapse into

Clara soon relapsed into her old ways.

克拉拉很快又重蹈过去的恶习。

Examples from the Corpus

relapse• On vacation at home, he relapsed and had to return to hospital for further tests.• I relapsed into a seeming normality.• He was also beginning to relapse into invective and his voice was rising.• If not, we relapse into scepticism.• The last thing I wanted was to relapse into the role of a patronizing objective observer.• Unfortunately, she occasionally relapses, requiring short-term hospitalization.• It should be remembered that one can not relapse unless one has first been in recovery.• Most drug abusers relapse within a year.

re·lapse2 /rɪˈlæps $ ˈriːlæps/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

when someone becomes ill again after having seemed to improve 旧病复发

She had a relapse and died soon after.

她旧病复发，不久就去世了。

Examples from the Corpus

relapse• Relapses are common among some recovering alcoholics.• He could always have a relapse later if necessary.• And half the patients who discontinue medication suffer a relapse within six months, he said.• These herbal remedies become less effective if the patient suffers a relapse.• Neither recovery nor relapse is a straight line.• For a thorough discussion of relapse prevention, see chapter 11.• Patients taking sulphasalazine at the time of onset of relapse continued on this drug.• What are the signs of relapse?• A sudden relapse forced Peggy to stay in the hospital until Monday.• As a group, the relapse rate in adults is greater than in children.• When the relapse came, she let it go too long.• Grandad had an unexpected relapse and died within a week.

had ... relapse• But neighbors say she had gone through drug rehabilitation before and had relapsed in recent weeks.

From Longman Business Dictionary

relapsere·lapse /rɪˈlæps/ verb [intransitiveI]

to start to get worse again after things had seemed to improve

relapse into

The U.S., after a brief recovery mid-year, is relapsing into a second slump.

—relapse /rɪˈlæpsˈriːlæps/ noun [singular]

Industrial output rose, lessening fears of a relapse.

Origin relapse

(1400-1500) Latin past participle of relabi “to slide back”

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