regress

英[rɪ'ɡres] 美[rɪ'ɡres]
  • v. 倒退;回归;退化
  • n. 退回;回归;逆向思维
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Noun:
  1. the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

  2. returning to a former state

Verb:
  1. go back to a statistical means

  2. go back to a previous state;

    "We reverted to the old rules"

  3. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

  4. go back to bad behavior;

    "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

1. Many of the symptoms will regress or disappear.
许多症状将减轻或消失.

来自辞典例句

2. The attempt leads to an infinite regress.
这种作法会导致无穷倒退.

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3. Another difficulty is the infinite regress generated by the view of Locke and many other philosophers.
另一个困难是洛克和许多其它哲学家的观点引起的无尽的倒退.

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4. The pediatrician suggested that these are usually asymptomatic and regress without treatment.
儿科医师认为这种情况通常没有症状,可以不经治疗自行退化.

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5. Every movement towards it is progress and every movement away is regress.
每一个走向上主王国的步子就是进步,每一个偏离上主王国的步子就是退步.

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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Some children may regress to an earlier stage of development.
      有些孩子的状态会倒退到更小的年龄段。
    2. Many men, when very angry, regress to their childhood and show their bad temper by shouting and stamping their feet.
      很多人,盛怒之下又退回到孩提时代,边大喊大叫边跺脚地发脾气。
    3. This is because the rates of return on most systems tend to regress to the mean.
      这是由于大多数系统的回报率会回归到这个水平。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The attempt leads to an infinite regress.
      这种作法会导致无穷倒退。
    2. This is because the rates of return on most systems tend to regress to the mean.
      这是由于大多数系统的回报率会回归到这个水平。