If you say that someone relapses into a way of behaving that is undesirable, you mean that they start to behave in that way again.
例句
'I wish I did,' said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom...“我要是那样做了就好了,”菲尔·乔丹说道,又像往常一样消沉起来。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。
VERB
旧病复发;再次发病
If a sick person relapses, their health suddenly gets worse after it had been improving.
例句
In 90 per cent of cases the patient will relapse within six months.90%的病人在6个月内会再次发病。
英汉词典释义
n.
再度恶化;旧病复发;故态复萌
After making some progress, he suffered a relapse.他的病好了一点,又复发了。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。Even in relapse there will be times when the patient’s general condition improves.即便在复发期间,病人仍会有好转的时候。
vi.
再度恶化;故态复萌
Cameron had relapsed into silence again.卡梅伦再度陷于沉默。She stopped using drugs for a month, but then relapsed.她一个月没吸毒, 但后来又吸起来了。