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单词 relapse
释义
relapse
(rɪlæps )
Word forms: relapses , relapsing , relapsed pronunciation note:   The noun can be pronounced (rɪlæps ) or (rlæps ).
1. verb
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.
'I wish I did,' said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom. [VERB + into]
It is by no means clear that the financial markets will not relapse into panic. [VERB into noun]
Relapse is also a noun.
...a relapse into the nationalism of the nineteenth century. [+ into]
2. verb
If a sick person relapses, their health suddenly gets worse after it had been improving.
In 90 per cent of cases the patient will relapse within six months. [VERB]
Synonyms: worsen, deteriorate, sicken, weaken  
Relapse is also a noun.
The treatment is usually given to women with a high risk of relapse after surgery.
The sufferer can experience frequent relapses.
Collocations:
suffer a relapse
At the start, the researchers had anticipated that 30 per cent of the 'five-a-day' dieters would suffer a relapse.
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Infections can be treated with antibiotics but an estimated 20-30 per cent of patients suffer a relapse.
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By comparison, fewer than 30 per cent of patients respond to chemotherapy after having suffered a relapse.
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He made scores of two and eight in the opening warm-up matches before stunning his teammates after suffering a relapse.
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The president's congressional allies have no interest in the long run - in which they will be dead, electorally, if the economy suffers a relapse.
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Translations:
Chinese: 复发, 复发
Japanese: 逆戻り, 再び陥る
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