relapse /rɪˈlæps/ star1 TEM8 (relapsing,relapsed,relapses)

• 1.  

  V-I（不及物动词） 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. 复发

  例：

  "I wish I did," said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom.

  “我要是做了就好了，”菲尔•乔丹说着，回到平时的忧郁中。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Relapse is also a noun. 复发

  例：

  ...a relapse into the nationalism of the nineteenth century.

  …一个回到19世纪民族主义的倒退。

• 3.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If a sick person relapses, their health suddenly gets worse after it had been improving. (旧病) 复发

  例：

  In 90 percent of cases the patient will relapse within six months.

  90％的病人会在6个月内旧病复发。

• 4.  

  N-VAR（有变体名词） Relapse is also a noun. (旧病的) 复发

  例：

  The treatment is usually given to women with a high risk of relapse after surgery.

  该治疗通常用于术后复发可能性高的女性。