regress /rɪˈgrɛs/ TEM8 ( regressing, regressed, regresses )

• 1. 

  V-I When people or things regress, they return to an earlier and less advanced stage of development. 退步 [正式]

  例：

  If your child regresses to babyish behaviour, all you know for certain is that the child is under stress.

  如果你的孩子退步到幼稚的行为，你可以肯定的是孩子正处在压力之下。

• 2. 

  regression N-VAR 退步

  例：

  Calderdale accepts that this can cause regression in a student's learning process.

  考尔德戴尔承认这会在学生的学习过程中引起退步。