regress
verb [ I ] formal uk/rɪˈɡres/ us/rɪˈɡres/
(RETURN TO WORSE STATE)
退步；退化；倒退
to return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving
She suffered brain damage from the car accident and regressed to the mental age of a five-year-old. 在那起汽车交通事故中，她的脑部受损，智商倒退到5岁孩子的水平。
He says the city has regressed in terms of participation in recycling.
Compare: progress noun
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- It's almost like we've regressed to the 1950s.
- When he stopped playing sports he regressed to old habits and became more distant.
- In some areas, such as writing skills among middle school students, performance seriously regressed.