to backslide
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故态复萌, 倒退
to return to worse behavior, habits, or moral standards after having improved
Intransitive: to backslide | to backslide into a previous condition
例子
After months of sobriety, he began to backslide into drinking again.
戒酒数月后，他开始故态复萌，又喝起酒来。
The politician promised reform but soon backslid into corrupt practices.
这位政治家承诺改革，但很快就故态复萌，回到了腐败的做法。
词汇树
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