backslide; retreat; lose momentum
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to backslide; to retreat when facing difficulties; to lose momentum
Often used in political, work, or self-improvement contexts to describe a decline in enthusiasm or determination when encountering obstacles.
Zài在
gōng工
zuò作
zhōng中
yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nan难
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
yǒu有
tuì退
pō坡
sī思
xiǎng想
。
When encountering difficulties in work, we must not have a mentality of retreat.
Gǎi改
gé革
dào到
le了
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
，
jué绝
bù不
néng能
tuì退
pō坡
。
Reform has reached a critical moment, and we absolutely cannot backslide.
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Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
yǒu有
xiē些
tuì退
pō坡
，
gōng工
zuò作
jī积
jí极
xìng性
bù不
rú如
yǐ以
qián前
le了
。
He has lost some momentum recently, and his work enthusiasm is not what it used to be.