v. 倒退；滑坡；故态复萌（backslide的现在分词）

[ noun ]
a failure to maintain a higher state
<noun.act>

Backslide \Back"slide"\ (b[a^]k"sl[imac]d"; 277), v. i. [imp.
{Backslid}; p. p. {Backslidden}, {Backslid}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Backsliding}.] [Back, adv. + slide.]
To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the
faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.


Backsliding \Back"slid"ing\, a.
Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.

Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord. --Jer.
iii. 14.


Backsliding \Back"slid"ing\, n.
The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.

Our backslidings are many. --Jer. xiv. 7.