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单词 retrogression
释义
retrogression
noun[U]
formal
uk
/ˌret.rəˈɡreʃ.ən/us
/ˌret.rəˈɡreʃ.ən/
theactofreturningto anolderandworsestate:
Incompetentmanagementhasledtheeconomyto retrogression.
Asocietywhichsidelineswomen isheadingtowards retrogression.
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  • We arefocusingonprogressionand not retrogression.
  • Shewarnedofseriousretrogression inrelationsbetween the twocountries.
  • The DarkAgesare oftenconsideredatimeof retrogression.
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Deteriorating and making worse
  • add
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  • aggravate
  • backslide
  • be (all) downhillidiom
  • debase
  • deteriorate
  • deterioration
  • devaluation
  • devalue
  • disintegrate
  • dog
  • make matters worseidiom
  • one step forward, two steps backidiom
  • regress
  • regression
  • regressive
  • relapse
  • worse
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(Definition ofretrogressionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofretrogression

retrogression
In all rock types, partial or completeretrogressionto amphibolite-facies assemblages is evident.
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Partialretrogressionis evident from the form of very fine-grained chlorite, calcite and actinolite.
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Nearly isobaric cooling led to rehydration andretrogressionacross the stability field of andalusite up to the stability field of kyanite.
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Finally, in all three bodies, amphibolite-faciesretrogressionis more widespread than eclogitization, even though the former may require more fluid.
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In terms of timing of eclogite facies metamorphism andretrogression, two studies are pertinent.
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Deformation and partialretrogressionat greenschist-facies conditions are apparent in many blocks.
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Today, however, upper-amphibolitegrade hornblende and biotite gneisses dominate this region, implying that pervasiveretrogressionhas taken place.
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However, it is unlikely that peak temperatures are preserved in the re-equilibrated phases because of subsequent pervasive garnet-forming reactions and lateretrogression.
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In metre-scale pods, the core consists of the least retrogressed eclogite with increasingretrogressiontowards the margin.
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The second retrogressive stage is marked by theretrogressionof the medium- to low-pressure granulite facies mineral assemblages into the amphibolite facies.
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Yet to resist by means of aretrogressionin performance style is merely to adhere to a stereotype.
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Moreover,retrogression(recruitment of individuals to a precedent stage) increases the standard deviation of age-based parameters and is another clue of plasticity.
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This textural evidence indicates that garnet was in equilibrium with amphibole, plagioclase and quartz during this stage ofretrogression.
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This growth of pargasite and oligoclase indicates furtherretrogressionto upper amphibolite facies conditions following the high-pressure granulite facies overprint.
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The microstructure generally indicates a predominance of simple shear deformation and aretrogressionof the primary, high-temperature igneous mineral assemblage.
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