v.drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

同義詞：lapse

Cuba backslides on reform, arrests dissidents
Southeast Asia Backslides on Free Trade
Moscow backslides to anti-reform, anti-west posture
Consumer confidence backslides a bit for July
The Civil Rights Commission Backslides
Dirty Business in Brazil: Rousseff Backslides on the Environment
Gov. Brown Backslides on Corrections Budget, No Sub- stantial Reductions to the Prison Population Ex- cept Costly Expansion
A Duration Analysis of Democratic Transitions and Authoritarian Backslides
Canadian Foreign Minister Condemns Iraq Sanctions but Chretien Backslides on Palestine Neutrality
In Romania, the Buzzing Economy is Unable to Attenuate the Uproar Caused by Economic Backslides