英[ˌretrəʊ\'gres]
美[ˌretrə\'gres]
In its absence China would retrogress into division and chaos, and modernization would become impossible.
动摇了中国就要倒退到分裂和混乱, 就不可能实现现代化.
《简明英汉词典》
"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"