| 单词 | subside |
| 释义 | subside /sab'said; sab1 said/ vi [VP2A] 1 (of flood water) sink to a lower or to the normal level. (指洪水)降落; 退去。 2 (of land) sink, eg because of mining operations. (指土地)下沉; 凹陷 (如因采殖等)。 3 (of buildings) settle lower down in the ground, eg because of a clay subsoil that shrinks in a dry season. (指建筑物)下陷(如因下层的粘土在干旱季节时收缩所致)。 4 (of winds, passions, etc) become quiet (er) after being violent: (指风，激情等)(暴烈后)归于平静; 平息; 减弱： The storm began to ~. 暴风雨潮渐平息了。 5 (hum) (of a person) go down slowly: (谐)(指人)慢慢降下： ~ into a chair. 在一张椅子上慢慢地坐下来。 subsidence /sab'saidns; sab'saidns/ n [C, U] act or process of subsiding (2, 3); instance of this. 降落; 下页; 凹陷。 |
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