subside

英 [səb'saɪd] 美 [səb'saɪd]

• vi. 沉没；平息；下陷

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 下降至较低或正常水平

   sink to a lower or to the normal level

2. vi. (土地)下陷；(建筑物等)下陷

   (of land) sink,e.g. because of mining operations underneath; (of buildings,etc.) sink lower into the ground

3. vi. 减弱，减轻，平静下来，平息

   become less violent,active,intense,etc.

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 平息，平静
2. 沉淀
3. 坐下，跪下，躺倒，躺下
4. 退去，退落，减退，减弱，减轻，消退，消失，消逝
5. 平静下来，趋于平静
6. 下沉，沉降，沉没，凹陷，凹下去，沉到底
7. 退烧，气消
8. 消散，烟消云散
9. 下降至较低或正常水平
10. 下陷（因在地下采矿）

英英释义

Verb:

1. wear off or die down;

   "The pain subsided"
   

2. sink to a lower level or form a depression;

   "the valleys subside"
   

3. sink down or precipitate;

   "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
   

4. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place;

   "He sank into bed"
   "She subsided into the chair"
   

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. The hematoma will usually subside in time.
   血肿通常随时间消逝。
2. The storm began to subside.
   风暴渐渐平息了。
3. He waited until the applause had subsided.
   他一直等到掌声平息后才继续下去。
4. Weak foundations caused the house to subside.
   由于地基不牢，这所房子已下陷。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The flooded river was subsiding rapidly.
   泛滥的河水正在迅速退落。
2. The hills subsided toward the shore.
   小山向海岸下斜。
3. His anger quickly subsided.
   他的怒气很快就消了。

经典引文

• As the water subsides it leaves a great debris of uprooted timber.

  出自： A. Moorehead

• The lump on his head is subsiding.

  出自： A. Lurie

近反义词

【近义词】

• diminish 减少
• lessen 减少
• decrease 减少
• wane 衰落
• dwindle 减少
• sink 下沉
• settle 解决
• recede 后退
• abate 缓和
• settle down 安下心来
• moderate 适度的
• collapse （使）倒塌
• cave in 下陷
• fall down 跌倒
• drop 落下
• slip 滑倒
• descend 下降
• sag 下垂
• decline 下降
• ebb 退潮
• loosen 松开
• lower 低的