subside

英 [səbˈsaɪd]

美 [səbˈsaɪd]

v.  趋于平静; 平息; 减弱; 消退; 回落; 减退; 下沉; 沉降; 下陷

过去式：subsided　过去分词：subsided　第三人称单数：subsides　现在分词：subsiding　

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牛津词典

verb

• 趋于平静；平息；减弱；消退
  to become calmer or quieter
  1. She waited nervously for his anger to subside.
     她提心吊胆地等他的怒气平息下来。
  2. I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided.
     我服了一片阿司匹林，疼痛逐渐缓解了。
• 回落；减退
  to go back to a normal level
  1. The flood waters gradually subsided.
     洪水缓缓回落。
• 下沉；沉降；下陷
  to sink to a lower level; to sink lower into the ground
  1. Weak foundations caused the house to subside.
     由于地基不实，房子出现下陷。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (感情)平息，缓和，趋于平静;(噪音)减弱，降低
  If a feeling or noisesubsides, it becomes less strong or loud.
  1. The pain had subsided during the night...
     晚间疼痛已经减轻了。
  2. Catherine's sobs finally subsided.
     凯瑟琳终于慢慢停止了抽泣。
• VERB (争斗)平息，平静
  If fightingsubsides, it becomes less intense or general.
  1. Violence has subsided following two days of riots.
     两天的暴乱过后，暴力事件开始平息。
• VERB (地面、建筑物)下沉，沉降，下陷
  If the ground or a buildingis subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level.
  1. Does that mean the whole house is subsiding?
     那意味着整个房子正在下陷吗？
• VERB (水位)回落;(尤指洪水)减退，消退
  If a level of water, especially flood water,subsides, it goes down.
  1. Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.
     当地官员称洪水已经退去了。

英英释义

verb

• wear off or die down
  1. The pain subsided
  Synonym:lessen
• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
  1. He sank into bed
  2. She subsided into the chair
  Synonym:sink
• sink down or precipitate
  1. the mud subsides when the waters become calm
  Synonym:settle
• sink to a lower level or form a depression
  1. the valleys subside

双语例句

• If they carry on sinking boreholes then the land is likely to subside.
  如果他们继续钻洞，地表很有可能下沉。
• It is certainly possible that inflation will peak soon and gradually subside next year.
  存在一种可能性，就是通胀将很快达到峰值并在明年逐渐减退。
• If we modify our expectations and our socialization processes, sex differences would subside.
  如果减弱我们的期望值和社会化进程，性别差异将会减弱。
• These headwinds are now beginning to abate but it may be another four years before they fully subside.
  目前逆风正开始减弱，但完全平息下来可能还需要4年时间。
• Meaningful is not only one kind of feeling, but also has the impulsion which can never subside.
  隽永的不仅仅是一种感觉，还有永不能平息的冲动。
• The emotional reaction which results from a serious accident takes time to subside.
  严重事故所引起的情绪化的反应需要时间来平息。
• The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon.
  围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。
• Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.
  当地官员称洪水已经退去了。
• Only when they delinked from the dollar and allowed their currencies to depreciate did deflation subside.
  只有当它们与美元脱钩，并允许其货币贬值时，通货紧缩才消退。
• Homeowners are worried that their homes will subside because of the drought.
  房主担心他们的房子会因干旱而沉降。