| 英语单词 | recede |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [rɪ'siːd] 美 [rɪ'siːd] |
| 中文释义 | vi.后退;减弱 vt.撤回 |
| 英语例句 | (1) His hair is beginning to recede from his forehead. (2) As the tide receded we were able to look for shells. (3) The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded. (4) Eventually the danger began to recede. (5) The company decided to recede from a bargain. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他的头发开始从前额往后秃了。 (2) 潮水退去,我们就能寻找贝壳了。 (3) 破产的危险已经减少了。 (4) 这种危险终于开始减轻。 (5) 公司决定撤销买卖合同。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Recede means to pull back, retreat, or become faint or distant. Flood waters recede, as do glaciers, and even abstractions like "panic" and "hope." Think "receding hairline." (That means bald.) |
| vocabulary扩展 | Cede means to yield. Politicians, after losing an election will "cede the field" or "concede the race." Recede means to yield back. Over time it has collected a sense of fading, or growing faint, as in "The ghostly vision of a woman receded into the fog." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]退回;后退;远离 If something recedes from you, it moves away. [V prep] [V] [V-ing]
2 [VERB 动词](质量)下降;(问题或疾病等)逐渐减弱,好转 When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense. [V] [V-ing] [Also V prep]
3 [VERB 动词](前额的头发)脱落 If a man's hair starts to recede, it no longer grows on the front of his head. [V] [V-ing] [Also V
4 [VERB 动词](常指牙龈因为感染)萎缩 If your gums start to recede, they begin to cover less of your teeth, usually as the result of an infection. [V] [V-ing]
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