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Subside Verb 动词   [V Storm House Latin Meaning

英语单词 subside
英美音标 英 [səb'saɪd] 美 [səb'saɪd]
中文释义 vi.沉没;平息;下陷
英语例句 (1) The hematoma will usually subside in time.
(2) The storm began to subside.
(3) He waited until the applause had subsided.
(4) Weak foundations caused the house to subside.
中文例句 (1) 血肿通常随时间消逝。
(2) 风暴渐渐平息了。
(3) 他一直等到掌声平息后才继续下去。
(4) 由于地基不牢,这所房子已下陷。
vocabulary简明 To subside is to die down or become less violent, like rough ocean waves after a storm has passed (or your seasickness, if you happened to be sailing on that ocean).
vocabulary扩展 Subside comes from the Latin prefix sub- (meaning "down") and the Latin verb sidere (meaning "to settle"). Subside is often used when a negative situation has improved significantly. For example, violence, disease, and unemployment can all subside. Here's hoping that they do.
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词](感情)平息,缓和,趋于平静;(噪音)减弱,降低 If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud.
  [V]
  • The pain had subsided during the night...

    晚间疼痛已经减轻了。

  • Catherine's sobs finally subsided.

    凯瑟琳终于慢慢停止了抽泣。

2
[VERB 动词](争斗)平息,平静 If fighting subsides, it becomes less intense or general.
  [V]
  • Violence has subsided following two days of riots.

    两天的暴乱过后,暴力事件开始平息。

3
[VERB 动词](地面、建筑物)下沉,沉降,下陷 If the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level.
  [V]
  • Does that mean the whole house is subsiding?

    那意味着整个房子正在下陷吗?

4
[VERB 动词](水位)回落;(尤指洪水)减退,消退 If a level of water, especially flood water, subsides, it goes down.
  [V]
  • Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.

    当地官员称洪水已经退去了。

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