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Subside Sink Səb'said V.(建筑物等)下陷 英 V.(建筑物等)下陷(To Tend Downward;Descend

单词 subside
音标 [səb'said]
解释 v.(建筑物等)下陷
红宝书 【英】 v.(建筑物等)下陷(to tend downward;descend) ;(天气等)平息(to become quiet or less)
【考】 反义词:promote(促 进)
【记】 sub(下面)+side(坐) →坐下去→下陷
【例】 The earth subsides.(地下陷)/ The storm subsided.(暴风雨平 息了)
字源 subside (v.)
1680s, of objects, "to sink to the bottom," from Latin subsidere "sit down, settle, sink, fall; remain; crouch down, squat," from sub "down" (see sub-) + sidere "to settle," related to sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Of liquid surfaces, "to sink to a lower level, be reduced" from 1706. Related: Subsided; subsiding.
不择手段背单词 v. (建筑物等)下陷; (天气等)平息; 下沉
【记】sub下面, side坐-坐下去-下陷
【反】promote(v 促进); withhold pressure(不给压力)
趣味全助记 【记】sub + sit;sub + side 往下边去,下陷

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