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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   recede

   • IPA[rəˈsēd]

   美式

   • v.
     go or move back or further away from a previous position；(of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish

   • verb: recede, 3rd person present: recedes, gerund or present participle: receding, past tense: receded, past participle: receded

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. go or move back or further away from a previous position the flood waters had receded his footsteps receded down the corridor 同義詞 retreat, go back, move back, move further off, move away, ... 更多withdraw, ebb, subside, go down, abate, fall back, sink, rareretrocede反義詞 advance, approach
   • ▪ (of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish the prospects of an early end to the war receded 同義詞 diminish, lessen, grow less, decrease, dwindle, ... 更多fade, abate, subside, ebb, wane, fall off, taper off, peter out, shrink, rarede-escalate反義詞 grow, intensify
   • ▪ (of a man's hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead his dark hair was receding a little
   • ▪ (of a man) begin to go bald at the temples or above the forehead Fred was receding a bit
   • ▪ (of a facial feature) slope backward his chin receded sharply from his lower lip
   • ▪ withdraw from (an undertaking, promise, or agreement).