recede
- IPA[rɪˈsiːd]
英式
- go or move back or further away from a previous position；(of a facial feature) slope backwards
verb: recede, 3rd person present: recedes, gerund or present participle: receding, past tense: receded, past participle: receded
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. go or move back or further away from a previous position the floodwaters had receded his footsteps receded down the corridor 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a facial feature) slope backwards his chin receded sharply from his lower lip
- ▪ archaic withdraw from (a promise or agreement) he felt no inclination to recede from the agreement into which he had entered
- 2. (of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish the prospects of an early end to the war receded 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. (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 Fred was receding a bit
- ▪ (of a facial feature) slope backwards his chin receded sharply from his lower lip
- 更多解釋
- IPA[rəˈsēd]
美式
- go or move back or further away from a previous position: the flood waters had receded his footsteps receded down the corridor
Oxford American Dictionary
