subside
- IPA[səbˈsʌɪd]
英式
- become less intense, violent, or severe；lapse into silence or inactivity
verb: subside, 3rd person present: subsides, gerund or present participle: subsiding, past tense: subsided, past participle: subsided
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. become less intense, violent, or severe I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ lapse into silence or inactivity Fergus opened his mouth to protest again, then subsided
- ▪ give way to (an overwhelming feeling, especially laughter) Anthony and Mark subsided into mirth
- 2. (of water) go down to a lower or the normal level the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of the ground) cave in; sink the island is subsiding 同義詞
- ▪ (of a building or other structure) sink lower into the ground a ditch which caused the tower to subside slightly
- ▪ (of a swelling) reduce until gone it took seven days for the swelling to subside completely
- ▪ sink into a sitting, kneeling, or lying position Patrick subsided into his seat 同義詞 反義詞
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- IPA[səbˈsīd]
美式
- become less intense, violent, or severe: I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides
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