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VERB
退回;后退;遠離
If something recedes from you, it moves away.
例句
Luke's footsteps receded into the night...
盧克在夜色中漸行漸遠。
As she receded he waved goodbye.
她離開的時候他揮手告別。
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VERB
（質量）下降;（問題或疾病等）逐漸減弱，好轉
When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense.
例句
Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede...
正當我開始覺得自己永遠都好不了了的時候，我的病開始好轉了。
Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and receding prospects for economic recovery.
交易者對美元走軟和經濟復蘇前景漸趨暗淡漸漸擔憂起來。
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VERB
（前額的頭發）脫落
If a man's hair starts to recede, it no longer grows on the front of his head.
例句
...a youngish man with dark hair just beginning to recede...
前額黑發剛開始脫落的年輕人
The bartender had a florid face and a receding hairline.
酒吧男招待面色紅潤，前額有點脫發。
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VERB
（常指牙齦因為感染）萎縮
If your gums start to recede, they begin to cover less of your teeth, usually as the result of an infection.
例句
If untreated, the gums recede, become swollen and bleed...
如果不進行治療，牙齦會開始萎縮、紅腫和出血。
Receding gums can be the result of disease or simply incorrect brushing.
牙齦萎縮可能是疾病導致的，也可能僅僅是錯誤的刷牙方式引起的。