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VERB
(感情)平息,緩和,趨于平靜;(噪音)減弱,降低
If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud.
例句
The pain had subsided during the night...
晚間疼痛已經(jīng)減輕了。
Catherine's sobs finally subsided.
凱瑟琳終于慢慢停止了抽泣。
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VERB
(爭斗)平息,平靜
If fighting subsides, it becomes less intense or general.
例句
Violence has subsided following two days of riots.
兩天的暴亂過后,暴力事件開始平息。
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VERB
(地面、建筑物)下沉,沉降,下陷
If the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level.
例句
Does that mean the whole house is subsiding?
那意味著整個房子正在下陷嗎?
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VERB
(水位)回落;(尤指洪水)減退,消退
If a level of water, especially flood water, subsides, it goes down.
例句
Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.
當(dāng)?shù)毓賳T稱洪水已經(jīng)退去了。