| 釋義 |
subside /sab'said; sab1 said/ vi [VP2A] 1 (of flood water) sink to a lower or to the normal level. (指洪水)降落; 退去。 2 (of land) sink, eg because of mining operations. (指土地)下沉; 凹陷 (如因采殖等)。 3 (of buildings) settle lower down in the ground, eg because of a clay subsoil that shrinks in a dry season. (指建筑物)下陷(如因下層的粘土在干旱季節(jié)時(shí)收縮所致)。 4 (of winds, passions, etc) become quiet (er) after being violent: (指風(fēng)，激情等)(暴烈后)歸于平靜; 平息; 減弱： The storm began to ~. 暴風(fēng)雨潮漸平息了。 5 (hum) (of a person) go down slowly: (諧)(指人)慢慢降下： ~ into a chair. 在一張椅子上慢慢地坐下來(lái)。 subsidence /sab'saidns; sab'saidns/ n [C, U] act or process of subsiding (2, 3); instance of this. 降落; 下頁(yè); 凹陷。 |