subsides

英 [səbˈsaɪdz]

美 [səbˈsaɪdz]

v.  趋于平静; 平息; 减弱; 消退; 回落; 减退; 下沉; 沉降; 下陷
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柯林斯词典

• VERB (感情)平息，缓和，趋于平静;(噪音)减弱，降低
  If a feeling or noisesubsides, it becomes less strong or loud.
  1. The pain had subsided during the night...
     晚间疼痛已经减轻了。
  2. Catherine's sobs finally subsided.
     凯瑟琳终于慢慢停止了抽泣。
• VERB (争斗)平息，平静
  If fightingsubsides, it becomes less intense or general.
  1. Violence has subsided following two days of riots.
     两天的暴乱过后，暴力事件开始平息。
• VERB (地面、建筑物)下沉，沉降，下陷
  If the ground or a buildingis subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level.
  1. Does that mean the whole house is subsiding?
     那意味着整个房子正在下陷吗？
• VERB (水位)回落;(尤指洪水)减退，消退
  If a level of water, especially flood water,subsides, it goes down.
  1. Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.
     当地官员称洪水已经退去了。

双语例句

• He will remain hospitalized until the swelling in his brain subsides.
  他必须住院（治疗）直到脑充血痊愈。
• For the economy, once relief at avoiding default subsides: not good.
  就经济而言，一旦避免违约的那种轻松感消退：后果不会好。
• A common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously.
  由于肝脏发育不成熟而导致的一种常见的混乱状态；通常自然沉淀。
• We have good intentions and plan to come back after the time crunch at hand subsides, but we seldom do that.
  当紧迫的时间稍微缓和之后，我们应该有很好的目的和计划返回来检查，但是我们却很少这样做。
• Many steel plants were closed, and in a few years those which survived were no longer needing subsides.
  很多钢铁厂被关闭，几年之后那些幸存下来的工厂也不再能得到政府援助。
• If inflation subsides, China can continue to muddle along, allowing just enough lending to sustain strong growth.
  如果通胀消退，中国可能会在这条路上继续走下去，提供足够的放贷以支持强劲增长。
• We may imagine the electron vibrating for a moment as it subsides into the smaller orbit.
  我们可以想象，电子跳入小轨道时振动一会儿。
• In time, the periods between pendulum swings get longer and gradually the pain subsides.
  随着时间的流逝，钟摆摆动的间隔变得更长，慢慢地痛苦就平息了。
• Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.
  友谊可能经常发展成爱情，但是爱情却永远不会下降为友谊。
• Thick accumulations of peat can form only if the swamp basin slowly subsides.
  只有当沼泽盆地慢慢下陷时，厚厚的泥炭堆积才能形成。