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re·cede¹ /rɪˈsiːd/
vi.
1. 退，后退；远去
The high water receded. 高潮退去。
The coast receded as we sailed away. 我们起航出海，陆地渐渐往后退去。
The plane gradually receded out of sight. 飞机渐渐远去看不见了。
2. 变得渺茫
But the goal of an insect-free world continued to recede. 但是，无虫世界这一目标却离我们越来越远了。
Hopes of rescue receded. 营救的希望变得更为渺茫了。
3. 变得模糊，变得淡漠
Early memories recede. 对早年往事的记忆渐变淡漠。
The deep purple had begun to recede from his cheeks. 深紫的血色开始从他双颊退去。
4. 向后倾斜，缩进；(男子头发)开始从前额向后脱落；(男子)由前部往后开始脱发
An ape has a receding forehead. 猿生有一个向后倾斜的前额。
As he got older his hairline (或 he) began to recede. 他上了年纪，头发便开始从前额往后秃了。
5. 〈古〉缩回，撤回，背离 (from)
recede from an engagement (opinion) 撤回婚约(意见)
recede from a promise 背弃诺言
The story quickly receded off the major newspapers. 这篇报道很快从各家大报上撤去。
He defined a position from which he had never receded. 他阐明了一个自己从未背离的立场。
6. 减少；(价格等)降低，下降
It has receded in importance. 它的重要性已减少了。
Prices are receding. 物价在下跌。
7. 〈古〉变化 (from)
[< L recēdere to go back < RE- + CEDE] |