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sub·side /səbˈsaɪd/
vi.
1. 退落；消退，减退；消失
The floods subsided. 洪水退了。
The fever subsided after she took the medicine. 她服药后烧就退了。
His voice subsided to silence. 他的嗓音越来越轻，终于消失了。
The threat of confrontation between the two states subsided. 两国间发生对抗的威胁消除了。
2. 平静，平息
She sobbed and sobbed, and then subsided a little. 她抽泣不止，后来才稍稍平静了一些。
The storm quickly subsided. 暴风雨很快平息了。
The wave of indignation soon subsided. 愤怒的浪潮不久就平息了。
3. 下沉，沉降，下陷；沉到底；沉淀
The road tends to subside in the mountains. 山中的道路容易坍陷。
The earth subsided under foundations and buildings began to crack. 地基下面的土下陷，建筑物开始出现裂缝。
4. 〈口〉(像下沉那样慢慢地)坐下；跪下；躺倒
The man staggered and subsided. 那男子摇摇晃晃瘫了下去。
He was thoroughly tired, and subsided into a chair. 他疲惫已极，瘫坐在椅子里。
[< L subsīdere to settle down < SUB- + sīdere to settle] |