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subside/səbˈsaid/v. intr. 1 cease from agitation; become tranquil; abate 平静，平息；减弱，减退 excitement subsided 兴奋之情平息了 2 (of water, suspended matter, etc.) sink (水、悬而未决的事物等)退落；消退 3 (of the ground) cave in; sink (土地)沉降，下陷 4 (of a building, ship, etc.) sink lower in the ground or water (建筑物、船等)下陷，下沉 5 (of a swelling etc.) become less (肿胀等)消退，缓解 6 usu. joc. (of a person) sink into a sitting, kneeling, or lying posture [通常诙] (人) (下沉般地)坐下；跪下；躺下 □ subsidence /-ˈsaid(ə)ns, ˈsʌbsid(ə)ns/ n.[Latin subsidere (as SUB-, sidere ‘settle’, related to sedēre ‘sit’)] |