re·cede

verb

/rɪˈsiːd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they recede	/rɪˈsiːd/ /rɪˈsiːd/
he / she / it recedes	/rɪˈsiːdz/ /rɪˈsiːdz/
past simple receded	/rɪˈsiːdɪd/ /rɪˈsiːdɪd/
past participle receded	/rɪˈsiːdɪd/ /rɪˈsiːdɪd/
-ing form receding	/rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ /rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/

[intransitive] to move gradually away from somebody or away from a previous position逐渐远离；渐渐远去
- The sound of the truck receded into the distance.卡车的声音渐渐在远处消失了。
- She watched his receding figure.她看着他的身影渐渐远去。
Extra Examples
- His footsteps receded into the distance.他的脚步声渐渐远去。
- The January flood waters receded as fast as they had risen.1 月份的洪水涨得快退得也快。
- The water receded back to its mysterious depths.水退回到神秘的深处。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a bit
- a little
- slightly
- …
preposition
- from
phrases
- recede into the background
- recede into the distance
[intransitive] (especially of a problem, feeling or quality) to become gradually weaker or smaller逐渐减弱；慢慢变小
- The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded (= it is less likely).破产的可能性现已减少了。
- The pain was receding slightly.疼痛正在一点一点地减弱。
Extra Examples
- The pain was gradually receding.疼痛正逐渐消退。
- These worries now receded from his mind.现在他的这些顾虑从头脑中消除了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a bit
- a little
- slightly
- …
preposition
- from
phrases
- recede into the background
- recede into the distance
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[intransitive] (of hair) to stop growing at the front of the head（头顶前部）头发停止生长，变秃
- a middle-aged man with receding hair/a receding hairline发际线后移的中年男子
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a bit
- a little
- slightly
- …
preposition
- from
phrases
- recede into the background
- recede into the distance
[intransitive] a receding chin a chin (= part of the face below the mouth) that slopes backwards towards the neck向后缩的下巴

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘depart from a usual state or standard’): from Latin recedere, from re- ‘back’ + cedere ‘go’.