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| /rɪˈsiːd/ |
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| 1 | to move back from a high point or level （从高处）后退 |
| The flood waters receded. 洪水消退了。 |
| | 1a | to move further away 逐渐远去，逐渐模糊以至消失 | | The plane takes off, and we watch the ground recede. 飞机起飞了，我们看到地面逐渐远去。 | |
| | 1b | if your hair is receding, less and less of it is growing at the front （头发）从前向后变秃 | | a receding hairline 渐秃的发际线 | |
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| 2 | to become less strong or likely 减弱，减小（可能性） |
| His pain had receded a little. 他的痛苦减轻了一些。 |
| The prospect of victory receded still further. 胜利的可能性还在进一步减小。 |
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