recede
/rɪˈsiːd/verb
no obj.
1- go or move back or further away from a previous position退, 后退; 远去：
the flood waters had receded
洪水早已退去
his footsteps receded down the corridor.
他的脚步沿着走廊渐渐远去。
1.1
- (of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish（特点, 感觉）逐渐减少; （可能性）变得渺茫：
the prospects of an early end to the war receded.
战争早日结束的希望越来越渺茫。
1.2
- (of a man's hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead（男子头发）不再在太阳穴和前额上生长, 从前额往后脱落：
his dark hair was receding a little
他的乌发开始有点向后脱落
as adj. receding a receding hairline.后退的发际线。
1.3
- (of a man) begin to go bald in such a way（男子）开始从前额往后脱发：
Fred was receding a bit.
弗雷德开始有点谢顶。
1.4
- usu. as adj. receding(of a facial feature) slope backwards（面部特征）向后倾斜, 缩进：
a slightly receding chin.
稍微向后倾斜的下巴。
1.5
recede from
archaic withdraw from (an undertaking, promise, or agreement)〈古〉撤回, 背弃（任务, 许诺, 协议）。
词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'depart from (a usual state or standard)'）： from Latin recedere, from re- 'back' + cedere 'go'.