subsidence
US
UK subsidence n: (sinking of the ground) (地面)
SC 下陷，下沉，沉陷 xià xiàn，xià chén
TC 下沉
TC 下沉
The recent flooding has resulted in subsidence throughout the neighborhood.
subsidence n: figurative (decrease, lessening)
SC 减弱 jiǎn ruò
TC 減弱
TC 減弱
SC 逐渐平息
There has been a subsidence recently in the number of unemployed people.