Subside



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. ( 建筑物等) 下陷; ( 天气等) 平息, 平静
• ［英］ v. ( 建筑物等) 下陷 ( to tend downward;descend) ; ( 天气等) 平息 ( to become quiet or less)
• ［类］ 反义词: promote ( 促进)
• ［记］ sub ( 下面) ＋side ( 坐) -> 坐下去 -> 下陷

Webster Collegiate

intransitive verb (subsided; subsiding)

• Etymology: Latin subsidere, from sub- + sidere to sit down, sink; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit
• Date: 1607
• 1. to sink or fall to the bottom ; settle
• 2. to tend downward ; descend; especially to flatten out so as to form a depression
• 3. to let oneself settle down ; sink <subsided into a chair>
• 4. to become quiet or less <as the fever subsides><my anger subsided>
• Synonyms: see abate
• ? subsidence noun

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