不及物动词
1. (感情)平息,缓和,趋于平静;(噪音)减弱,降低
If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud.
2. (争斗)平息,平静
If fighting subsides, it becomes less intense or general.
3. (地面、建筑物)下沉,沉降,下陷
If the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level.
4. (水位)回落;(尤指洪水)减退,消退
If a level of water, especially flood water, subsides, it goes down.
1. wear off or die down
e.g. The pain subsided
Synonym: lessen
2. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
e.g. He sank into bed
She subsided into the chair
Synonym: sink
3. sink down or precipitate
e.g. the mud subsides when the waters become calm
Synonym: settle
4. sink to a lower level or form a depression
e.g. the valleys subside