Subside
[ səb'saɪd ]
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vi. 减弱，平息;（洪水）退去，（热度）消退;沉下去;坐下;
💡 词根助记
sub在下面，次一等+side站在…一边→转下去→下陷
📝 例句
Symptoms usually subside after completion of radiation therapy.
症状一般在放射治疗完成后消失。
About 2 a. m., however, the excitement began subside.
不过到了两点钟光景，激动的情绪总算安静下来了。
His anger subsided.
他的怒气息了。
The flood waters subsided.
洪水退去了。
The inflation was slow to subside.
通货膨胀率下降将非常缓慢。
🌱 联想助记
【记】sub-前缀“下面”,side-边:雨后公路有点向下边降→下沉
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-sid-表示“坐下”
常见变体有-sit-、-sess-、-sed-
📖 牛津释义
subside
v
1 [I] sink to a lower or to the normal level 下降至较低或正常水平
The flood waters gradually subsided. 洪水逐渐退去.
The boiling soup subsided when the pot was taken off the heat. 把锅从炉子上端开时, 汤就不再沸腾了.
2 [I] (of land) sink, eg because of mining operations underneath （指土地）下陷（如因在地下采矿）.
3 [I] (of buildings, etc) sink lower into the ground （指建筑物等）下陷
Weak foundations caused the house to subside. 由於地基不牢, 这所房子已下陷.
4 [I] become less violent, active, intense, etc 减弱; 减轻; 平静下来; 平息
The storm began to subside. 风暴渐渐平息了.
He waited until the applause had subsided. 他一直等到掌声平息下来, 才继续下去.
I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided. 我服用了阿斯匹林, 疼痛逐渐减轻.
5 [Ipr] (infml joc 口, 谑) let oneself drop into a chair, etc 一下子坐在椅子等上
subsiding onto the sofa/into an armchair 一屁股坐在长沙发[单座沙发]上.
🔁 扩展释义
*[sәb'said]vi. 沉淀, 沉降, 平息
🌿 同词根单词
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Yes?
怎么？
Fortune is fickle.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
Right. I'm British, but I'm not English.
对，我是不列颠人，但不是英国人。