subside
🇬🇧 UK/səb'said/🇺🇸 US/sәb'said/
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Definitions
v.
To become less intense, active, or severe; to sink to a lower level; to settle down
平息;减弱;下沉;沉淀
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.subside gradually逐渐平息/消退
- 2.subside eventually最终平息/消退
- 3.pain subsides疼痛减轻
- 4.tension subsides紧张情绪缓和
Example Sentences
- 1.
The floodwaters began to subside after three days.
- 2.
The floodwaters began to subside after several days of dry weather.
- 3.
Take this medication and the pain should subside within a few hours.
- 4.
The public outrage over the scandal gradually subsided as new stories emerged.