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subsiding

🇬🇧 UK/səb'saɪdɪŋ/🇺🇸 US
B2

Definitions

n.

The process of sinking to a lower level or gradually becoming less intense

下沉;减退

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
subunder, below
+
sidsit, settle
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=subsiding

Common Collocations

  • 1.ground subsiding地面下沉
  • 2.floodwaters subsiding洪水消退
  • 3.pain subsiding疼痛减退
  • 4.tension subsiding紧张情绪缓和

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The floodwaters are slowly subsiding after days of heavy rainfall.

  • 2.

    With the pain finally subsiding, she was able to get some rest.

  • 3.

    Engineers monitored the subsiding ground near the construction site carefully.

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