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recede

释义

recede

verb intransitive

UK /rɪˈsiːd/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	recede
he/she/it	recedes
present participle	receding
past tense	receded
past participle	receded

1
to move back from a high point or level
The flood waters receded.
Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something away or back
back away
draw back
part
1. 1a
  to move further away
  The plane takes off, and we watch the ground recede.
  Synonyms and related words
  To move, or to move something away or back
  back away
  draw back
  part
2. 1b
  if your hair is receding, less and less of it is growing at the front
  a receding hairline
  Synonyms and related words
  What hair can do
  flow
  grey
  grow out
2
to become less strong or likely
His pain had receded a little.
The prospect of victory receded still further.
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
decline

recede

verb intransitive

US /rɪˈsid/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	recede
he/she/it	recedes
present participle	receding
past tense	receded
past participle	receded

1
to move back from a high point or level
The flood waters receded.
Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something away or back
back away
draw back
part
1. 1a
  to move farther away
  The airplane takes off, and we watch the ground recede.
  The sound of footsteps receded into the fog.
  Synonyms and related words
  To move, or to move something away or back
  back away
  draw back
  part
2. 1b
  if your hair is receding, less and less of it is growing at the front
  a receding hairline
  Synonyms and related words
  What hair can do
  flow
  gray
  grow out
2
to become less strong or likely
His pain had receded a little.
The prospect of victory receded still farther.
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
diminish

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