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单词 recede
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recede


re·cede 1

R0079700 (rĭ-sēd′)intr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes 1. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede.2. To slope away from a point of reference: a man with a chin that recedes.3. To become or seem to become more distant and fainter or less distinct: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded.4. To decrease or diminish: Fuel prices will recede after the holiday.
[Middle English receden, from Old French receder, from Latin recēdere : re-, re- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: recede1, ebb, retract, retreat
These verbs mean to move backward or away from a limit or position: a glacier that has receded; waters that ebb at low tide; a turtle that retracted into its shell; an army that retreated to avoid defeat.Antonym: advance

re·cede 2

R0079800 (rē-sēd′)tr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes To yield or grant to one formerly in possession; cede (something) back.
[re- + cede.]

recede

(rɪˈsiːd) vb (intr) 1. to withdraw from a point or limit; go back: the tide receded. 2. to become more distant: hopes of rescue receded. 3. to slope backwards: apes have receding foreheads. 4. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a. (of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the foreheadb. (of a man) to start to go bald in this way5. to decline in value or character6. (usually foll by from) to draw back or retreat, as from a promise[C15: from Latin recēdere to go back, from re- + cēdere to yield, cede]

re•cede1

(rɪˈsid)

v.i. -ced•ed, -ced•ing. 1. to go back to a more distant point; retreat; withdraw. 2. to become or seem to become more distant. 3. to slope backward: a chin that recedes. [1470–80; < Latin recēdere to go, fall back =re- re- + cēdere; see cede]

re•cede2

(riˈsid)

v.t. -ced•ed, -ced•ing. to cede back; give to a former possessor. [1765–75]

recede


Past participle: receded
Gerund: receding
Imperative
recede
recede
Present
I recede
you recede
he/she/it recedes
we recede
you recede
they recede
Preterite
I receded
you receded
he/she/it receded
we receded
you receded
they receded
Present Continuous
I am receding
you are receding
he/she/it is receding
we are receding
you are receding
they are receding
Present Perfect
I have receded
you have receded
he/she/it has receded
we have receded
you have receded
they have receded
Past Continuous
I was receding
you were receding
he/she/it was receding
we were receding
you were receding
they were receding
Past Perfect
I had receded
you had receded
he/she/it had receded
we had receded
you had receded
they had receded
Future
I will recede
you will recede
he/she/it will recede
we will recede
you will recede
they will recede
Future Perfect
I will have receded
you will have receded
he/she/it will have receded
we will have receded
you will have receded
they will have receded
Future Continuous
I will be receding
you will be receding
he/she/it will be receding
we will be receding
you will be receding
they will be receding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been receding
you have been receding
he/she/it has been receding
we have been receding
you have been receding
they have been receding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been receding
you will have been receding
he/she/it will have been receding
we will have been receding
you will have been receding
they will have been receding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been receding
you had been receding
he/she/it had been receding
we had been receding
you had been receding
they had been receding
Conditional
I would recede
you would recede
he/she/it would recede
we would recede
you would recede
they would recede
Past Conditional
I would have receded
you would have receded
he/she/it would have receded
we would have receded
you would have receded
they would have receded
Thesaurus
Verb1.recede - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, retreat, withdraw, retireback away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, back out, retreat, pull back, withdraw - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"fall back - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"retreat, retrograde - move back; "The glacier retrogrades"back down, back off, back up - move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
2.recede - retreatfall behind, drop off, fall back, loseretrogress, regress, retrograde - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
3.recede - become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"ebb - fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"

recede

verb1. fall back, withdraw, retreat, draw back, return, go back, retire, back off, regress, retrogress, retrocede As she receded he waved goodbye.2. lessen, decline, subside, abate, sink, fade, shrink, diminish, dwindle, wane, ebb The illness began to recede.

recede

verbTo move back or away from a point, limit, or mark:ebb, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress.
Translations
后退渐远退回

recede

(riˈsiːd) verb1. to go or move back. When the rain stopped, the floods receded; His hair is receding from his forehead. 退去，後退 退回，后退 2. to become distant. The coast receded behind us as we sailed away. 漸遠 渐远

recede


recede from (someone or something)

1. To shrink back, pull away, or retreat from someone or something. The mob receded from the man when they realized he was armed. I think I need a dentist to look at why my gums are receding from my teeth.2. To disappear or fade away from memory or awareness. The atrocities the country committed only 20 years prior have already begun receding from people's consciousness. The pain of that day has never truly receded from my mind.See also: recede

recede from something

to pull back from something. The river receded from its banks during the dry season. I think that my hair is receding from my forehead.See also: recede

recede


Related to recede: Receding gums
  • verb

Synonyms for recede

verb fall back

Synonyms

  • fall back
  • withdraw
  • retreat
  • draw back
  • return
  • go back
  • retire
  • back off
  • regress
  • retrogress
  • retrocede

verb lessen

Synonyms

  • lessen
  • decline
  • subside
  • abate
  • sink
  • fade
  • shrink
  • diminish
  • dwindle
  • wane
  • ebb

Synonyms for recede

verb to move back or away from a point, limit, or mark

Synonyms

  • ebb
  • retract
  • retreat
  • retrocede
  • retrograde
  • retrogress

Synonyms for recede

verb pull back or move away or backward

Synonyms

  • draw back
  • move back
  • pull away
  • pull back
  • retreat
  • withdraw
  • retire

Related Words

  • back away
  • crawfish
  • crawfish out
  • pull in one's horns
  • back out
  • retreat
  • pull back
  • withdraw
  • go
  • locomote
  • move
  • travel
  • fall back
  • retrograde
  • back down
  • back off
  • back up

Antonyms

  • advance
  • march on
  • move on
  • progress
  • pass on
  • go on

verb retreat

Synonyms

  • fall behind
  • drop off
  • fall back
  • lose

Related Words

  • retrogress
  • regress
  • retrograde

verb become faint or more distant

Related Words

  • change
  • ebb
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