| 单词 | receding |
| 释义 | receding (once / 2101 pages) adjn Anything that's receding is fading or moving backwards. A receding shoreline often forms around a lake during a drought — as the lake grows smaller, the edge of the shore slowly moves back. You'll often find the adjective receding describing a man's hair in the process of very gradually going bald: "He's a tall guy with a receding hairline and glasses." As a noun, receding means a quality or act of disappearing or fading away. The receding of your childhood home in the rearview mirror is a good metaphor for growing up and moving on. WORD FAMILYrecede: receded, recedes, receding, recession+/cede: ceded, cedes, ceding, cession, recede/cession: cessions/recession: recessional, recessions/recessional: recessionals USAGE EXAMPLESHe is 40, with the receding hairline and blandly gentle affect of a family dentist. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) The goal posts for “artificial intelligence” are thus constantly receding. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) The company started as the Great Depression was receding and World War II raged overseas. Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016) 1adj (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back Syn backward directed or facing toward the back or rear 2n a slow or gradual disappearance Syn|Hyper fadeout disappearance the event of passing out of sight 3n the act of becoming more distant Syn|Hyper recession withdrawal the act of withdrawing |
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