| 释义 |
sub·side
\səbˈsīd\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin subsidere, from sub- + sidere to sit down, sink; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit
1. : to sink or fall to the bottom : settle, precipitate
2. : to tend downward : become lower : descend; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression
< the soil subsided over the old dump >
3. : to let oneself settle down : ease, sink
< subsided into a chair >
4. : to fall into a state of quiet : cease to rage : settle down : become tranquil : abate
< the sea subsides >
< the tumult will subside >
< the fever has subsided >
Synonyms: see fall |