英语词汇“recede”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

re•cede¹ v. [no object], -ced•ed, -ced•ing.

to go back to a more distant point;
retreat;
withdraw:The floodwaters finally receded.
to become or seem to become more distant:The painful memory began to recede.
to slope backward:a chin that recedes.

See -cede-.

re•cede¹ v.i., -ced•ed, -ced•ing.

to go or move away;
retreat;
go to or toward a more distant point;
withdraw.
to become more distant.
(of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away from an observer, esp. as giving the illusion of space. Cf. advance (def. 15).
to slope backward:a chin that recedes.
to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc.

Latin recēdere to go, fall back, equivalent. to re- re- + cēdere to withdraw, go; see cede
1470–80

5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged retire, retreat.

re•cede² v.t., -ced•ed, -ced•ing.

to cede back;
yield or grant to a former possessor.

re- + cede 1765–75

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recede /rɪˈsiːd/ vb (intransitive)

to withdraw from a point or limit; go back: the tide receded
to become more distant: hopes of rescue receded
to slope backwards: apes have receding foreheads
(of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead
(of a man) to start to go bald in this way
to decline in value or character
(usually followed by from) to draw back or retreat, as from a promise

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin recēdere to go back, from re- + cēdere to yield, cede

re-cede /riːˈsiːd/ vb

(transitive) to restore to a former owner

单词	recede
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 re•cede¹ /rɪˈsid/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -ced•ed, -ced•ing. to go back to a more distant point; retreat; withdraw:The floodwaters finally receded. to become or seem to become more distant:The painful memory began to recede. to slope backward:a chin that recedes. See -cede-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 re•cede¹ (ri sēd′),USA pronunciation v.i., -ced•ed, -ced•ing. to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw. to become more distant. (of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away from an observer, esp. as giving the illusion of space. Cf. advance (def. 15). to slope backward:a chin that recedes. to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc. Latin recēdere to go, fall back, equivalent. to re- re- + cēdere to withdraw, go; see cede 1470–80 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged retire, retreat. re•cede² (rē sēd′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ced•ed, -ced•ing. to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor. re- + cede 1765–75 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: recede /rɪˈsiːd/ vb (intransitive) to withdraw from a point or limit; go back: the tide receded to become more distant: hopes of rescue receded to slope backwards: apes have receding foreheads (of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead (of a man) to start to go bald in this way to decline in value or character (usually followed by from) to draw back or retreat, as from a promise Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin recēdere to go back, from re- + cēdere to yield, cede Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: re-cede /riːˈsiːd/ vb (transitive) to restore to a former owner
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