单词 | subside |
释义 | subside v.intr.   1. cease from agitation; become tranquil; abate (excitement subsided).   2. (of water, suspended matter, etc.) sink.   3. (of the ground) cave in; sink.   4. (of a building, ship, etc.) sink lower in the ground or water.   5. (of a swelling etc.) become less.   6. usu. joc. (of a person) sink into a sitting, kneeling, or lying posture. Derivatives subsidence n. Etymology: L subsidere (as SUB-, sidere settle rel. to sedere sit) |
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