subside

1. V-I If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud. 減弱

The pain had subsided during the night. 那疼痛在晚間已減輕了。

2. V-I If fighting subsides, it becomes less intense or general. 平息

Violence has subsided following two days of riots. 暴力在兩天的暴亂之后已經(jīng)平息了。

3. V-I If the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level. 下陷

Does that mean the whole house is subsiding?

那意味著整棟房子正在下陷嗎？

4. V-I If a level of water, especially flood water, subsides, it goes down. (尤指洪水的水位) 回落

Local officials say the flood waters have subsided. 當(dāng)?shù)毓賳T們說(shuō)洪水已經(jīng)退了。