subside

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sub·side /səbˈsaɪd/ verb [intransitiveI]

1 LESSif a feeling, pain, sound etc subsides, it gradually becomes less and then stops 〔感情、痛苦、声音等〕逐渐减弱；平静下来，平息 SYN die down

Simon waited until the laughter subsided.

西蒙一直等到笑声平息下来。

The pains in his head had subsided, but he still felt dizzy and sick.

他的头痛已经减轻，但仍感到眩晕和恶心。

2 formalTB if a building or an area of land subsides, it gradually sinks to a lower level 〔建筑物或土地〕沉降，下陷

After the heavy rains, part of the road subsided.

大雨过后，部分路面塌陷了。

3 HEMLESSif bad weather conditions subside, they gradually return to a normal state 〔恶劣天气〕平息，平静下来

The wind gradually subsided, and all was quiet.

风逐渐平息，一切又恢复了平静。

4 if water, especially flood water, subsides, it gradually goes underground or back to a normal level 〔尤指洪水〕回落，减退

When the floods subsided, the streets were littered with bodies.

洪水渐退，尸横大街。

Examples from the Corpus

subside• After the rebel leaders were captured or killed, the trouble subsided.• An hour later, the flood waters began to subside.• The speaker puffed on his cigar while he waited for the laughter to subside.• Fortunately, toward evening the wind and the sea subsided...• Petey heard him trying to brave it out, rocking back and forth to make the pain subside.• Side effects of the drug tend to subside as time passes.• He died 30 minutes later, just as the confusion had subsided enough to summon an emergency medical crew.• This marble figure seems to flame and spiral up, surging, groaning like an earthquake, subsiding even as he rises.• Dinah sat placidly beside Paul, aware that the bruised turmoil that was her body had subsided into a kind of contentment.• Once the feverish atmosphere of the Liberation had subsided the practice aroused feelings of shame.

Origin subside

(1600-1700) Latin subsidere, from sidere “to sit down, sink”

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