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- pronunciation:
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 b
saId
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
subsides, subsiding, subsided |
| definition 1: |
to become less; decrease.
消退, 平息
The baby's tears subsided after his mother picked him up.婴孩在他妈妈抱起来他后眼泪不流了。- synonyms:
- abate, decrease, diminish, ebb, lessen, moderate
- antonyms:
- intensify
- similar words:
- blow over, cool, die down, dwindle, ease, let up, quiet, settle, shrink, sink, taper, wane
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| definition 2: |
to sink to a lower or normal level.
退去
The waves subsided after the storm.海浪在风暴过后退去了。- synonyms:
- descend, drop, recede, settle, sink
- antonyms:
- rise
- similar words:
- lessen, lower, moderate
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| related words: |
decline, decrease, diminish, ebb, recede, still |
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