
美:/'səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/
GRE,SAT
n. 下沉
v. 下沉;沉淀(subside的ing形式)
Does that mean the whole house is subsiding?
那意味着整栋房子正在下陷吗?
The heavy rain is subsiding.
大雨正在逐渐平息。
The flooded river was subsiding rapidly.
泛滥的河水正在迅速退落。
Houses in several Arctic towns are already badly subsiding.
有几个北极城镇的房子已经严重下沉。
Levels of radiation have mostly been subsiding, though unevenly spread.
辐射水平总的来说在下降,虽然扩散很不均匀。
n.|sinkage/submergence;下沉
v.|sinking/diping;下沉;沉淀(subside的ing形式)
"subsiding"是动词subside的现在分词形式,表示逐渐减弱、下降或平息的过程。该词源自拉丁语"subsīdere"(意为坐下、沉淀),在当代英语中主要包含三层含义:
物理性下沉或减退 指具体物质或自然现象的下降过程,如洪水退去或地面沉降。牛津英语词典记载该用法可追溯至17世纪,例句:"After three days of heavy rain, the floodwaters are finally subsiding."(牛津大学出版社,https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/)
强度或程度的减弱 描述抽象事物的衰减,适用于疼痛、风暴等自然现象或社会冲突。剑桥词典指出该词常用于医疗语境,如:"The patient's fever showed no signs of subsiding despite medication."(剑桥大学出版社,https://dictionary.cambridge.org/)
情绪或活动的平息 表示激动情绪或社会动荡的缓和过程。根据《韦氏词典》释义,该用法常见于心理学领域,例句:"The crowd's anger subsided after the authorities promised an investigation."(梅里亚姆-韦伯斯特公司,https://www.merriam-webster.com/)
在地质学领域,该词特指地壳运动引起的缓慢沉降现象,相关研究可参考美国地质调查局(USGS)的地表变形监测报告(https://www.usgs.gov)。
单词subsiding 是动词subside 的现在分词形式,其核心含义是逐渐减弱、下降或平息。以下是详细解释:
自然现象
The floodwaters are finallysubsiding after days of heavy rain.
(暴雨数日后,洪水终于开始退去。)
健康/症状
Her feversubsided after taking medication.
(服药后,她的发烧症状减轻了。)
情绪/冲突
The tension between them graduallysubsided as they talked.
(随着交谈,他们之间的紧张关系逐渐缓和。)
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