subside

英 [səbˈsaɪd]      美 [səbˈsaɪd]
  • vi. 平息;减弱;沉淀;坐下
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subside 建筑物沉降,下陷

sub-,在下,向下,-sid,坐,词源同 sit,sedentary.即坐下去的,引申比喻义沉降,下陷等。

subside (v.)
1680s, of objects, "to sink to the bottom," from Latin subsidere "sit down, settle, sink, fall; remain; crouch down, squat," from sub "down" (see sub-) + sidere "to settle," related to sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Of liquid surfaces, "to sink to a lower level, be reduced" from 1706. Related: Subsided; subsiding.
1. Don't do anything rash until the feel-ings subside.
在冷静下来之前不要鲁莽行事。
2. She waited nervously for his anger to subside.
她提心吊胆地等他的怒气平息下来。
3. The lees of wine gradually subside.
酒渣慢慢地沉淀下来.
4. If they carry on sinking boreholes then the land is likely to subside.
如果他们继续钻洞,地表很有可能下沉。
5. The inflammation may subside sponxaneously if infection does not develop.
如果不发生感染,炎症可自然消退.

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