subside
v
1 [I] sink to a lower or to the normal level 下降至较低或正常水平
The flood waters gradually subsided. 洪水逐渐退去.
The boiling soup subsided when the pot was taken off the heat. 把锅从炉子上端开时, 汤就不再沸腾了.
2 [I] (of land) sink, eg because of mining operations underneath (指土地)下陷(如因在地下采矿).
3 [I] (of buildings, etc) sink lower into the ground (指建筑物等)下陷
Weak foundations caused the house to subside. 由於地基不牢, 这所房子已下陷.
4 [I] become less violent, active, intense, etc 减弱; 减轻; 平静下来; 平息
The storm began to subside. 风暴渐渐平息了.
He waited until the applause had subsided. 他一直等到掌声平息下来, 才继续下去.
I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided. 我服用了阿斯匹林, 疼痛逐渐减轻.
5 [Ipr] (infml joc 口, 谑) let oneself drop into a chair, etc 一下子坐在椅子等上
subsiding onto the sofa/into an armchair 一屁股坐在长沙发[单座沙发]上.
A telescope would have to be as far away as the planet Jupiter to look for life in outer space, because the dust becomes thinner the further we travel towards the outer edges of our own solar system.