subside

verb

/səbˈsaɪd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they subside	/səbˈsaɪd/ /səbˈsaɪd/
he / she / it subsides	/səbˈsaɪdz/ /səbˈsaɪdz/
past simple subsided	/səbˈsaɪdɪd/ /səbˈsaɪdɪd/
past participle subsided	/səbˈsaɪdɪd/ /səbˈsaɪdɪd/
-ing form subsiding	/səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/ /səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to become calmer, quieter or less intense趋于平静；平息；减弱；消退
- She waited nervously for his anger to subside.她提心吊胆地等他的怒气平息下来。
- When the rain had subsided we continued our walk.雨停了，我们继续散步。
- I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided.我服了一片阿司匹林，疼痛逐渐缓解了。
- He waited until the laughter had subsided before continuing his story.他等到笑声平息后才继续他的故事。
- The storm gradually subsided.风暴逐渐平息下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- quickly
- rapidly
- soon
- …
verb + subside
- begin to
- start to
preposition
- into
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[intransitive] (of water水) to go back to a normal level回落；减退
- The flood waters gradually subsided.洪水缓缓回落。
[intransitive] (of land or a building地面或建筑物) to sink to a lower level; to sink lower into the ground下沉；沉降；下陷
- Weak foundations caused the house to subside.由于地基不实，房子出现下陷。

Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin subsidere, from sub- ‘below’ + sidere ‘settle’ (related to sedere ‘sit’).