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subside
表示逐渐减弱或下降，无需宾语。
The floodwaters slowly subsided.
洪水慢慢退去了。
平息；减弱；消退
subsiding — present participle of subside
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平息；减弱；消退
to become calmer, quieter, or less intense; to settle down
The floodwaters slowly subsided.
洪水慢慢退去了。
常指风浪、情绪、疼痛等渐渐缓和
沉到底部；沉淀,如渣滓。
To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
向下落；变低；下降；下沉。
To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
归于平静；恢复平静；安定下来；变得安宁。
To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
subside
Base
原形
subsides
3rd person
第三人称单数
subsiding
-ing
现在分词
subsided
Past
过去式
subsided
Past participle
过去分词
The floodwaters gradually subside after the rain stops.
雨停后，洪水逐渐退去。
Her anger subsided when she heard the apology.
听到道歉后，她的怒气平息了。
The pain has subsided significantly since yesterday.
自昨天起，疼痛已显著减轻。
After the storm, the floodwaters slowly subsided.
暴风雨过后，洪水慢慢退去。
She waited in the hallway until her anger subsided before going back inside.
她待在走廊里，直到怒气平息后才走回去。
The pain in my knee usually subsides after I rest for a while.
我膝盖的疼痛通常在我休息一会儿后会减轻。
表示逐渐减弱或下降，无需宾语。
The floodwaters slowly subsided.
洪水慢慢退去了。
后接名词，表示逐渐转变成某种状态。
The shouting subsided into murmurs.
喊叫声渐渐变成了低语。
后接名词，表示减弱到某种程度。
Her anger subsided to a mild irritation.
她的愤怒逐渐平息，变成轻微的不快。
Not this
The medicine subsided his fever quickly.
Use this
His fever subsided quickly.
subside为不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；应改为让主语（如fever）自行发生动作。
Not this
After the heavy rain, the flood waters subsided down.
Use this
After the heavy rain, the flood waters subsided.
subside本身已蕴含向下减弱的意思，添加down多余且不自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
迅速平息
The pain subsided quickly after taking the medication.
服药后疼痛迅速平息了。
洪水退去
After three days, the flood finally subsided.
三天后，洪水终于退去了。
风暴减弱
The storm subsided by morning.
到早晨时风暴减弱了。
肿胀消退
Applying ice helped the swelling subside.
冰敷有助于肿胀消退。
逐渐平息
Her anger gradually subsided as she listened to his explanation.
听着他的解释，她的怒气逐渐平息了。
陷入（某种状态）
After the argument, they subsided into silence.
争论之后，他们陷入了沉默。
Use subsiding naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象洪水“sub-”到“side”（一边），水位就“下降平息”了。
语域：mixed 常见场景：weather、medical、emotional 该词在气象、医学等较正式语境中常见，也可用于日常口语描述情绪平息，故归为混合语体。
常用作不及物动词
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