Word · Frequency #8751
subsiding
平息；减弱；消退
subsiding is the present participle of subside.
to become calmer, quieter, or less intense; to settle down
常指风浪、情绪、疼痛等渐渐缓和
- 1.
To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
沉到底部；沉淀,如渣滓。
- 2.
To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
向下落；变低；下降；下沉。
- 3.
To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
归于平静；恢复平静；安定下来；变得安宁。
下降；下沉；（洪水）退去；沉淀；沉降；沉到底部；沉淀,如渣滓。；向下落；变低；下降；下沉。；归于平静；恢复平静；安定下来；变得安宁。
In use
After the storm, the floodwaters slowly subsided.
She waited in the hallway until her anger subsided before going back inside.
The pain in my knee usually subsides after I rest for a while.
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。
subside into sth
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。
subside to sth
后接名词，表示减弱到某种程度。
Her anger subsided to a mild irritation.
Connections
Collocations
- subside quickly
- 迅速平息
- The pain subsided quickly after taking the medication.服药后疼痛迅速平息了。
- flood subsided
- 洪水退去
- After three days, the flood finally subsided.三天后，洪水终于退去了。
- storm subsided
- 风暴减弱
- The storm subsided by morning.到早晨时风暴减弱了。
- swelling subsided
- 肿胀消退
- Applying ice helped the swelling subside.冰敷有助于肿胀消退。
- gradually subside
- 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。
- subside into
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象洪水“sub-”到“side”（一边），水位就“下降平息”了。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用作不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the stressed vowel and ending /aɪd/ with 'subside', making them perfect rhymes. The first four also share the spelling chunk 'side'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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