Word · Frequency #24230
subsiding
下沉
a gradual sinking to a lower level
- 1.
The act by which something subsides.
减退；消退的过程。
减退；消退的过程。
In use
The gradual subsiding of the ground near the river has damaged several garden walls.
After days of heavy rain, the slow subsiding of the floodwater finally revealed the road.
Residents noticed the subsiding of their driveway and called a surveyor.
the subsiding of [noun]
此处为名词用法，subsiding 常与 the ... of 连用，表示下沉或消退的过程。
The subsiding of the ground has damaged several buildings.
地面的下沉已经损坏了几栋建筑。
[subject] be subsiding
此处为动词进行时，意为逐渐平息、减弱；若主语是地面或建筑物，也可表示“下沉”。
The pain in my back is finally subsiding.
我背部的疼痛正在消退。
[subject] be subsiding into [place]
此处为动词短语，subside into 表示沉入或陷入某种柔软的物质或地方。
The house is slowly subsiding into the soft earth.
房子正在慢慢下沉到松软的泥土中。
Common mistakes
The company is subsiding the project.The company is subsidizing the project.
“subside”是不及物动词，意为“下沉、减弱”，不能带宾语；表示“资助”要用及物动词“subsidize”。主语“company”和宾语“project”要求一个及物动词，因此应改为“subsidizing”。
The flood is subsiding down.The flood is subsiding.
“subside”本身已包含“向下移动、减弱”的意思，再加“down”会造成语义重复；英语中“subside”作“消退、下降”讲时无需后接“down”。
Connections
Collocations
- subsiding floodwaters
- 正在退去的洪水
- The subsiding floodwaters revealed damaged cars and broken trees.正在退去的洪水露出了被损坏的汽车和折断的树木。
- subsiding ground
- 正在下沉的地面
- The subsiding ground has cracked the foundation of the old house.正在下沉的地面使老房子的地基出现了裂缝。
- pain is subsiding
- 疼痛正在减轻
- After taking the medicine, her back pain is subsiding.服药后，她的背痛正在减轻。
Synonyms
- subsidence
- 沉降；下沉 · 与 subsiding 基本同义，多用于地质、工程等正式语境，强调地面或建筑物整体缓慢下沉。
- sinking
- 下沉；沉陷 · 更口语化，适用对象较广，可指物体在水中或软质物中下沉；与 subsiding 相比语义范围更宽。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 sub（下）+siding（边）：水或地面向旁边下方慢慢消退下沉，记住“sub”有“在下”的感觉。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：地质/土木工程、灾害新闻、学术写作 作名词时，subsiding 多用于正式或技术性语境，如地质、土木工程或灾害报道，表示地面或水位逐渐下沉；日常口语中较少直接使用这个名词形式，更常用动词形式或subsidence。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六个词都与 subsiding /səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/ 押韵（从重读元音起都是 /-aɪdɪŋ/）。注意拼写：deciding 和 providing 分别用 -ciding / -viding，guiding、hiding、riding、siding 用 -iding，其中 siding 的拼写后缀与 subsiding 完全相同。别把 subsiding 与 subsisting /səbˈsɪstɪŋ/ 混淆，后者的重读元音是 /ɪ/。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.