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subsidence

英 [səb'saɪd(ə)ns; 'sʌbsɪd(ə)ns] 美[səb'saɪdns]
  • n. 下沉;沉淀;陷没

英英释意


1. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease);
"his cancer is in remission"
2. a gradual sinking to a lower level
3. the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it