recede

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考研托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. become faint or more distant

vi. 向后退, 退却, 收回, 降低, 减弱
[医] 退缩

Collins 星级

8,649

BNC 频率

7,675

使用频率

recede 由前缀 re-（表示“向后”）和词根 cede（表示“去”或“让”）组成，整体意思是“退回”或“后退”。

例句

1. The floodwaters began to recede after the heavy rain stopped.

洪水在大雨停止后开始退去。

2. As the sun set, the shadows started to recede into the night.

随着太阳落山，阴影开始逐渐消失在夜幕中。

3. After a few minutes, the pain in his ankle began to recede.

几分钟后，他脚踝的疼痛开始减轻。