subsiding
present participle ofsubside
| 单词 | subsiding |
| 释义 | subsiding present participle ofsubside subside verb[I] uk/səbˈsaɪd/us/səbˈsaɪd/subsideverb[I](LESS STRONG)If aconditionsubsides, itbecomeslessstrongorextreme: Thepolicearehopingthat theviolencewillsoonsubside. As thepainin myfootsubsided, I wasabletowalktheshortdistanceto thecar. Becoming and making less strong
subsideverb[I](LOWER LEVEL)If abuilding,land, orwatersubsides, it goes down to alowerlevel: There is adangerthat manyhomeswill subside because of thedrought. Eventually thefloodwatersbeganto subside. Becoming and making smaller or less
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Moving downwards Examplesofsubsidingsubsiding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Subsidingreservoirs held water for short periods, allowing suspended particles to deposit themselves at the bottom of the reservoir. From theCambridge English Corpus We present a model of sedimentation in asubsidingfluvio-deltaic basin with steady sediment supply and unsteady base level. From theCambridge English Corpus On either side of the anticlines two synclines have developed formingsubsidingsectors. From theCambridge English Corpus Far fromsubsidinginto mystic gleams, ghosts were often more prosaically present than the living. From theCambridge English Corpus The rash typically appears when the elevated temperature has abated, and can last for only a few hours beforesubsiding(fig001sdr). From theCambridge English Corpus Self-funding residents, by paying a higher price for a care-home place, are in effectsubsidingpublicly-funded residents. From theCambridge English Corpus His firm response resulted in religious conflictsubsidingremarkably quickly. From theCambridge English Corpus It is instructive to quantify the length, elevation, and time scales that characterize asubsidingfluvio-deltaic basin. From theCambridge English Corpus A more mundane example of women's facial expression (including attractiveness) evolving with changes in pain intensity is given by the application of facial makeup once pain issubsiding. From theCambridge English Corpus He inherited an inflation rate on target, in a world where inflationary pressures weresubsidingfast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We live in a world where, increasingly, the poor aresubsidingthe rich. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is difficult to give accurate statistical information on whether the problem is growing orsubsiding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But the fact that some make losses is quite a different thing fromsubsidinga refectory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is partly because the rush of postwar development has beensubsiding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The few sites that are vacant in the district are eithersubsidingor are liable to subsidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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