首頁英語詞典subsidencesubsidence英英釋意

subsidence

英 [s?b'sa?d(?)ns; 's?bs?d(?)ns] 美[s?b'sa?dns]
  • n. 下沉；沉淀；陷沒

英英釋意

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