recedes

英 [rɪˈsiːdz]

美 [rɪˈsiːdz]

v.  逐渐远离; 渐渐远去; 逐渐减弱; 慢慢变小; (头顶前部)头发停止生长，变秃
recede的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 退回;后退;远离
  If somethingrecedesfrom you, it moves away.
  1. Luke's footsteps receded into the night...
     卢克在夜色中渐行渐远。
  2. As she receded he waved goodbye.
     她离开的时候他挥手告别。
  3. ...the receding lights of the car.
     越来越远的汽车灯光
• VERB （质量）下降;（问题或疾病等）逐渐减弱，好转
  When something such as a quality, problem, or illnessrecedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense.
  1. Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede...
     正当我开始觉得自己永远都好不了了的时候，我的病开始好转了。
  2. Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and receding prospects for economic recovery.
     交易者对美元走软和经济复苏前景渐趋暗淡渐渐担忧起来。
• VERB （前额的头发）脱落
  If a man's hair starts torecede, it no longer grows on the front of his head.
  1. ...a youngish man with dark hair just beginning to recede...
     前额黑发刚开始脱落的年轻人
  2. The bartender had a florid face and a receding hairline.
     酒吧男招待面色红润，前额有点脱发。
• VERB （常指牙龈因为感染）萎缩
  If your gums start torecede, they begin to cover less of your teeth, usually as the result of an infection.
  1. If untreated, the gums recede, become swollen and bleed...
     如果不进行治疗，牙龈会开始萎缩、红肿和出血。
  2. Receding gums can be the result of disease or simply incorrect brushing.
     牙龈萎缩可能是疾病导致的，也可能仅仅是错误的刷牙方式引起的。

双语例句

• Now, as the ice they all once trod recedes at an alarming rate, the Arctic poses a set of questions that ultimately extend well beyond exploration and commerce to the question of our continued existence.
  现在，当他们曾经踏足的冰层以惊人速度消融的时候，北极引发了远远超乎探险和商业领域的问题，这一问题关乎我们的未来生存。
• When it recedes, the atmosphere condenses again to form a new coating of ice just a millimeter thick.
  在它远离太阳时，大气再次凝结形成一层新的只有一毫米的冰帽。
• As the political mood turns poisonous and the prospect of growth recedes further, this is not a decision that can be postponed for long.
  随着政治情绪的恶化以及增长前景进一步黯淡，做出决定已是刻不容缓。
• Yet as the market for online advertising recedes, groups are turning to microtransactions to support their sites.
  但随着网络广告市场的萎缩，互联网集团为支撑自己的网站，正转向“微交易”。
• Officials have indicated they do plan to raise domestic energy prices, but are reluctant to do so until inflation recedes.
  一些官员也表示，他们确实计划提高国内的能源价格，但是在通胀压力减缓之前，他们仍不愿这样作。
• As the financial crisis recedes, one of the most striking features of the global economy is the way that China has actually stepped up its engagement with the rest of the developing world.
  在金融危机渐行渐远之际，全球经济的一项最显著特点是：中国已用一种新的方式，在事实上加强了与其它发展中国家的接触。
• Immortal Tantalus, having committed unspeakable crimes and having stolen food from the gods, sits in a pool of crystal clear water that recedes from him each time bends to drink.
  不朽的坦塔罗斯，犯下滔天罪行，并有从神偷菜，坐在一池清澈的水从他每一次弯腰后退喝。
• Add a picture, and the impact of the name recedes.
  多一张照片，名字的影响力就会减弱。
• For one thing, there is some evidence that if you smoke while young and can quit before you die of a heart attack, your risk of heart disease rapidly recedes.
  首先，有一些证据表明，如果你在年轻时开始抽烟，然后在死于心脏病之前戒烟，你死于心脏病的风险就会迅速降低。
• As the level of fear recedes, stock market values will rise.
  随着恐慌程度的减退，股市市值将回升。