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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- recede
[rɪˈsiːd]
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1.
vi.
降低；缩减；贬值
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The prospect receded and we have to find a new option.
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前景堪忧，我们必须找出新的办法。
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2.
vi.
后退，向后移动
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She tried to recede into her seat to keep out of their fight.
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她试图退到自己座位上，躲开他们的打斗。
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3.
vi.
撤退，后撤
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Glaciers are receding fast; some have disappeared completely.
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冰川很快向后消退；有的已经完全消失。
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4.
vi.
远去，变得模糊
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Within six months, the war had receded from most people's minds.
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在六个月内，战争已从大部分人的头脑中淡去。
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The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older.
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随着年龄增长，她孩提时代的不幸记忆消褪了。
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5.
vi.
向后倾斜
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I remember Mr. Smith only for his receding chin and prominent spectacles.
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我记得史密斯先生，只是因为他后缩的下巴和突出的眼镜。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- recede
[rɪ'siːd]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to withdraw from a point or limit; go back
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the tide receded
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2.
vi.
to become more distant
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hopes of rescue receded
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3.
vi.
to slope backwards
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apes have receding foreheads
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4.
vi.
(of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead
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vi.
(of a man) to start to go bald in this way
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6.
vi.
to decline in value or character
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7.
vi.
[usually foll by from]
to draw back or retreat, as from a promise
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8.
vi.
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin recedere to go back, from re- + cedere to yield, cede
Examples
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She tried to recede into her seat to keep out of their fight.
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她试图退到自己座位上，躲开他们的打斗。
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