資料來源 : pyDict

沈澱,沈降,平息

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Subside \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere
   to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See
   {Sit}.]
   1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

   2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
      ``Heaven's subsiding hill.'' --Dryden.

   3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be
      calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as,
      the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the
      fever has subsided. ``In cases of danger, pride and envy
      naturally subside.'' --C. Middleton.

   Syn: See {Abate}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

subside
     v 1: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: {lessen}]
     2: sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys
        subside"
     3: sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters
        become calm" [syn: {settle}]
     4: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He
        sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: {sink}]