recede

英 [rɪˈsiːd]

美 [rɪˈsiːd]

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

过去式：receded　现在分词：receding　过去分词：receded　第三人称单数：recedes　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.8649 / COCA.7675

牛津词典

verb

• 逐渐远离；渐渐远去
  to move gradually away from sb or away from a previous position
  1. The sound of the truck receded into the distance.
     卡车的声音渐渐在远处消失了。
  2. She watched his receding figure.
     她看着他的身影渐渐远去。
• 逐渐减弱；慢慢变小
  to become gradually weaker or smaller
  1. The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded (= it is less likely) .
     破产的可能性现已减少了。
  2. The pain was receding slightly.
     疼痛正在一点一点地减弱。
• （头顶前部）头发停止生长，变秃
  to stop growing at the front of the head
  1. a middle-aged man with receding hair/a receding hairline
     发际后移的中年男子
• 向后缩的下巴
  a chin that slopes backwards towards the neck

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。

英英释义

verb

• become faint or more distant
  1. the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older
• retreat
  Synonym:fall backlosedrop offfall behind
• pull back or move away or backward
  1. The enemy withdrew
  2. The limo pulled away from the curb
  Synonym:withdrawretreatpull awaydraw backpull backretiremove back

双语例句

• The color is not recede should always belong to you, so go on let it go.
  退去的颜色是不应该永远属于你的，所以该去的就让它去吧。
• As time moved on my grief and anger at his untimely death began to recede.
  随着时间流逝我对他的永远死去而感到悲伤和愤懑情绪渐渐减弱了。
• His hair is beginning to recede from his forehead.
  他的头发开始从前额往后秃了。
• 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。
• He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.
  他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。
• The urge to save is likely to recede but will not disappear overnight.
  储蓄的欲望可能会减退，但不会在一夜之间消失。
• 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。
• The floods in southern Russia are beginning to recede in some areas.
  俄罗斯南部的洪水在一些地区开始退去。
• 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。
• The plane takes off, and we watch the ground recede.
  飞机起飞了，我们看到地面逐渐运去。