receded

英 [rɪˈsiːdɪd]

美 [rɪˈsiːdɪd]

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的过去分词和过去式

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

• The probability of invasion may seem to have receded for the moment.
  入侵的可能性好象暂时已经减少了。
• His hairline had receded slightly over the years.
  这些年来他的前额已经有点秃了。
• Conversely, the winner can afford to get really dominant, as the threat of retaliation has receded.
  相反，获胜者有资格更霸道，因为没有了报复性威胁。
• Reindeer receded northward and eastward, and bison and horse followed.
  驯鹿向北方和东方撤退，野牛和马也随之而去。
• The sound of the fighting receded from my consciousness.
  打斗声从我的意识中退去了。
• China slowly receded from my American life.
  中国渐渐地从我的美国生活中退了出去。
• As the tide receded ( from the shore) we were able to look for shells.
  潮水（自岸边）退去，我们就能寻找贝壳了。
• The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded, ie is less likely.
  破产的危险现已减少了。
• Death and fear receded gently as Melanie took her hand and laid it quietly against her cool cheek.
  当媚兰拿起她的手来悄悄贴在自己冰凉的面颊上时，她感到死亡和恐惧便悄悄隐退了。
• The floodwater receded.
  洪水退了。