Subsidence
n. 沉淀, 下沉, 陷没
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
subsidence
n
1 [U] process of subsiding (subside1) 下降; 回落; 回降
the gradual subsidence of the river 河水的逐渐回落.
2 [U, C] process or instance of subsiding (subside2, 3) （土地或建筑物等的）下陷
a building damaged by subsidence 因地基塌陷而毁坏的建筑物
The railway line was closed because of
(a) subsidence. 这条铁路因土地下陷而停止运营.
🗣️ 情景例句
Will you excuse me?
我失陪了
I took out my pen.
我拿出了我的笔。
That's what we did in China in the old days, before thermoses were invented, said Wei Hua.
“那是我们中国从前未发明出热水瓶时的做法。”魏华说。