recede

IPA/rɪˈsiːd/
KK[rɪsˈid]IPA/rɪˈsiːd/

recede — verb

  • recedepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • recedeshe / she / it
  • recededpast simple
  • receding-ing form

1. to go back from a place or position, becoming harder to see, hear, or notice as

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to go back from a place or position, becoming harder to see, hear, or notice as time passes — for example, a ship sailing away until it disappears from view, or anger that slowly loses its strength

例句

The floodwaters receded three days after the storm, leaving thick mud on the roads.

collocation: floodwaters / water recede

As the helicopter rose higher, the buildings below receded until they looked like toy blocks.

同義詞
  • withdraw

    more active or deliberate — a person withdraws funds or withdraws from a conversation; recede is more passive and natural

  • retreat

    stronger and more tactical — armies retreat; implies urgency or pressure, unlike the gradual feel of recede

  • fade

    focuses on loss of visibility or audibility — sounds fade, colours fade; recede also includes spatial movement

  • diminish

    focuses on measurable reduction in size or intensity — confidence diminishes, a salary diminishes; lacks the spatial sense of recede

反義詞
  • advance

    direct opposite for spatial movement — troops advance as waters recede

  • approach

    to come nearer, opposite of moving further away

  • intensify

    opposite in the diminishing/fading sense — pain intensifies as a memory recedes

文法句型

recede + adverb/prepositional phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used with a prepositional phrase beginning with 'from' or 'into' to describe the direction or origin of the movement. The change is typically gradual rather than sudden.

常見錯誤

❌The flood receded the city.
✅The flood receded from the city.
💡'recede' is intransitive and cannot take a direct object.