recede
recede — 動詞
- 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
退去
逐漸後退或減弱消失
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
The floodwaters receded three days after the storm, leaving thick mud on the roads.
暴風雨過後三天，洪水退去，路上留下了厚厚的一層泥。
collocation: floodwaters / water recede
As the helicopter rose higher, the buildings below receded until they looked like toy blocks.
隨著直升機越飛越高，下方的建築物逐漸退遠，看起來像積木一樣。
Years after leaving Seoul, the details of Arjun's old neighborhood receded from his memory.
離開首爾多年後，Arjun 對舊社區的記憶逐漸淡去。
Ayana watched the train recede into the tunnel until only its red light was visible.
Ayana 看著火車退入隧道深處，直到只剩下車尾的紅燈還看得見。
The anger in the room receded after Mauricio explained what had really happened.
Mauricio 解釋了事情的真相後，房間裡的怒氣便漸漸消退。
- 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
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.