(使)后退;退去;逐渐远离;(水位)下降。也可指(头发/发际线)后移。
/ɹɪˈsiːd/
The floodwaters began to recede after the storm.
暴风雨过后,洪水开始退去。
As the ship sailed on, the coastline receded into the mist until it was only a faint line on the horizon.
船继续航行时,海岸线逐渐退入薄雾中,直到在地平线上只剩下一道淡淡的线。
来自拉丁语 recedere,由 *re-*(“向后”)+ cedere(“走、让步”)构成,原义是“向后走、退开”,因此引申出“退去、远离、减弱”等含义。