recede

1 By that evening, the water had receded completely.

2 The wolf’s snout shortened as they watched, shrinking back into his face, while the black fur all over his body receded, disappearing entirely in places.

3 How long I’d been looking at it I don’t know, but gradually I became aware that it was morning, that the pain had receded somewhat, and that I could move around without awful difficulty.

4 Overhead, the stars are receding, and he can see the first light of dawn.

5 I brushed the cloth down to release the air bubbles, waiting for my goose bumps to recede.

6 He willed the poison to recede, creating a small path of retreat along the edge of the cliff.

7 When the water receded, it would tug at us, and Timothy’s strength would fight against it.

8 I heard a voice say, followed by the sounds of breakage, and finally footsteps receding.

9 The Riders seemed to sit upon their great steeds like threatening statues upon a hill, dark and solid, while all the woods and land about them receded as if into a mist.

10 His hairline was receding rapidly; his face was beginning to resemble an ancient topographical map of Africa.

11 The color scheme conspired with the darkness to make the room seem larger than it truly was, the walls receding into the edges of my vision.

12 Twenty million years ago, our immediate ancestors probably still lived in the trees, later descending because the forests receded during a major ice age and were replaced by grassy savannahs.

13 She thanked him and climbed on and watched as the village of West Riding receded behind them.

14 I haven’t seen my brother for years; he’s thinner, and his hair is beginning to recede.

15 Burr had the dark and severe coloring of his Edwards ancestry, with black hair receding from the forehead and dark brown, almost black, eyes that suggested a cross between an eagle and a raven.

16 Here the dust and heat began to recede; the short grass and stunted corn seemed distant.

17 The sound of the truck receded into the distance.

卡车的声音渐渐在远处消失了。

18 The..castle receded..into its ink-like woods.

19 The figures of the Martian ships receded and then began to pace Sam’s ship.

20 Finally I’m back in the arena, my own tongue as dry as sandpaper, while I try to reach a pool of water that recedes every time I’m about to touch it.

1 退

out make wane leave bolt abdicate away subside vacate demit

2 逐渐减少

wind-down tail-off peter

3 向后倾斜

backswept loft lay back swept-back recline batter rake

4 减弱

piano let-up fall subside discount attenuate ease lower sink die away dull the edge of take from wear thin die down muted attrition abatement drop shake moderate dim blunt mute sag wane neuter abate relent deaden slacken soft-pedal ease off let up fall away burn down trail off

5 缩小

contracted decrease reduction contraction sag shrinkage cutback diminution retrenchment abridgment cutdown reduce contract diminish dwindle fritter minish demagnify shrink curtail abridge retrench miniature imperfect peaked peak neck shorten narrow lessen belittle deescalate minify

6 归还

payback return replacement restoration recession restitution homing redelivery reverter refund replace restore render retrocede give again repay make restitution redirection restitute reinvest reconvey reposit

7 远去

retire

8 变得模糊

fuzz macule mackle cloud

9 减退

failure slowdown wane ebb letdown subsidence flag decrease sink derogate from down fall decline remission abatement subside remit abate bate

10 缩进

retractive retraction retract indent indentation

11 跌落

falling fall drop decline sink

12 变秃

balding

13 退却

retrograde retiring drawback retrocede retirement retreat recoil retire backdown

14 低落

weak down down-throw slump sink sag

15 逐渐减弱

dwindling dwindle peter out die away

16 减少

down cut attenuate reductive subtractive decrease dip decay lapse drop-off wane rundown shrinkage abatement drawdown letdown knockdown diminution decrement step-down falloff letup take fall reduce decline sink descend diminish shorten deduct lessen fritter minish break relax shrink alloy impair dampen whack scant dwindle abate retrench bate gear down bring low cut down on take from

17 下降

down downside falling descending cadent katabatic fall decline slip depression settlement descent degradation lapse sag droop letdown gravitation downbeat downswing declension comedown downslide falloff downwelling downcome descension degression decrease light drop ease lower sink dip deteriorate gravitate stoop tarnish vail abate bring low on the downgrade

18 减小

attrition diminution diminish attenuate narrow down

19 退出

fink-out backout exit secession drop rise withdraw secede flunk disaffiliate leave quit dismiss vacate renounce vacation withdrawal recession exodus outgo voidance egression resign remove bolt void

20 收回意见

backpedal

21 降低

down cut derogatory downgrade decrease degradation lowering drawdown diminution write-down derogation Leblang lower sink dip descend diminish deteriorate reduce damp degrade dampen depress deflate deaden disrate caducous depression debasement falling-off degression fall tumble abate muffle debase abase piano modification fall-back roll-back modify dilute attenuate douse downrate drop detract lower sights step down

22 撤回

rescissory withdrawn backout backup recall withdrawal repeal drawback revocation retraction pullback revulsion rescission backdown climb-down retractation withdraw open refuse retire retract relinquish rescind recant nonsuit take a walk rollback recantation backtrack revoke unsay back water retrocede take abjure countermand recession palinode forsake draw back

23 凹下

concave cavernous cup

24 后退

retrograde recessive regressive recessional retrogressive fink-out katabasis backup retirement recession setback recess recoil fallback retrogression backdown retrogradation countermarch sternway climb-down back retreat retrogress retrocede retire fink out bear back lose ground drop back backing regression regress retrocession regradation drop lapse stern foremost fall back draw back step back move back in reverse back water shy jib crawfish back off back away throwback backset

25 背弃

apostasy desert apostatize

26 取消

back cancellation revocation abolition retraction write-off undoing cassation voidance retract recant take call lift recall cancel blank withdraw void scrub repeal undo revoke abolish negate vacate abort rescind annul abrogate unsay countermand disannul

27 退缩

shrinking fink-out shrink recoil atrophy boggle flinch retreat wince jib cower crawfish fink blench

28 变坏

degenerative pejorative slip spoil pervert dwindle scowl curdle bastardize lour turn debase

29 收缩

shrink traction contraction shrinkage constrict contract narrow