recede
recede
英[rɪˈsiːd]美[rɪˈsiːd]
vi.后退，减弱，（价值，品质等）跌落，低落，变坏，收回意见，退出（某种活动）；
第三人称单数：recedes;
过去式：receded;
过去分词：receded;
现在分词：receding;
例句
In cool weather, serpents do not tempt; they grow diffident, recede and hibernate.在凉爽的天气里, 蛇是不会出来引诱人的, 它会胆怯 、 退避,还要冬眠.
The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低.
The mountain peaks recede into the distance as one leaves the shore.人离岸时,山峰向后退去.
If untreated, the gums recede, become swollen and bleed...如果不进行治疗，牙龈会开始萎缩、红肿和出血。
...a youngish man with dark hair just beginning to recede...前额黑发刚开始脱落的年轻人
Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede...正当我开始觉得自己永远都好不了了的时候，我的病开始好转了。
Generally, warm colours advance in painting and cold colours recede.通常，绘画中暖色调为近感色，而冷色调为远感色。
英语六级真题
The Home Depot approach to craftsmanship - simplify it, dumb it down, hire a contractor - is one signal that mastering tools and working with one's hands is receding in America as a hobby, as a valued skill, as a cultural influence that shaped thinking and behavior in vast sections of the country.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
退回;后退;远离
If something recedes from you, it moves away.
例句
Luke's footsteps receded into the night...卢克在夜色中渐行渐远。As she receded he waved goodbye.她离开的时候他挥手告别。VERB
（质量）下降;（问题或疾病等）逐渐减弱，好转
When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense.
例句
Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede...正当我开始觉得自己永远都好不了了的时候，我的病开始好转了。Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and receding prospects for economic recovery.交易者对美元走软和经济复苏前景渐趋暗淡渐渐担忧起来。VERB
（前额的头发）脱落
If a man's hair starts to recede, it no longer grows on the front of his head.
例句
...a youngish man with dark hair just beginning to recede...前额黑发刚开始脱落的年轻人The bartender had a florid face and a receding hairline.酒吧男招待面色红润，前额有点脱发。VERB
（常指牙龈因为感染）萎缩
If your gums start to recede, they begin to cover less of your teeth, usually as the result of an infection.
例句
If untreated, the gums recede, become swollen and bleed...如果不进行治疗，牙龈会开始萎缩、红肿和出血。Receding gums can be the result of disease or simply incorrect brushing.牙龈萎缩可能是疾病导致的，也可能仅仅是错误的刷牙方式引起的。英汉词典释义
vi.
自原处后退或避开别人的注视
The high water receded.高水位退去了。向后倾斜
逐渐远离；渐渐远去
尤指问题、感情或品质逐渐减弱；慢慢变小
英英词典释义
Verb
1. pull back or move away or backward;
"The enemy withdrew""The limo pulled away from the curb"2. move back and away from;
"The enemy fell back"3. retreat
4. become faint or more distant;
"the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"行业词典
金融： 贬值；价格跌落；撤销合同；
