Subsidence
n. 沉淀, 下沉, 陷没
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
subsidence
n
1 [U] process of subsiding (subside1) 下降; 回落; 回降
the gradual subsidence of the river 河水的逐渐回落.
2 [U, C] process or instance of subsiding (subside2, 3) （土地或建筑物等的）下陷
a building damaged by subsidence 因地基塌陷而毁坏的建筑物
The railway line was closed because of
(a) subsidence. 这条铁路因土地下陷而停止运营.
🗣️ 情景例句
I don't like the way you are treating me.
我不喜欢你对待我的方式。
When's class gonna end?
怎么还不下课？
Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.
我和比尔借了一笔钱，买下了那条项链。在后来的10年时间里，我们两人为了偿还这笔借款不分昼夜地干活。这就是为什么我现在看起来这样老的原因。好了，过了这些年之后，我们终于还清了全部借款。