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subsidence

英[səb'saɪd(ə)ns;'sʌbsɪd(ə)ns] 美[səb'saɪdns]
  • n. 下沉;沉淀;陷没

中文词源


subsidence 沉降,下陷

subside,沉降,下陷,-ence,名词后缀。

英文词源


subsidence (n.)
1650s, "a settling to the bottom," from Latin subsidentia "a settling down," from subsidens, from subsidere (see subside (v.)).

双语例句


1. A surveyor said that the problems were caused by subsidence and the house needed to be underpinned.
一名勘测员说是地面下陷导致了这些问题出现,房子需要加固地基。

来自柯林斯例句

2. In more than 30 years of surveying he has never yet known a building to collapse because of subsidence.
他做房屋评估工作都30多年了,还从未听说过哪一座房子由于地基下陷而倒塌的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Now every sound ceased suddenly with the subsidence of Mr. Walter's voice.
随着华尔特先生的声音平息下来的时候,一切声音都突然停止了.

来自辞典例句

4. Subsidence may be the critical factor in managing a ground water reservoir.
地面沉降在管理地下水盆地的工作中可以算是一个关键性因素.

来自辞典例句

5. The supply of sedment is insufficient to offset the rate of subsidence.
沉积物的补给不足以抵偿沉降的速率.

来自辞典例句