recede¹[ri'si:d]

• vi.
  • 退；后退：

    The floods gradually receded from the fields.

    洪水从田野里逐渐退去。

  • 变得模糊；变得渺茫：

    As time passed,his facial features receded from my mind.

    随着时间的推移，他的容貌在我的脑子里变得越来越模糊。

  • 收回；撤销；未履行(诺言等)(常与from连用)：

    The manager has receded from his promise to increase wages.

    经理未能履行增长工资的诺言。

  • 向后倾斜：

    He has a receding chin.

    他有一个向后缩的下巴。

  • 降低；缩减：

    The volume of trade has receded.

    贸易额已降低。

• 变形:

  vi.receded.receding

recede²[,ri:'si:d]

• vt.[美国英语]归还(领土)；交还
• 变形:

  vt.receded.receding