recede
v. 逐渐远离,渐渐退去;(质量)下降,(问题或疾病等)逐渐减弱;(前额的头发)脱落;(面部特征)向后倾斜;(常指牙龈因为感染)萎缩
第三人称单数 recedes
现在分词 receding
过去式 receded
过去分词 receded
例句
Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede.
就在我开始认为我将永远不会好起来的时候,我的病开始好转。
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