subside
- v. 平息
- v. 下沉
- Definition
- v. to become gradually less strong or intense
- v. to sink down
- Example
- The storm finally began to subside after midnight.
- 暴风雨终于在午夜过后开始平息。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to move down to a lower level (verb).
比较义项：下沉、下降（动词）。
- sink
The general, everyday word for something going down below a surface, especially in liquid; concrete and physical, used in casual speech.
最常见、最日常的用词，指某物沉到液面以下，含义具体、偏物理性，常用于口语。
The heavy stone sank quickly to the bottom of the pond.
那块重石头很快沉到了池塘底部。
- subside 本词
More formal; typically describes floodwater, storms, or swelling gradually going down after being high, not a solid object dropping.
更为正式，通常指洪水、风暴或肿胀在高涨之后逐渐消退，而不是指固体物体往下掉。
After heavy rain, the floodwaters slowly subsided over the weekend.
大雨过后，洪水在周末慢慢退去了。
Sink and subside both mean to move to a lower level, but sink is the common, neutral word for something physically going down, especially in liquid. Subside is formal, describing floodwater, storms, or swelling gradually going down after being high, not a solid object dropping.
两词都表示物体的位置逐渐降低，但 sink 是最常见、最中性的说法，可用于液体、固体、水平面等具体的物理下沉；subside 更常指高涨的东西（水位、风暴、肿胀）逐渐平息、减退到正常水平，语气更正式、书面化，常带有"从激烈状态恢复平静"的含义。