re·cede /rɪˈsid/
(vi.)向後退,退卻,退,收回,降低,減弱
Re·cede v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.]
1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
Like the hollow roar
Of tides receding from the insulted shore. --Dryden.
All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center. --Bentley.
2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition.
Syn: -- To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist.
Re·cede v. t. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.
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recede
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw, retreat,
pull away, draw back, pull back, retire, move
back]
2: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" [syn: fall
back, retire] [ant: advance]
3: retreat [syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind]
[ant: gain]
4: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her
childhood receded as she grew older"