subside /səbˈsaɪd/

verb

[V]

1

趋于平静；平息；减弱；消退

to become calmer or quieter

She waited nervously for his anger to subside.

她提心吊胆地等他的怒气平息下来。

I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided.

我服了一片阿司匹林，疼痛逐渐缓解了。

2

(of water 水) 回落；减退

to go back to a normal level

The flood waters gradually subsided.

洪水缓缓回落。

3

(of land or a building 地面或建筑物) 下沉；沉降；下陷

to sink to a lower level; to sink lower into the ground

Weak foundations caused the house to subside.

由于地基不实，房子出现下陷。

subsidy /ˈsʌbsədi/

noun

【不规则形式】 pl. -ies

[C, U] 补贴；补助金；津贴

money that is paid by a government or an organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods so that their prices can be kept low

agricultural subsidies

农业补贴

to reduce the level of subsidy

降低补贴标准

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