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 subsidence [səb'saɪdn.s]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 沉淀, 下沉, 陷没



    subsidence
    [ noun ]
    1. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

    2. <noun.event>
      his cancer is in remission
    3. a gradual sinking to a lower level

    4. <noun.event>
    5. the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

    6. <noun.event>


    Subsidence \Sub*sid"ence\, Subsidency \Sub*sid"en*cy\, n. [L.
    subsidens, -entis, p. pr. of subsidere. See {Subside}.]
    The act or process of subsiding.

    The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions.
    --Bp.
    Warburton.

    1. Two homes sank 3 feet within hours after homeowners first noticed the popping and cracking that heralded the mine subsidence Wednesday.
    2. A subsidence was reported at 6:59 a.m., indicating the ground had caved in at the point of detonation and sealed any radioactive gases in the earth.
    3. The issue of liability for mining subsidence and for health claims from former miners has also yet to be resolved. Mr Arthur Scargill, NUM president, said his union would fight privatisation 'in whatever form it takes'.
    4. Coalmining (subsidence) bill, remaining stages.
    5. If Lake Okeechobee were allowed to flood its banks again, the soil subsidence would cause the water to form a giant puddle to the south and flow no further.
    6. What happens to claims that arise after the company is privatised, but possibly relate to earlier injuries? The same question arises for the liability - Pounds 219m - relating to subsidence and surface damage caused by mining.
    7. Under the new regulations, insurance coverage will be extended to coastal buildings subject to "imminent collapse or subsidence" as a result of erosion.
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