subsidence

英 [səbˈsaɪdns]

美 [səbˈsaɪdns]

n.  (地面或建筑物的)下沉，沉降，下陷

BNC.13133 / COCA.28965

牛津词典

noun

• （地面或建筑物的）下沉，沉降，下陷
  the process by which an area of land sinks to a lower level than normal, or by which a building sinks into the ground

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 下沉;沉降;下陷
  When there issubsidencein a place, the ground there sinks to a lower level.
  1. A surveyor said that the problems were caused by subsidence and the house needed to be underpinned.
     一名勘测员说是地面下陷导致了这些问题出现，房子需要加固地基。

英英释义

noun

• the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
  Synonym:cave in
• a gradual sinking to a lower level
  Synonym:settlingsubsiding
• an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
  1. his cancer is in remission
  Synonym:remissionremittal

双语例句

• Changes in land-levels due to coastal subsidence or geological movements can also affect local sea-levels.
  由于海岸下陷或地理运动引起的当地的陆地平面的变化也能影响当地的海平面。
• Many basins were formed by the subsidence of the earth's crust.
  许多盆地都是因地壳陷落而形成的。
• The results show that the water loss of clay has a great impact on surface subsidence.
  研究结果表明黏土体失水对地表沉陷的影响比较大。
• Typical geological hazards in Beijing plain included active fault, seismic liquefaction of sand and land subsidence.
  北京市平原区地质灾害主要表现为活动断裂、地震砂土液化和地面沉降。
• The cause of formation and harm of the land subsidence are introduced, and the control measures are brought forward.
  介绍了地面沉降的成因和危害，提出防治措施。
• Forecast method of unascertained clustering to predict mining induced surface subsidence is optimized.
  对未确知聚类预测法进行优化，并将其应用于开采地面沉陷的预测研究。
• Mining method construction of the subway tunnel the control method of the land subsidence
  地铁隧道矿山法施工与地面沉降控制方法
• The subsidence is one form of coal mine secondary of the geological calamity.
  采煤塌陷为煤矿山次生的地质灾害形式之一。
• A surveyor said that the problems were caused by subsidence and the house needed to be underpinned.
  一名勘测员说是地面下陷导致了这些问题出现，房子需要加固地基。
• Finally, the effect of the elastic modulus of filling body on surface subsidence is studied.
  最后，研究了充填体弹性模量对地表沉降的影响。