subsiding
/səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/
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If the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level. 下陷
noun [具体名词] 下沉
Houses in several Arctic towns are already badly subsiding. 有几个北极城镇的房子已经严重下沉。
verb [vi. 不及物动词] 下沉；沉淀（subside 的 ing 形式）
The flooded river was subsiding rapidly. 泛滥的河水正在迅速退落。
