subsidence
noun /səbˈsaɪdns/, /ˈsʌbsɪdns/
/səbˈsaɪdns/, /ˈsʌbsɪdns/
[uncountable]- the process by which an area of land sinks to a lower level than normal, or by which a building sinks into the ground
（地面或建筑物的）下沉，沉降，下陷 - The houses in this area are liable to subsidence.
这个地区的房子容易下陷。 - The buildings were insured against fire, subsidence and earthquakes.
这些建筑保了火险、沉陷险和地震险。 - The roots of the trees are causing subsidence damage to the building.
树根对建筑物造成了下陷破坏。 - The road was closed because of subsidence.
由于下陷，道路被封闭了。 - A number of houses had suffered from subsidence.
一些房屋出现了下陷。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- slow
- suffer from
- occur
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin subsidentia ‘sediment’, from the verb subsidere, from sub- ‘below’ + sidere ‘settle’ (related to sedere ‘sit’). - The houses in this area are liable to subsidence.