subsiding

/səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/ 32
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。

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