2VERB (质量)下降;(问题或疾病等)逐渐减弱,好转 When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense. (质量)下降;(问题或疾病等)逐渐减弱,好转 [Also VERB preposition]
Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede. [VERB]
正当我开始觉得自己永远都好不了了的时候,我的病开始好转了。
Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and receding prospects for economic recovery. [VERB-ing]
交易者对美元走软和经济复苏前景渐趋暗淡渐渐担忧起来。
3VERB (前额的头发)脱落 If a man's hair starts to recede, it no longer grows on the front of his head. (前额的头发)脱落 [Also Vat/from n]
...a youngish man with dark hair just beginning to recede. [VERB]
前额黑发刚开始脱落的年轻人
The bartender had a florid face and a receding hairline. [VERB-ing]