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.该地区的房屋容易塌陷。
- The buildings were insured against fire, subsidence and earthquakes.这些建筑物已为火灾，沉陷和地震保险。
- The roots of the trees are causing subsidence damage to the building.树木的根部对建筑物造成沉陷破坏。
- The road was closed because of subsidence.由于下沉，道路被封闭了。
- A number of houses had suffered from subsidence.一些房屋出现了下陷。
Topics Buildingsc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + subsidencesubsidence + verbSee full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin subsidentia ‘sediment’, from the verb subsidere, from sub- ‘below’ + sidere ‘settle’ (related to sedere ‘sit’).