1. "Receded" 的基本含义
Receded 是动词 recede 的过去式/过去分词,核心含义是“后退;减弱;逐渐远离”,描述事物在空间、时间或程度上的退却或减少。
常见用法:
物理后退(如潮水、头发):
The floodwaters finally receded after days of rain.(连日降雨后,洪水终于退去。)
抽象减弱(如记忆、影响):
His hairline has receded over the years.(他的发际线这些年逐渐后移。)
时间远去:
As childhood receded, responsibilities grew.(随着童年远去,责任增加了。)
2. 快速记忆技巧
(1) 词源拆解 + 联想记忆
"re-"(向后) + "cede"(走,来自拉丁语 cedere)→ “向后走” → “后退”
类似词:concede(让步)、precede(先于)、secede(脱离)
联想场景:
潮水退去:海浪“后退”(recede)露出沙滩。
秃顶:发际线“撤退”(receded hairline)。
(2) 谐音记忆
“receded” 发音类似“瑞西底的” → “瑞士的海底逐渐露出来”(联想潮水退去)。
(3) 同义词替换法
= retreat, withdraw, diminish, fade
The sound of the train receded into the distance.(火车的声音渐渐远去。)
3. 考研中的考试概率
(1) 词汇考察频率: 中低频
直接考察概率较低,但可能出现在:
阅读理解(自然环境、社会科学类文章)。
翻译题(与“消退”“减弱”相关的语境)。
4. 真题例句参考
阅读理解可能出现的句子:
As glaciers receded, they shaped the valleys we see today.
(冰川后退时,塑造了我们如今所见的山谷。)
翻译题可能涉及的表达:
随着经济衰退,人们的消费意愿减弱了。
→ As the economy receded, people’s willingness to spend diminished.
5. 记忆巩固练习
(1) 填空练习
The coastline ______ dramatically after the tsunami.
(答案:receded)
Memories of the war ______ over time.
(答案:receded / faded)
(2) 翻译练习
潮水退去后,沙滩上留下了许多贝壳。
→ After the tide receded, many shells were left on the beach.
