subsidence
常见例句
- The leaning is due to ground subsidence caused by over-pumping of groundwater. In 1996, the amount of inclination surpassed 1m.
大雁塔倾斜的原因是长期超采地下水导致地面沉降,在1996年时最大倾斜超过1米。
www.chinadaily.com.cn - Over geologic time the central volcano becomes extinct, followed by erosion and subsidence beneath the sea surface, leaving the coral reefs as a ring around (or cap on) the submerged island remnant.
由于侵蚀和海底的下沉,经过地质时代的变迁,中心的火山已经不见踪影,而只留下珊瑚礁环绕或覆盖在沉入海底的火山岛上。 - The industry is expecting rising cost and frequency of claims for flooding, subsidence and storm damage.
保险行业期望提高因洪水、地面下沉以及暴风雨损毁的索赔费用和频率。 - The Saarland workings are in sandstone, which crumbles and cracks, causing frequent tremors and subsidence.
ECONOMIST: Coal mining in Germany - As a consequence of extreme water shortages, China suffers from, among other things, subsidence, sandstorms, and desertification.
FORBES: China's Strict New Water Policy - Through time, you'll see these episodes of subsidence, and it doesn't appear to be decreasing through time.
NPR: Satellite Imagery Shows a Sinking New Orleans 返回 subsidence