- 1. subside; sink in; cave in
- ♦ 许多盆地都是因地壳~而形成的。 Many basins were formed by the subsidence of the earth's crust.
- 2. sink (or fall) into; land oneself in
- ♦ ~重围 find oneself tightly encircled
- ♦ ~困境 land oneself in a predicament; be put in a tight spot; be cornered
- 3. (of territory) fall into enemy hands
- ♦ 南京于1937年12月~。 Nanjing fell into enemy hands in December 1937.