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.
大雁塔傾斜的原因是長期超採地下水導致地麪沉降，在1996年時最大傾斜超過1米。
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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.
由於侵蝕和海底的下沉，經過地質時代的變遷，中心的火山已經不見蹤影，而衹畱下珊瑚礁環繞或覆蓋在沉入海底的火山島上。
The industry is expecting rising cost and frequency of claims for flooding, subsidence and storm damage.
保險行業期望提高因洪水、地麪下沉以及暴風雨損燬的索賠費用和頻率。

The Saarland workings are in sandstone, which crumbles and cracks, causing frequent tremors and subsidence.
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As a consequence of extreme water shortages, China suffers from, among other things, subsidence, sandstorms, and desertification.
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Through time, you'll see these episodes of subsidence, and it doesn't appear to be decreasing through time.
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