subduct
US /səbˈdʌkt/
UK /səbˈdʌkt/
動詞
俯衝
(geology) to move under another plate
範例:
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The oceanic plate began to subduct beneath the continental plate.
大洋板塊開始在大陸板塊下方俯衝。
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Where two tectonic plates meet, one can subduct under the other.
在兩個構造板塊交界處,一個板塊可以俯衝到另一個板塊之下。
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