recessive
adj
1 (biology 生) (of characteristics inherited from a parent, such as the colour of the eyes or of the hair) not appearing in a child but remaining hidden because of the presence of stronger characteristics (指遗传性状, 如眼睛或毛发的颜色)隐性的, 潜性的. Cf 参看 dominant.
2 having a tendency to recede or go back (倾向於)後退的, 倒退的.
🗣️ 情景例句
Please give him the message.
请转告他。
I took one quart of oil.
我拿了一夸特油。
Apparently what happened was that water collected on these tar pits, and the bigger animals like the elephants ventured out on to the apparently firm surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the tar.