单选题 The floods did not start to ______ until two days after the rain had stopped.(2007年财政部财政科研所考博试题)
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:retire指“人、军队等退职,退位,退休,退役”;retreat指“军队撤退,回避”;recede指“潮水退去”;sink指“下沉”。根据题意,B为正确选项