Catherine's sobs finally subsided.是什么意思？

Catherine's sobs finally subsided.

凯瑟琳终于慢慢停止了抽泣。

sobs

n. 啜泣（声），呜咽（声）( sob的名词复数 )；v. 哭泣，啜泣( sob的第三人称单数 )，哭诉，呜咽地说；

例句
She thought she could never stop until convulsive sobs racked her even more.
要不是自己已经泣不成声，她想她可能永远也不会停下来。

finally

adv. 最后，终于，总算，末后，结果；

例句
...until the great day came when the Germans could finally settle accounts with the British...
直到德国人最终能和英国人清算旧账的重大日子的来临

subsided

v. （土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的过去式和过去分词 )，减弱，下降至较低或正常水平，一下子坐在椅子等上；

例句
The pain had subsided during the night...
晚间疼痛已经减轻了。