| 单词 | descend |
| 释义 | des·cendBrE /dɪˈsend/ NAmE /dɪˈsend/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they descendBrE /dɪˈsend/ NAmE /dɪˈsend/ present simple - he / she / it descendsBrE /dɪˈsendz/ NAmE /dɪˈsendz/ past simple descendedBrE /dɪˈsendɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈsendɪd/ past participle descendedBrE /dɪˈsendɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈsendɪd/ -ing form descendingBrE /dɪˈsendɪŋ/ NAmE /dɪˈsendɪŋ/ [I , T ](formal ) to come or go down from a higher to a lower level 下来；下去；下降◆ The plane began to descend . 飞机开始降落。◆ The results , ranked in descending order (= from the highest to the lowest )are as follows .… 结果按递减顺序排列如下…◆ ~sth She descended the stairs slowly . 她缓慢地走下楼梯。OPP ascend[I ](formal ) (of a hill , etc .山等) to slope downwards 下斜；下倾◆ At this point the path descends steeply . 小路从这里陡然而下。OPP ascend[I ](literary ) (of night ,darkness, a mood , etc .夜晚、黑暗、情绪等) to arrive and begin to affect sb /sth 降临；来临SYN fall◆ Night descends quickly in the tropics . 热带地区天黑得快。◆ ~on /upon sb /sth Calm descended on the crowd . 人群平静下来。 ● be desˈcended from sb to be related to sb who lived a long time ago 是某人的后裔◆ He claims to be descended from a Spanish prince . 他声称是一位西班牙王子的后裔。● desˈcend into sth [no passive ](formal ) to gradually get into a bad state 逐渐陷入◆ The country was descending into chaos . 这个国家陷入一片混乱。● desˈcend on /upon sb /sth to visit sb /sth in large numbers , sometimes unexpectedly （突然）大批来访◆ Hundreds of football fans descended on the city . 数百名足球迷蜂拥入城。● desˈcend to sth [no passive ]to do sth that makes people stop respecting you 降低身份去做；竟做出；堕落到…地步◆ They descended to the level of personal insults . 他们竟卑鄙到进行人身侮辱的地步。 |
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