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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3971 COCA: 4006
descend
dɪsend diˈsɛnd dɪˈsɛnd
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense descends, present participle descending, past tense , past participle descended
1 VERB 下来;下降;走下 If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level. 下来;下降;走下 [formal] [Also VERB]

  • Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar. [VERB prep.]

    当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。

  • She descended one flight of stairs. [VERB noun]

    她走下了一段楼梯。

SYN go down, come down, walk down, move down
2 VERB (情绪、气氛等)降临，笼罩 When a mood or atmosphere descends on a place or on the people there, it affects them by spreading among them. (情绪、气氛等)降临，笼罩 [literary] [Also VERB]

  • An uneasy calm descended on the area. [V + on/upon/over]

    一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。

  • A reverent hush descended on the multitude. [V on/upon/over n]

    人群虔敬地噤了声。

SYN fall
3 VERB （大批人）突然到来，突然造访 If a large group of people arrive to see you, especially if their visit is unexpected or causes you a lot of work, you can say that they have descended on you. （大批人）突然到来，突然造访

  • 3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money. [VERB + on/upon]

    3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。

  • Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages. [VERB on/upon noun]

    好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。

4 VERB (夜幕、黄昏、黑暗等)降临 When night, dusk, or darkness descends, it starts to get dark. (夜幕、黄昏、黑暗等)降临 [literary]

  • Darkness has now descended and the moon and stars shine hazily in the clear sky. [VERB]

    夜幕现在已经降临，晴朗的天空里月影婆娑，星光朦胧。

5 VERB 降低身份;堕落;沦落 If you say that someone descends to behaviour which you consider unacceptable, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they do it. 降低身份;堕落;沦落 [disapproval]

  • We're not going to descend to such methods. [VERB + to]

    我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

  • She's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters. [V to n/-ing]

    她是个自尊心很强的人，绝不会自贬身份去写匿名信。

6 VERB 陷入(糟糕境地) When you want to emphasize that the situation that someone is entering is very bad, you can say that they are descending into that situation. 陷入(糟糕境地) [emphasis]

  • He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos. [VERB + into]

    他最终被推翻，整个国家则陷入了混乱。

Word LinkWord Link
Word Linkde ≈ from, down, away : deflate, descend, detach
Word Linkscend ≈ climbing : ascend, condescend, descend
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3971 COCA: 4006
descend

verb¹

 1move downwards下移ADVERB➤quickly, rapidly迅速／快速下降▸➤slowly緩慢下降▸➤carefully小心地下降
descend

verb²

 2lead downwards下傾ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤steeply陡峭下傾▸➤gently, gradually緩緩／逐漸下傾PREPOSITION➤into, to下斜到⋯裏；向下延伸到⋯◇The path descends steeply to the town.小路陡直而下通向鎮子。PHRASES➤descend into chaos, descend into farce, descend into madness (especially BrE, all figurative) 陷入混亂／鬧劇／瘋狂
descend

verb³

 3be descended from sb/sth be related to sb/sth與⋯有親緣關係ADVERB | VERB + DESCEND ADVERB➤directly直接傳承自⋯◇The breed is almost directly descended from the Eurasian wild boar.這一品種幾乎是歐亞野豬的直系後代。➤ultimately最終來源於VERB + DESCEND➤claim to聲稱是⋯的後代◇He claims to be descended from a Spanish prince.他聲稱是一位西班牙王子的後人。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3971 COCA: 4006
descend verb
⇨ fall 2 (a plane descends) ⇨ slope (a path descends)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3971 COCA: 4006

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