- In its simplest sense, descend means to go or move downward, but there are a couple of subtle variations on this theme. Yes, a bird can descend from the sky, but also, humans are descended from prehistoric ancestors.
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- v. 下降；降临
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1. The plane began to descend.
飞机开始降落。
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2. The results, ranked in descending order are as follows…
结果按递减顺序排列如下…
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3. She descended the stairs slowly.
她缓慢地走下楼梯。
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4. At this point the path descends steeply.
小路从这里陡然而下。
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5. Night descends quickly in the tropics.
热带地区黑夜来得快。
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6. Calm descended on the crowd.
人群平静下来。
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7. The country was descending into chaos.
这个国家陷入一片混乱。
- descend (v.) c. 1300, from Old French descendre (10c.) "descend, dismount; fall into; originate in," from Latin descendere "come down, descend, sink," from de- "down" (see de-) + scandere "to climb," from PIE root *skand- "jump" (see scan (v.)). Sense of "originate" is late 14c. in English. Related: Descended; descending.
des·cend / dɪˈsend ; NAmE dɪˈsend / verb 1 [intransitive , transitive ] ( 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… descendsth ◆ She descended the stairs slowly. 她缓慢地走下楼梯。 OPP ascend 2 [intransitive ] ( 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 3 [intransitive ] ( 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. 热带地区黑夜来得快。 descendon/upon sb/sth ◆ Calm descended on the crowd. 人群平静下来。 PHRASAL VERBS 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 降低身分去做；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。 descend descends descended descending des·cend / dɪˈsend ; NAmE dɪˈsend /
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