descend
descend 英 [dɪˈsend] 美 [dɪˈsɛnd]
v. 下降；降临
进行时:descending 过去式:descended 过去分词:descended 第三人称单数:descends
- 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 (= from the highest to the lowest)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.
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