| 释义 |
de·scend /dɪˈsend/ vi. | vt.
❶ vi.
1. 下来；下降
He descended into a cellar. 他走下地窖。
The sun descended behind the hills. 太阳下了山。
Darkness descended too soon. 夜色过早降临。
2. 下倾，下斜
The road descends to the beach. 道路下斜通向海滩。
3. 递减
The countries supplying these products have been, in descending order, the United States, Germany, Japan.... 提供这些产品的国家，按数量多寡为序，为美国、德国、日本…
4. 袭击；突然访问 (on,upon)
The robbers descended on the lonely house. 强盗袭击那间孤零零的房子。
The plague descended on this ill-nourished population. 瘟疫突然降临到这些营养不良的居民中间。
The whole family descended on us for Easter. 全家突然来我们这儿过复活节。
5. 祖传；世代相传 (from,to)
The title descended to his son. 称号由他儿子继承。
an heirloom that has descended in the family 在家族中世代相传的宝物
The custom has descended to our day. 这种习俗一直流传至今。
6. 起源(于) (from)
This festival descends from a religious rite. 这个节日起源于宗教仪式。
7. 是…的后裔 (from)
His family descends from the first French immigrants. 他这一家是第一批法国移民的后裔。
8. 降低身份；衰落；堕落(to)
He was so poor that he descended to begging for his food. 他穷得只好求乞度日。
She descended to stealing. 她堕落到偷窃。
9. (从大处)转而谈到(具体情况)(to)
descend to particulars 转入细节的讨论
10. 【天】下降
11. 【音】下行
12. 【印】(字母)下伸
❷ vt.
1. 走下；爬下
He descended the hill. 他走下山来。
descend a ladder 爬下梯子
2. 沿…向下伸展
The winding trail descends the mountain. 曲折的小道向山下延伸。
[<OFr descendre<L dēscendere<DE- + scandere to climb] |