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]
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]
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
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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。
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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]
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]
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]
| Word Link | de ≈ from, down, away : deflate, descend, detach |
| Word Link | scend ≈ climbing : ascend, condescend, descend |
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