ascension

Word family nounascendanceascendantascenderascensionascentAscensiontideadjectiveascendingascensionalascensiveverbascend

as·cen·sion /əˈsenʃən/ noun

1. the Ascension in the Christian religion, when Jesus Christ left the earth and went to heaven 耶稣升天

Examples from the Corpus

the Ascension• And he is already preparing Christmas stamps for the Ascension Islands.• Matthew doesn't mention the Ascension nor does John.• The pattern is completed by the account of the Ascension and Pentecost as proper to Sunday.

2 [uncountableU] formal when someone moves to a more important or higher position or job 〔地位或职位的〕上升，升高

his ascension to the ranks of senior management

他的级别升至高级管理层

Examples from the Corpus

ascension• Tumblejack's howling voice rose to a final ascension around her; her heart leapt in hope and renewed faith.• A phoenix-like ascension has been threatened before, over these last long 16 years of derision and scorn.• Since Mr Obasanjo's ascension, U.S. agencies have provided $ 109 million in political, economic and military assistance.

单词	ascension
释义	ascension Word family nounascendanceascendantascenderascensionascentAscensiontideadjectiveascendingascensionalascensiveverbascend as·cen·sion /əˈsenʃən/ noun 1. the Ascension in the Christian religion, when Jesus Christ left the earth and went to heaven 耶稣升天 Examples from the Corpus the Ascension• And he is already preparing Christmas stamps for the Ascension Islands.• Matthew doesn't mention the Ascension nor does John.• The pattern is completed by the account of the Ascension and Pentecost as proper to Sunday. 2 [uncountableU] formal when someone moves to a more important or higher position or job 〔地位或职位的〕上升，升高 his ascension to the ranks of senior management 他的级别升至高级管理层 Examples from the Corpus ascension• Tumblejack's howling voice rose to a final ascension around her; her heart leapt in hope and renewed faith.• A phoenix-like ascension has been threatened before, over these last long 16 years of derision and scorn.• Since Mr Obasanjo's ascension, U.S. agencies have provided $ 109 million in political, economic and military assistance.
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