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单词 descend on
释义 descend on vt. fus.
1.(arrive in)to descend on sth
+ place突然涌入;突然蜂拥而至

Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending on the peaceful villages.好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。

2.(attack)to descend on sth猛烈袭击

Doomsayers darkly suggest nightmare scenarios which end with hordes of soldiers descending on Western Europe like a plague of locusts.灾难预言者隐晦地暗示可能发生的恐怖情景——最终大批士兵会像蝗灾一样突袭西欧。

3.(come to see)to descend on sb
+ person(大批人)突然造访

A frenzy of spin-doctors descended on me, offering every imaginable aid.大批媒体顾问突然来访, 要为我提供所有能想象到的帮助。

4.(take over)to descend on sb/sth
gloom, silence, calm +降临;笼罩

An uneasy calm descended on the village.一种令人不安的平静笼罩了这个村庄。

Gloom began to descend on all of them.阴郁的情绪开始在他们之中蔓延。

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