单词 | descent |
释义 | descent 1.(journey down)走下;爬下 The descent was made difficult by bad weather.由于天气恶劣, 下山的路很难走。 2.(towards landing site)+of plane下降;准备降落 on its descent在下降时 the crash of an aircraft on its descent into Kathmandu airport飞机在加德满都机场降落时的坠毁 to make its descent下降 He watched an aircraft making its descent.他看到一架飞机的降落过程。 3.(on hill;slope, path)下坡路 On the descents, cyclists speed past the cars.在下坡道上, 自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车。 4.(origin)血统;出身;世系 Our family can claim royal descent.我们家族可以说有贵族血统。 to be of European descent祖籍欧洲;有欧洲血统 All the men were of European descent.所有男子都有欧洲血统。 to trace your descent to sb是某人的后代 Many of the natives can trace their descent to the Russians who settled here in the 1800s.很多当地居民的祖先都可以追溯到19世纪定居在这里的俄国人。 5.(decline)倒退;恶化;堕落 the club's dramatic descent from top to second-bottom in the first division.该俱乐部从甲级联赛第一名到倒数第二名的惊人退步 descent into sth陷入… This only accelerated the country's descent into chaos.这却使该国更快地陷入混乱之中。 6.(overwhelming;arrival)突然的蜂拥而至 (attack)猛烈的袭击 the days when thousands of hobnailed boots heralded the descent of workers to the Clyde shipyards成千上万的钉靴预示着工人们涌入克莱德船厂的那些日子 The enemy might make a descent on Greece.敌军可能会突袭希腊。 7.(generation)(某世系的)一代 8.【律】+of property(旧时用语)继承 |
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