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des·centBrE /dɪˈsent/NAmE /dɪˈsent/ noun (formal) [C, usually sing.] an action of coming or going down 下降;下倾◆The plane began its descent to Heathrow. 飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。◆(figurative) the country's swift descent into anarchy 国家迅速陷入无政府状态 OPP ascent [C] a slope going downwards 斜坡;坡道◆There is a gradual descent to the sea. 有一片斜坡缓缓伸延到海边。 OPP ascent [U] a person's family origins 血统;祖籍;祖先;出身 SYN ancestry ◆to be of Scottish descent 祖籍是苏格兰◆~ from sbHe traces his line of descent from the Stuart kings. 他的家族可追溯到斯图亚特王朝。 cardiologist, dermatologist, gynaecologist, neurologist, obstetrician, ophthalmologist, paediatrician, psychiatrist, radiologist, specialist |