ascend
/əˈsend/verb
1
- with obj. go up or climb登上; 攀登：
she ascended the stairs
她上了楼
no obj. we had ascended 3,000 ft.我们已经攀上3,000英尺的高度。
1.1
- climb to the summit of (a mountain or hill)登上（山顶）：
the first traveller to ascend the mountain.
登上山顶的第一位游客。
1.2
- (of a fish or boat) move upstream along (a river)（鱼, 船）（沿河）逆流而上。
2
- no obj. rise or move up through the air（在空中）升起, 上升：
the lift ascended from his sight.
电梯在他的目光中上升。
2.1
- (of a road or flight of steps) slope or lead up（路, 阶梯）向上倾斜：
the road ascends to the loch.
道路斜向上升直至湖畔。
2.2
- move up the social or professional scale（社会地位、职业级别）提升, 晋升：
he took exams to ascend through the ranks.
他参加考试以便获得提升。
2.3
ascend to
rise to (an important position or a higher level)上升到（重要职位, 更高级别）：some executives ascend to top-level positions.
有一些管理人员升到了最高层。
2.4
ascend to/into heaven
(of a spiritual being or soul) go to heaven（精灵, 灵魂）进天堂：the Prophet ascended to heaven
先知穆罕默德进了天堂
as adj. ascended the risen and ascended Christ.复活后进入天堂的基督。
2.5
- (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch（嗓音, 声音）提高：
Carolyn's voice had ascended into high-pitched giggles.
卡罗琳尖起嗓子, 咯咯地笑着。
短语
ascend the throne
- become king or queen（国王, 女王）登基。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin ascendere, from ad- 'to' + scandere 'to climb'.