descend

descenddescendD.J.:[diˈsend]K.K.:[dɪˈsɛnd]vt. & vi.1.■下来, 下去Darkness descended too soon.夜色过早降临。They descended the slope towards the hamlet.他们顺坡下山, 向那个村子走去。

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descend[di'send]vi.1.■下降，下来，下去：They descended from the mountaintop.他们从山顶下来。The elevator descended slowly to the ground floor.电梯缓慢地下降到底楼。2.■(在刻度或标尺上)下降，降低3.■下斜，下倾，下延：The path descends to the pond.小路下斜通到池塘。The walk descends sharply.小路下倾得很厉害。4.■递减：He talked about all those points in descending order of importance.他对那几点按其重要性逐一谈了他的意见。5.■系出，来自；是…的后裔(from)(常与助动词be连用)：He is descended from Edward.他是爱德华的后裔。He is lineally descended from a respectable family.他是名门望族的直系后裔。6.■遗传，祖传，世代相传，传给(from，to)：The title descends through eldest sons.称号由长子代代相传。to descend from generation to generation代代相传7.■由…传下来，相传；起源于(from)：This festival descends from a Chinese rite.这个节日源自一个中国的仪式。The custom has descended to our day.这种习俗沿传至今。8.■(尤指贪婪地、急速地)接近，夺取(on，upon)：Thrill-seekers descended upon the scene of the crime.寻求刺激者急速接近犯罪现场。9.■降尊，屈尊，降低自己的身份(做某事)；堕落(to)：She would never descend to baseness.她永远不会堕落到卑劣地步。I never descend to such meanness.我决不干这种卑鄙的事情。10.■袭击，突击；突然访问；突然来临(on或upon)：The troops descended upon the village and destroyed it.军队袭击该村庄并把它摧毁了。to descend upon enemy soldiers突然袭击敌兵11.■从早到晚；由大而小；由远而近；从一般到特殊；从总的情况转而谈到(具体情况)，(如在讨论中)由一般涉及细节(to):He descended to particulars.他转而谈到细节。to descend into details(在介绍了总的情况后)转而谈论细节12.■(云雾等)低垂，降临13.■作为超自然(或超自然心态)等出现(或显现)：Jupiter descended to humankind.(主神)朱庇特显现为人类。14.■【天文学】(如太阳或星星)落下，下降，移向南方(或地平线)：The sun descended behind the hills.太阳落山了。15.■【音乐】下行16.■【印刷】(字母)下伸vt.1.■下移，沿…下，下降，降，下(小山、楼梯等)：The children descended the hill.孩子们下山了。The lift descended one floor.电梯下降了一层楼(面)。2.■走下；爬下：She descended the ladder.她爬下梯子。3.■沿…往下伸展：The winding rail descends the mountain.羊肠小道向山下蜿蜒伸展。

descenddescend[diˈsend]vi., vt.1.■下(来, 降, 斜, 倾)2.■(财产等)传给, 遗传3.■转而说到, 涉及(细节等)4.■屈尊, 降低身分去做5.■突然去访问, 袭击6.■向下倾斜7.■下凡8.■由远而近, 由大而小9.■【天】移向地平线; 移向南方be descended from ...[descend from ...]从...(传)下来Men are descended from ape-men.人是由类人猿转变而来的。He descended from the top of the mountain.他从山顶上走下来。The river descends to the sea.这条河流向大海。He (is) descended from a good family.他出自名门。

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继承用法descender[dɪˈsendə(r)]n.