| 釋義 |
de.scend
d?`s?nd;di?send
<<動詞>>
descend.ed, descend.ing, descends
<<不及物動詞>>
1 下來; 下去
2 下傾; 下斜
"A rough path descended like a steep stair into the plain." (J.R.R. Tolkien)
崎嶇傾斜的小徑好像是通往平原陡峭的階梯
3 a. 為…的後裔
She was descended from a pioneer family.
她出身於拓荒家庭
b. 源自; 可追溯自
a tradition descending from colonial days
源自殖民時期的傳統(tǒng)
c. 留傳; 傳下來
The house has descended through four generations.
這房子已經(jīng)傳了四代
4 降格; 卑屈
"She, the conqueror, had descended to the level of the conquered." (James Bryce)
她堂堂一個征服者, 卻卑屈地像個被征服者
5 往下
titles listed in descending order of importance
名銜依重要次序往下排列
notes that descended to the lower register
音調(diào)降至低音處
6 出其不意的拜訪; 突擊
summer tourists descending on the seashore village
夏天時觀光客突然來到這個海濱的小村莊
<<及物動詞>>
1 a. 下來; 下去
b. 從…下來, 從…下去
"People descended the minibus that shuttled guests to the nearby...beach." (Howard kaplan)
人們從開往海灘的載客小型巴士上下車
2 往下延伸
a road that descended the mountain in sharp curves
道路由山上迂回蜿延而下
<<形容詞>>
de.scendi.ble, de.scenda.ble
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