新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

descend

英  [dɪˈsend]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • descends , descending , descended

    1[I 不及物动词] 下(楼梯等) , 下来

    If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.

    近义词

    go down

    双语例句

    例:

    Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar.

    我们往下走向地窖的时候,四周愈发阴冷和潮湿。

    2[I 不及物动词] 突然到访

    If a large group of people arrive to see you, especially if their visit is unexpected or causes you a lot of work, you can say that they have descended on you.

    双语例句

    例:

    Some 3,000 city officials will descend on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to lobby for more money.

    大约三千名市政官员将于周二齐聚美国国会山,为争取更多经费进行游说。

    3[I 不及物动词] 陷入

    When you want to emphasize that the situation that someone is entering is very bad, you can say that they are descending into that situation.

    近义词

    fall , slide

    双语例句

    例:

    He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos.

    他最终被推翻,国家陷入了混乱。

    4[I 不及物动词] 堕落

    If you say that someone descends to behaviour which you consider unacceptable, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they do it.

    近义词

    stoop , sink

    双语例句

    例:

    We're not going to descend to such methods.

    我们不会沦落到使用这些手段。