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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。

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