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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8121 COCA: 10299

ascent

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ascent ˈsɛnt/ noun
plural ascents
ascent
ˈsɛnt/
noun
plural ascents
Learner's definition of ASCENT
[count]
: the act or process of ascending上升: such as
: the act or process of rising, moving, or climbing up上升;升高;攀登usually singular通常用单数
opposite descent
: the act or process of moving to a higher or more powerful position升级;晋升usually singular通常用单数
: a way of going up something : an upward slope, path, etc.上坡;上坡路
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8121 COCA: 10299

ascent

noun

as·​cent ə-ˈsent How to pronounce ascent (audio)
a-
1
a
: the act of rising or mounting upward : climb
completed their ascent of the mountain
b
: an upward slope or rising grade : acclivity
followed the steep ascent to the top of the hill
c
: the degree of elevation : inclination, gradient
2
: an advance in social status or reputation : progress
their ascent from the lower class to the middle class
3
: a going back in time or upward in order of genealogical succession

Example Sentences

They followed a steep ascent to the top of the hill. our plane broke through some heavy low clouds during its ascent and leveled off once we were above them
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Word History

Etymology

irregular from ascend

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of ascent was in 1581
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8121 COCA: 10299
ascent

noun¹

1act of climbing/moving up攀登;上升ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASCENT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgradual, slow緩緩/徐徐上升VERB + ASCENTmake攀登The climbers made their ascent of the mountain without oxygen.登山者在不攜帶氧氣的情況下登山。begin, start開始攀登continue繼續攀登PREPOSITIONascent from從⋯的攀登the ascent from the valley從山谷向上的攀登ascent to向⋯的攀登their ascent to the summit他們向山頂的攀登
ascent

noun²

2upward path/slope上坡路ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASCENT ADJECTIVEsteep陡峭的上坡路long長長的上坡路VERB + ASCENTclimb爬坡They climbed the steep ascent on to the plateau.他們爬過陡峭的坡路登上高原。
ascent

noun³

3becoming more important or powerful變得更重要或更強大ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVErapid很快的提升gradual逐漸的提升PREPOSITIONascent to提升到⋯her rapid ascent to power她迅速掌權

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