descends; descended; descending
descends; descended; descending
Learner's definition of DESCEND
formal
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: to go down : to go or move from a higher to a lower place or level走下;下来;下降 [no object]
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Wait for the elevator to descend.等电梯下来。
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The workers descended into the hole.工人们下到洞穴中。
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The submarine was descending.潜水艇在下降。
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They descended from [=got down from] the platform.他们从平台上走下来。
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A herd of goats descended into the valley.一群山羊下到山谷里去了。
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The airplane will descend to a lower altitude soon.飞机即将降低飞行高度。
[+ object]
— opposite ascend 2
[no object] : to slope or lead downward下倾;下斜 — opposite ascend 3
[no object] : to go or change to a worse state or condition衰落;堕落;陷入 —
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After his wife died, he descended [=sank] into a deep depression.妻子死后,他深深地陷入了沮丧。
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The classroom descended into chaos after the teacher left.老师离开后,教室陷入一片混乱。
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[no object] : to appear or happen like something that comes down from the sky降临;来临;突然出现 —
usually + on or upon -
The invaders descended on the village without warning. [=the invaders attacked without warning]侵略者毫无预兆地袭击了这个村落。
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In autumn/fall, thousands of students descend on/upon [=visit] our town.秋季,数以千计的学生到我们镇上来游览。
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Silence descended upon the crowd. [=the crowd became silent]人群安静了下来。
descend from
[phrasal verb] descend from (something or someone)
: to have (something or someone in the past) as an origin or source起源于…;是…的后裔 -
Recent evidence supports the theory that birds descended from dinosaurs.近期的证据为鸟类起源于恐龙的理论提供了支持。
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The plants descend from a common ancestor.这些植物源于一个共同的祖先。
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The tradition descends from [=comes from] an ancient custom.这个传统源于古代的一个习俗。
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They claim to be descended from a noble British family.他们声称是一个英国贵族家庭的后裔。
descend to
[phrasal verb] 1
descend to (someone) formal : to become owned by (someone) when the former owner has died祖传给…;传给…;由…继承 2
descend to (something) : to lower yourself by doing (something)降低身份去做;堕落到 — see also descend to someone's level at 1level
in descending order
◊ If people or things are in descending order, they are arranged in a series that begins with the greatest or largest and ends with the least or smallest.按降序排列;按递减顺序排列