ascend
- IPA[əˈsɛnd]
英式
- go up or climb；climb to the summit of (a mountain or hill)
verb: ascend, 3rd person present: ascends, gerund or present participle: ascending, past tense: ascended, past participle: ascended
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動詞
- 1. go up or climb she ascended the stairs we had ascended 3,000 ft
- ▪ climb to the summit of (a mountain or hill) the first traveller to ascend the mountain
- ▪ (of a fish or boat) move upstream along (a river) salmon ascend rivers from the sea to spawn
- 2. rise or move up through the air the lift ascended from his sight
- ▪ (of a road or flight of steps) slope or lead up the road ascends to the loch
- ▪ move up to a higher social or professional rank some executives ascend to top-level positions
- ▪ (of a spiritual being or soul) go to heaven the Prophet ascended to heaven
- ▪ (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch Carolyn's voice had ascended into high-pitched giggles
