descend
- IPA[dəˈsend]
美式
- move or fall downward；(of a mammal's testes) pass from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum.
verb: descend, 3rd person present: descends, gerund or present participle: descending, past tense: descended, past participle: descended
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. move or fall downward the aircraft began to descend 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a mammal's testes) pass from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum.
- 2. (of stairs, a road or path, or a piece of land) be on a slope or incline and extend downward a side road descended into the forest a narrow flight of stairs descended a steep slope 同義詞
- ▪ move down (a slope or stairs) the vehicle descended a ramp 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ come or go down a scale, especially from the superior to the inferior three hotels were granted the prestigious five-star status, whilst others descended in quality or maintained their ranking
- ▪ (of sound) become lower in pitch the chords descended in spectacular style from the upper register to the lower
- ▪ act in a specified shameful way that is far below one's usual standards she descended to self-pity 同義詞
- ▪ (of a situation or group of people) reach (a state considered undesirable or shameful) the army had descended into chaos 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. make a sudden attack on the militia descended on Rye
- ▪ make an unexpected and typically unwelcome visit to treasure-seekers descended upon the site 同義詞
- ▪ (of a feeling or atmosphere) develop suddenly and be felt throughout a place or by a person or group of people with her death, a cloud of gloom descended upon Bollywood
- ▪ (of night or darkness) begin to occur as the winter darkness descended, the fighting ceased
- 4. be a direct blood relative of (a specified, typically illustrious ancestor) she is descended from Charles II 同義詞
- ▪ (of an asset) pass by inheritance, typically from parent to child his lands descended to his eldest son 同義詞 反義詞
