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1. Oxford Dictionary

   descend

   • IPA[dɪˈsɛnd]

   英式

   • v.
     move or fall downwards；(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

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. move or fall downwards the aircraft began to descend 同義詞 go down, come down, drop, fall, sink, ... 更多subside, dive, plummet, plunge, nosedive, pitch, tumble, slump反義詞 ascend, climb
   • ▪ (of a mammal's testes) pass from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum.
   • 2. (of a road, path, or flight of steps) slope or lead downwards a side road descended into the forest a flight of stairs descended a steep slope 同義詞 slope, dip, slant, decline, go down, ... 更多sink, fall away
   • ▪ move down (a slope or stairs) the vehicle descended a ramp 同義詞 climb down, go down, come down, move down, pass down, ... 更多walk down, shin down反義詞 ascend, climb
   • ▪ move down a scale of quality 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 shameful way that is far below one's usual standards he was scrupulous in refusing to descend to misrepresentation 同義詞 condescend, stoop, lower oneself, abase oneself, humble oneself, ... 更多demean oneself, debase oneself, deign, resort, be reduced, go as far as, informalcome down from one's high horse
   • ▪ (of a situation or group of people) reach (an undesirable state) the army had descended into chaos 同義詞 degenerate, deteriorate, decline, sink, slide, ... 更多fall, drop, go downhill, decay, worsen, get/grow worse, take a turn for the worse, go to rack and ruin, informalgo to pot, go to the dogs, go to seed, hit the skids, go down the tubes, go down the toilet反義詞 improve
   • 3. make a sudden attack on the militia descended on Rye
   • ▪ make an unexpected visit to groups of visiting supporters descended on a local pub 同義詞 come in force, arrive in hordes, attack, assail, assault, ... 更多storm, invade, pounce on, raid, swoop on, charge
   • ▪ (of a feeling) develop suddenly and affect a place or person 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 blood relative of (a specified ancestor) John Dalrymple was descended from an ancient Ayrshire family 同義詞 be a descendant of, originate from, issue from, spring from, have as an ancestor, ... 更多derive from
   • ▪ (of an asset) pass by inheritance, typically from parent to child his lands descended to his eldest son 同義詞 be handed down, be passed down, pass by heredity, be transferred by inheritance, be inherited by反義詞 bequeath to
3. • 更多解釋

   descend

   • IPA[dəˈsend]

   美式

   • v.
     move or fall downward: the aircraft began to descend

   Oxford American Dictionary