名词ascent
名词
1. The descent of the mountain took nearly two hours.
下山差不多花了两个小时。
2. Many Americans are of English descent.
许多美国人有英国血统。
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3. He traces his descent from an old Norman family.
他追溯他的祖先是属于一个古诺曼人家族。
4. The spectators watched the descent of the balloon.
观看的人瞧着气球降落。
1. 下降;降落
A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
e.g. Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.
16 名年轻人出发去寻求帮助，但在下山过程中有 3 人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。
e.g. ...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.
空客 A300 在加德满都机场降落时的坠毁
2. 斜坡;斜面
A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill.
e.g. On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
在坡道上，自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车，靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。
3. (形势的)恶化;(人的)堕落，沦落
When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone\'s or something\'s descent into that situation.
e.g. The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.
唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则，他们势必会陷入一片混乱。
e.g. ...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.
他从一名受人尊敬的学者到一个度日艰难的小商人的瞬间沦落
4. 血统;家世;出身
You use descent to talk about a person\'s family background, for example their nationality or social status.
e.g. All the contributors were of African descent.
所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。
1. 下降;降落
A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
e.g. Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.
16 名年轻人出发去寻求帮助，但在下山过程中有 3 人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。
e.g. ...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.
空客 A300 在加德满都机场降落时的坠毁
2. 斜坡;斜面
A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill.
e.g. On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
在坡道上，自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车，靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。
3. (形势的)恶化;(人的)堕落，沦落
When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone\'s or something\'s descent into that situation.
e.g. The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.
唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则，他们势必会陷入一片混乱。
e.g. ...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.
他从一名受人尊敬的学者到一个度日艰难的小商人的瞬间沦落
4. 血统;家世;出身
You use descent to talk about a person\'s family background, for example their nationality or social status.
e.g. All the contributors were of African descent.
所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。
