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descends

英 [dɪˈsendz]

美 [dɪˈsendz]

v.  下来; 下去; 下降; 下斜; 下倾; 降临; 来临
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柯林斯词典

  • VERB 下来;下降;走下
    If youdescendor if youdescenda staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
    1. Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar...
      当我们往下走去地窖时,四周愈见阴冷潮湿。
    2. She descended one flight of stairs.
      她走下了一段楼梯。
  • VERB (情绪、气氛等)降临,笼罩
    When a mood or atmospheredescends ona place or on the people there, it affects them by spreading among them.
    1. An uneasy calm descended on the area...
      一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。
    2. A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
      人群虔敬地噤了声。
  • VERB (大批人)突然到来,突然造访
    If a large group of people arrive to see you, especially if their visit is unexpected or causes you a lot of work, you can say that theyhave descended onyou.
    1. 3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money...
      3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山,为筹集更多的款项进行游说。
    2. Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages.
      好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。
  • VERB (夜幕、黄昏、黑暗等)降临
    When night, dusk, or darknessdescends, it starts to get dark.
    1. Darkness has now descended and the moon and stars shine hazily in the clear sky.
      夜幕现在已经降临,晴朗的天空里月影婆娑,星光朦胧。
  • VERB 降低身份;堕落;沦落
    If you say that someonedescends tobehaviour which you consider unacceptable, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they do it.
    1. We're not going to descend to such methods...
      我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
    2. She's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters.
      她是个自尊心很强的人,绝不会自贬身份去写匿名信。
  • VERB 陷入(糟糕境地)
    When you want to emphasize that the situation that someone is entering is very bad, you can say that theyare descending intothat situation.
    1. He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos.
      他最终被推翻,整个国家则陷入了混乱。

双语例句

  • As the stream descends it broadens.
    随着溪水下流,水面变宽了。
  • This is the oldest portion of the Avesta and descends directly from the prophet and his disciples.
    这是最古老的部分阿维斯塔及直系后裔的先知和他的弟子。
  • Again it descends to earth, and takes back the power of the above and the below.
    然后,它还能再降落到地面。积聚上界和下界的所有力量。
  • His family descends from the first French immigrants.
    他这一家是第一批法国移民的后裔。
  • If it encounters water as it descends, a steam explosion may then scatter the molten uranium.
    如果熔出的铀和水会合,产生的蒸汽爆炸会把铀四处抛洒。
  • In Angry Birds Space, a giant claw descends from the sky and kidnaps the birds 'eggs.
    在《愤怒的小鸟:太空版》中,天空中伸出一只巨爪,抢走了鸟蛋。
  • The trail descends into the inner gorge, revealing new colors as we approach the Colorado River.
    这条古道下降到峡谷内,露出新的颜色在我们接近科罗拉多河。
  • The government is adopting these measure, hopes that the house price will soar descends.
    政府正在采取这些措施,希望将飞涨的房价降下来。
  • You can gain an edge through price or quality or innovation, but often this contest descends into litigation.
    你可以利用价格、质量或创新获得竞争优势,但这种争斗经常会不断升级,甚至达到对簿公堂的地步。
  • Following the instruction of the geographer, he descends in the Sahara, on the earth.
    从事地理学者的指示,他在撒哈拉大沙漠下降,在地球上。