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descent

[英] [diˈsent] [美] [dɪˈsɛnt] 生词本

n.

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1. N-VAR 下降;降落 A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position. 
  • 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。

  • ...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. N-COUNT 斜坡;斜面 A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill. 
  • 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. N-SING (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. 
  • 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。

  • ...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. N-UNCOUNT 血统;家世;出身 You use descent to talk about a person's family background, for example their nationality or social status. 
  • All the contributors were of African descent.

    所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。

Noun

1. a movement downward

2. properties attributable to your ancestry;

  • "he comes from good origins"

3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction

4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

5. a downward slope or bend

6. the descendants of one individual;

  • "his entire lineage has been warriors"

体育

  • 1.下降
  • 2.降落
  • 3.下山
  • 4.下坡

航空

<名>
  • 1.下降
  • 2.高度不断降低的飞行。

药学

<名>
  • 1.下降

计算机

  • 1.下降;下行字母
1. It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.
在进入一个很深的岩洞之前,光是装配绳梯和建立供应基地就需要八天之久。(make a descent 下降)

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2. An abrupt descent suddenly appeared before him.
他面前突然出现一个陡峭的斜坡。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Many Americans are of English descent.
许多美国人的祖籍是英国。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. She is Hungarian by descent.
她祖籍是匈牙利。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She is of German descent.
她祖籍是德国。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. She started a chary descent of the stairs.
她开始小心翼翼地下楼梯。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. The descent of the mountain took nearly two hours.
下山差不多花了两个小时。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

8. The descent of the mountain took two hours.
下山花了两个小时。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. The marriage was considered especially ignominious since she was of royal descent.
由于她出身王族,这门婚事被认为是奇耻大辱。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. We watched anxiously during her descent from the tree.
我们焦急地看着她从树上爬下来。

来自《简明英汉词典》