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N-VAR
下降;降落 A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
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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。
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...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
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N-COUNT
斜坡;斜面 A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill.
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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。
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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.
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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。
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...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
- Noun
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1. a movement downward
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2. properties attributable to your ancestry;
- "he comes from good origins"
- synonym： origin，extraction
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3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction
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4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
- synonym： line of descent，lineage，filiation
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5. a downward slope or bend
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6. the descendants of one individual;
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）
来自《用法词典》
- 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》
