Descend
[ dɪ'sɛnd ]
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v. 下来，下降 ;下斜;降临;突然造访;
💡 词根助记
de向下+scend爬，攀→下降；传下
📝 例句
Bob and his girl friend descended on us for the weekend.
鲍勃和他女友突然来我家过周末。
He is descended from Confucius.
他是孔子的后裔。
They descend with a gliding motion that reminds one of the flight of birds.
他们下山时的滑翔动作，使人联想起鸟类的飞行。
The mountain path descends to the lake.
山路下斜通向湖边。
Peter used the service stairway to descend the two flights.
彼得从职工专用楼梯走下两层楼梯。
🌱 联想助记
【串】scent(香水)价格descent(下降)了几分cent(钱)
【记】※ de-拼音“得”,scend-ascend上升:上升之后就得下降
※ de-拼音“得”,s-似“美女”,cent-分币:好不容易得到美女的一个分币,结果它却滚下了斜坡
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
de-表示“下”
📖 牛津释义
descend
v
1 (fml 文)
(a) [I, Tn] come or go down (sth) 下来; 下去; 下降
The balloon descended gradually as the air came out. 气球空气外逸而缓缓下降.
She descended the stairs. 她走下楼梯.
(b) [I] (of a hill, etc) lead downwards; slope （指山等）下倾, 下斜
We turned the corner and saw that the road descended steeply. 我们转过弯, 看到路陡然下倾.
2 [Ipr] ~ from sb (of properties, qualities, rights) pass from father to son; be inherited by sb from sb （指财产、 气质、 权利）由父传子, 从某人处继承, 传下, 遗传
The title descends to me from my father. 这个头衔是由我父亲传给我的.
3 [I] (fml 文) (of night, darkness) fall （指夜、 黑暗）降临
Night descends quickly in the tropics. 热带地区黑夜来得很快.
4 (idm 习语) be descended from sb have sb as an ancestor 为某人的後裔
She claims to be descended from royalty. 她声称她是皇室後裔.
5 (phr v) descend on/upon sb/sth
(a) attack sb/sth suddenly 袭击某人[某物]
The police descended on their hide-out. 警察突袭了他们的藏身处.
(b) visit sb/sth unexpectedly or inconveniently 出乎意料地或不合时宜地去见某人[来到某处]
My sister's family is descending on us this weekend. 想不到我姐姐一家本周末要到我们这里来. descend to sth (no passive 不用於被动语态) do or say sth that is mean and unworthy of one; stoop to sth 做或说卑鄙无耻的事; 降低身分或人格做某事
descend to fraud, abuse, bad language 堕落到去欺诈、 辱骂、 使用下流语言.
🎯 考研助记
scend爬 de(向下)+scend(爬)-descend(v.下降) a(to)+scend(爬)-asend(v.上升) 网友：yqy 补充：de(向下)+scend(上升)：下降
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'send]vi. 下降, 世代相传, 屈尊, 袭击vt. 下降【法】 把财产传给, 遗传
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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Yes.
明白了。
American country music. He writes most of his songs himself.
美国乡村音乐。他演唱的歌曲，多数是由他自己写的。
My number is 584 1498. Tell him to ask for Bob or Paula. OK? Thanks.
我的号码是5841498。告诉他找鲍勃或葆拉。好吗？谢谢。