descend
descend
英[dɪˈsend]美[dɪˈsend]
v.下来，下降，下斜，沦落，降临，突然造访，陷入（糟糕境地）；
第三人称单数：descends;
过去式：descended;
过去分词：descended;
现在分词：descending;
例句
It is easier to descend than to ascend.下降容易上升难。出自：英语谚语
In the vast shadow of night the coolness and the dews descend.在这苍茫夜色中,寒气与露水降下来了.
She has only her jointure, which will descend to her children.她只有她的寡妇所得产, 而那会留给他的孩子们的.
You can ride the escalator up but have to descend on foot.你可以搭电梯上去,但要自己走下来.
As soon as the volume steadies itself , the trill begins to descend chromatically, never resting.当音量稳定下来后,富有色彩的颤音时不时出现, 从未停止.
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。
She would never descend to baseness.她永远不会堕落到卑劣地步.
As you descend, suddenly you see at last the hidden waterfall.一直往下走，*终你会突然看到那条隐秘的瀑布。
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。
We're not going to descend to such methods...我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
同义词
vi.
descend的同义词之：下来,下降
falldeclinedropplungedescend的同义词之：其他释义
landdropshowerdeclineoriginatefallplunge反义词
vt. & vi.
descend的反义词之：下降;下倾
ascendrisedescend的反义词之：其他释义
ascendrise同义词解析
以下这些动词都表示"落下，下降" 的意思
descend：通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。
drop：指物体从一定高度落下。
fall与drop同义，指突然或猛烈地降落，但fall也可指任何下落，同高度或形式无关。
sink：指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
下来;下降;走下
If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
例句
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。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 atmosphere descends on a place or on the people there, it affects them by spreading among them.
例句
An uneasy calm descended on the area...一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。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 they have descended on you.
例句
3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money...3,000名市*官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。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 darkness descends, it starts to get dark.
例句
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 someone descends to behaviour which you consider unacceptable, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they do it.
例句
We're not going to descend to such methods...我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。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 they are descending into that situation.
例句
He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos.他*终被推翻，整个国家则陷入了混乱。英汉词典释义
vt. & vi.
下来；下去；下降
Darkness descended too soon.夜色过早降临。They descended the slope towards the hamlet.他们顺坡下山, 向那个村子走去。下斜；下倾
夜晚、黑暗、情绪等 降临；来临
vi.
（from）起源（于），是…的后裔
（on）袭击
（to）把身份降至，沦为
vt.
走下，爬下
英英词典释义
Verb
1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;
"The temperature is going down""The barometer is falling""The curtain fell on the diva""Her hand went up and then fell again"2. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example;
"She was descended from an old Italian noble family""he comes from humble origins"3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
4. come as if by falling;
"Night fell""Silence fell"行业词典
体育： 下降；下落；下沉；摆下；下山；
法律： 下降；
